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Permitting Strategist
Airbnb
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Samara Backyard —
PermittingStrategist
Samara is an experimental product development team at Airbnb. We work closely with Airbnb, but operate more experimentally with the intention to push cultural and technological boundaries.
Backyard is an initiative to prototype new ways that homes can be built and shared, guided by an ambition to realize more humanistic, future-oriented, and waste-conscious design. It investigates how buildings could utilize sophisticated manufacturing techniques, smart-home technologies, and vast insight from the Airbnb community to thoughtfully respond to changing owner or occupant needs over time.
Founded in 2008, Airbnb challenged conventional thinking and pioneered an entirely new industry. We helped people activate underutilized space—from a spare bedroom or treehouse to your apartment while you’re away—and built a community that connected people around the world. Backyard uses the same lens through which Airbnb was envisioned—the potential of space—and applies it more broadly to architecture and construction.
The Permitting Strategist will help the Backyard team design effective approaches to the process of permitting buildings.
Where you can make an impact
• Articulate a compelling long-term vision for building permitting
• Develop strategies and solutions to simplify permitting processes
• Research the planning, permitting, and inspection processes for buildings in various jurisdictions
• Liaise and collaborate with Backyard’s leadership in regards to design, engineering, business and marketing strategy
• Ensure compliance of Samara’s prototyping operations
• Drive process to align Samara policy strategy in collaboration with Airbnb Policy team
• Establish collaborative and supportive relationships with key communities and their representatives
• Evaluate current and future partners, including companies, research and non-for-profit organizations
Who you are
• Up-to-date on industry standards and latest trends
• Ready and able to play a versatile role initially, executing on plans hands-on, while thinking long-term
• Team player and willing to mentor peers and coach more junior team members
• Diligent program manager with an ability to partner cross functionally and drive results
• Able to develop and execute a long term strategy that is aligned to the goals of the business
• An individual that thrives in a fast-paced, high growth environment
• Demonstrate diligence, strong initiative and are self-managed
Ideal background
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in law, architecture and construction, public policy
• At least 5 years of experience in building certification and permitting
• Experience with the permitting processes of different building typologies
• Experience with leveraging software to streamline complex processes
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve from the first principles
• Excellent communication skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
Airbnb is committed to working with the best and brightest people from the broadest talent pool possible. We believe a diversity of ideas fosters innovation and engagement, and allows us to attract the best people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. Qualified individuals from all walks of life are encouraged to apply.