Senior Manager, Advanced Analytics, Fraud & Safety Operations
Core
Lead a dispersed team of advanced analysts to build governed, self-serve decision systems for fraud, safety, and quality measurement across Airbnb's global platform.
Role type
Senior Manager, Advanced Analytics (Fraud & Safety)
Builds
Self-service data tools, always-on scenario simulators, and a unified 'Safety Single Source of Truth' taxonomy.
Domain
Marketplace platform safety, fraud detection, and risk management
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Team leadership (3+ years), large-scale data product ownership, SQL, data modeling, experimentation design, Python/R, ML pipelines, statistical rigor for rare events, user authentication & connected-account analysis, circumvention tactic detection, global privacy standards (GDPR/CCPA), incident impact scoping, scenario planning
Preferred skills
Graph analytics, anomaly-detection frameworks, real-time decision engines, marketplace/fintech/travel tech experience, hybrid team management, third-party vendor management, MS/PhD in Statistics/Quantitative field
Technologies
SQL, Python, R, ML pipelines, graph analytics, anomaly-detection frameworks
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end analytical workflows (ingestion, feature engineering, modeling, experimentation, visualization); Co-own and drive the enterprise-wide 'Safety Single Source of Truth' strategy; Build self-service data tools for non-technical teams; Craft narratives and dashboards for executives; Lead incident 'war rooms' for high-severity events; Contribute to policy design and support external audits/law-enforcement requests; Partner with cross-functional teams to align analytics with global regulations
Seniority
Senior Manager, hands-on IC with team leadership
