Project Manager, Early Career and Emerging Talent

Responsibilities

Recruiting

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for intern and apprentice roles across technical and non-technical functions, including Engineering, Data Science, Finance, Communications, Public Policy, and Legal.
• Support international programs in partnership with regional team members across Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
• Design function- and region-specific sourcing strategies for university students and early-career talent.
• Partner with universities, organizations, and regional vendors to source candidates and manage the recruiting experience.
• Ensure a smooth, consistent, and high-quality candidate experience from initial contact through offer close.
• Manage requisitions in Greenhouse, including sourcing, tracking, interview coordination, offer extension, and offer letter generation.
• Partner with hiring managers on role strategy and competitive hiring approaches; facilitate interviewer debriefs.
• Plan and host virtual and in-person recruiting events, including information sessions, campus events, and candidate engagement activities.
• Advise hiring managers new to intern and apprentice recruiting on best practices, interview design, and expectations.
• Work flexible hours as needed to support multiple regions and program timelines.

Program Support

• Build community with incoming intern and apprentice cohorts through pre-onboarding touchpoints and cohort engagement.
• Participate in kickoff and orientation events.
• Facilitate group check-ins for US program cohorts and surface concerns to program leadership.
• Serve as a resource for interns and apprentices throughout their programs, triaging questions and connecting participants with appropriate support.
• Support the full-time conversion process and communicate decisions to interns.
• Attend and support early-career programming events, including speaker series, learning and development workshops, and social events.

Requirements

• 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in university recruiting or early-career talent.
• Experience recruiting across technical functions such as engineering and data science, as well as non-technical functions and graduate-level roles.
• Experience working across multiple regions, including APAC, EMEA, and LATAM.
• Experience supporting internship or apprenticeship programs beyond recruiting, including onboarding logistics, participant communications, or program coordination.
• Ability to work effectively across recruiting and program management responsibilities.
• Willingness and ability to travel several times per year for in-person programming, campus events, and conferences.
• Experience partnering with hiring managers, interviewers, and cross-functional stakeholders throughout the hiring process.
• Ability to manage multiple requisitions, programs, and regions simultaneously.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, interpersonal, facilitation, organizational, and prioritization skills.
• Detail-oriented approach with strong ATS hygiene and data management practices.
• Experience using data to track and evaluate recruiting success over time.
• Willingness to use or learn AI tools and agents to automate repetitive work.
• Passion for early-career talent and the Airbnb brand.

Compensation and Benefits

• This is a hybrid role with approximately 70% of time dedicated to full-cycle recruiting and 30% to intern and apprentice program support.
• US remote eligible; occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites may be required as agreed with the manager.
• Employees must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity.