Airbnb was born in ***
* when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Airbnb's public policy team exists to further the interests of our community of hosts and guests with politicians, regulators, opinion leaders and others who shape the political and legal context for our business, helping them to understand the significant social and economic contributions of our platform. Across the EMEA region, we are engaged in well over a hundred local conversations and negotiations with governments big and small. We engage governments at local, regional, national and EU levels directly and also use innovative advocacy and partnership strategies that actively involve our community and our stakeholders in making the case for fair, progressive home sharing rules. The Iberia Public Policy and Campaign team is responsible for managing our government affairs and public policy strategy and engagement in the region, with a primary focus on Spain and Portugal. Our work is supplemented and amplified by a range of digital, communications, and host engagement tools. We are now looking for a Senior Public Policy Manager, Iberia to support the team in this work. The Senior Public Policy Manager, Iberia will support our campaigns across Iberia, with a special focus on Spain. The person in this role needs to be a self starter and will be a key member of the multi-skilled campaign team, defining policy goals and positions, co-shaping and implementing the campaign team's strategy as well as developing strategic partnerships.



You will be working alongside other functional experts who support those goals through content, community engagement and media relations. In this role you must be skilled in regulatory work and policy engagement with a wide variety of external stakeholders at national and regional but also at local level
- able to work proactively with elected officials, governments as well as administrative bodies to help stakeholders understand the contribution of the collaborative economy to sustainable tourism. The ideal candidate will be passionate about Airbnb's mission, and have proven experience in regulatory, and political work in a relevant business or non-governmental organization, or in a political, governmental or regulatory context. This role must be located in Madrid, but it can involve working from home. The role is also likely to involve occasional travel in Europe and also to our global headquarters in San Francisco. Support the Iberia Campaign Lead in developing political strategies and priorities, advise on local needs, plan relevant activities and design policy positions across these geographies; Establish new and maintain existing relationships with an extensive network of political contacts across Iberia Act as Airbnb's representative in meetings with government and political stakeholders,



in coalitions and collaborations to advance Airbnb's advocacy initiatives, including crafting and negotiating language for legislation, drafting comments on administrative registrations, and authoring issue briefs and position papers; Advise Airbnb's teams on public policy matters to guide development of products, services and policies and manage the operational implementation of national and local policy proposals and legislative measures, working with colleagues in our legal, comms, marketing, community, EMEA and Global teams; Flag local policy issues that may have broader regional implications, and work with colleagues elsewhere in Europe and in San Francisco to develop integral solutions and approaches as required. At least ten years of direct experience working with complex political or regulatory issues in a relevant business or non-governmental organization, or in a political, governmental or regulatory context. Legal education and professional experience required; Proven ability to build and sustain networks of influence across a broad range of stakeholders; Experience of managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders. Highly organized and able to stay on top of multiple projects simultaneously; Proven ability to establish networks within political stakeholder communities on local, regional and/or national level; Excellent communicator with great interpersonal, writing and presentation skills; Candidates must speak native Spanish and fluent English. Portuguese and Catalan are an advantage. You must submit your application in English. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

📌 Technical Services Manager Iberia (España)
🏢 Airbnb
📍 España