Strategic Partnerships Lead, Central and Eastern Europe

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The community you will join

Airbnb is looking for a Strategic Partnerships Lead, Central and Eastern Europe to shape and grow our strategic partnerships across the region.

Reporting to the Country Manager, Central and Eastern Europe, you'll have the opportunity to build what's next - identifying high-impact opportunities, creating partnerships from the ground up, and working across Airbnb's Product, Marketing, Communications, Finance and Global Partnerships teams to bring them to life.

This is a highly visible role for someone who combines commercial instinct, strategic thinking and the ability to turn ambitious ideas into meaningful growth for the business.

The difference you will make

You'll own strategic partnerships and business development across the territory - spotting opportunities, building the commercial case, navigating complex negotiations and taking partnerships from idea to execution.

We're looking for someone who can create rather than inherit - someone comfortable operating without a ready-made playbook and able to build momentum both externally and across a global organisation.

• A builder mindset - you've created net-new strategic partnerships from the ground up, not simply sold an existing product or managed established accounts.

• Commercial depth - you can build the business case, understand the economics and assess the real value and viability of a partnership.

• Negotiation strength - you've led complex deals, made smart trade-offs and know when to hold the line.

• Influence without authority - you can use data and insight to bring Product, Marketing, Communications and global teams behind an opportunity.

• Greenfield resilience - you're comfortable with ambiguity, long deal cycles and finding a way forward when there isn't an established playbook.

• Strategic perspective - you don't just close individual deals, you understand how each one contributes to the bigger market opportunity and drives measurable growth for the business.

• Identifies opportunities for establishing partnerships and business development activities that support our business goals.

• Establishes and maintains partnerships at local level.

• Sources input of needs from all business areas that could possibly be filled or amplified by partners to drive broader country and company goals

• Ensures partnerships and business development activities are coordinated across all business areas.

• Evaluates the financial and strategic benefits of potential partnerships.

• Develop a clear understanding of the competitive landscape for our businesses.

• Build and maintain relationships with potential partners and collaboration opportunities.

• Manages and engages current partnerships in the market.

• 10-12 years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development or related field

• Critical:

• Proven track record of structuring, negotiating