# Senior Product Program Manager, Roadmap Planning & Program Management

**Company:** [Airbnb](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/airbnb)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Salary:** $208k – $260k/yr
**Experience:** 13+ years
**Skills:** Jira, Asana, Airtable, Smartsheets, Program Management, Product Management, Software Engineering
**Posted:** 2026-01-23

> Leads roadmap planning and program management for priority software products, partnering cross-functionally to deliver on schedule at global scale. Requires 13+ years experience in program/product management, strong tech background, and expertise in tools like Jira and Asana.

## Job Description

## The Community You Will Join

The Roadmap Planning & Program Management team sits at the intersection of strategy and execution, planning and delivering the company’s priority products while providing executives visibility and input for bi-annual releases. The team drives impact on the company roadmap and scales product-focused program management through cross-functional collaboration with design, product marketing, engineering, supply, marketing, and operations.

## The Difference You Will Make

Program Managers drive key activities across design, engineering, product marketing, marketing, operations, and more. They act as a “force multiplier” by bringing clarity out of chaos, diving into details, and communicating clearly. Success requires critical thinking, attention to detail, big-picture vision, and influencing stakeholders.

## A Typical Day

- Partners with engineering, product marketing, design, community support, and other cross-functional teams to deliver software product programs with the highest quality and on schedule
- Understands dependencies across functions to optimize the overall system and deliver the highest quality offerings at scale
- World-class communicator that can simplify the complex
- Anticipates upcoming risks and issues and develops risk mitigation strategies proactively in a fast-paced environment
- Brings an experienced product mindset to tie strategy and execution together
- Develops program plans that are unique to each initiative and require strategic thinking
- Operates at a variety of altitudes by tailoring communication style and approach
- Expert collaborator that is able to understand consumer, technology, and design
- Goes beyond status reporting to drive issues to resolution
- Understands best practices, drives improvements, and focuses on simplification

## Your Expertise

- 13+ years of experience in a combination of program management, product management, or business operations managing sophisticated software product programs from end to end in a creative-led, fast-paced environment
- Strong product and/or technology experience including product management or engineering (software preferred)
- Demonstrated ability of shipping software products at global scale having overcome a variety of challenges
- Critical thinking skills to develop bespoke program plans that are custom to the needs of the specific program
- World-class verbal and written communication skills that can simplify complex topics
- Exceptional influencing and presentation skills
- Proven ability to build strong relationships and be a trusted agent for change with business leaders (up to the executive level)
- Track record for successfully managing ambitious and operationally complex projects with cross-functional teams across product development, product marketing, design, marketing, and operations
- Expertise in using program management tools such as **Airtable**, **Asana**, **Jira**, **Smartsheets**, etc.
- Thrives in ambiguity in a fast-paced, hyper-growth organization

## Your Location

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant will need to be based in **San Francisco-Bay Area, CA**.

## How We'll Take Care of You

Base pay range: **$208,000—$260,000 USD**. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

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