Airbnb product management difficult to get into?

Enova / Ops
Abelncln

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Abelncln
Jul 11, 2017 10 Comments

I'm a product manager (20 months in role-business analyst beforehand) at a lending tech company, but on the side I invest in real estate and have 3 Airbnb listings that I own and operate (4 soon!). I'd love to work on Airbnb's product, particularly on the owner/listing management side.

Does anyone know how difficult it would be to land there and if it's a good place to work? Currently live in the Midwest but would potentially be willing to relocate.

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  • Airbnb
    Y60I2e

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    Y60I2e
    Well, first of all potentially would relocate is problem 1. Of course you'd need to come out to the Bay.

    Two, PM for listing is a very narrow target for a role here. You would need impeccable timing, luck, and mad credentials. And we'd still probably hire someone internally or take in a referral instead.

    Goal should be, how do I get into airbnb? How do I navigate to that particular PM role.
    Jul 11, 2017 2
    • Amazon
      Deals

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      Deals
      Truth.
      Jul 11, 2017
    • Enova / Ops
      Abelncln

      Go to company page Enova Ops

      Abelncln
      OP
      Thanks. It's more a hypothetical question than anything. What qualifies as 'mad credentials'? I would think that being the target customer (own Airbnb listings) and being product manager already would in and of itself be quite a credential.
      Jul 13, 2017
  • New
    chez

    New

    chez
    Property mgmt isn't airbnbs vision. It's a good place to work and not that hard to get a job there at this point (they're huge)
    Jul 11, 2017 1
  • Airbnb

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    BIO
    None of your business
    Lots of misconceptions in this thread. I would take y6012e's advice.
    Jul 13, 2017 0
  • not a lot of open PM listings at Airbnb and hasn't been for the past year
    Jul 12, 2017 0
  • Airbnb / Eng
    musta.ch

    Go to company page Airbnb Eng

    musta.ch
    Take steps that get yourself closer to this goal. Come apply for a PM job that is available. Then, switching internally to the exact seat you want will be a lot easier when it opens up!
    And yes, knowing and using the product definitely does give you a leg up, especially if you can use that to articulate a really compelling story about why you're passionate about the product and the space.
    Best of luck!
    Jul 20, 2017 0