[Hiring] Senior Business Affairs Lead @Airbnb

Role Description

Airbnb is seeking an exceptional, business-oriented and strategic Senior Business Affairs Lead to join Airbnb Creative, our internal, multi-disciplinary team of creatives.

As a Senior Business Affairs Lead, you will be hands-on in the operations of the cross-functional Business Affairs Team. You will:

• Act as a leader within the Business Affairs discipline, influencing strategy for program execution and operational processes.
• Apply critical thinking to compliance, clearance, or general BA related considerations during the creation and production of a campaign.
• Apply an expert-level understanding and strategic management of third party negotiations and deal drafting.
• Effectively partner with primary cross-functional stakeholders on BA matters.
• Manage multiple complex work streams while keeping a keen attention to detail.
• Effectively communicate context around complex BA related matters.
• Provide production and talent paperwork for productions and support on finance related processes.
• Provide talent and residual estimates when required.
• Manage network clearance for broadcast materials and disseminate information to Marketing and Production teams.
• Maintain accurate and organized digital files of every production.
• Maintain relationships with key rights holders, agencies, managers, and attorneys in the entertainment community.
• Manage team members as needed based on project by project resourcing strategy.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of marketing/advertising/production counseling with a successful track record of negotiating, drafting, and closing deals.
• Experience with union and non-union productions, branded partnerships, interactive and/or social landscapes.
• Deep working expertise around music licensing, including relationships with rights holders.
• Working knowledge of Airtable and an interest in relational data management, operations, and rights tracking and management.
• Expert-level ability to manage urgent deadlines and a variety of tasks while remaining solution-oriented.
• Collaborative, momentum creator who’s always learning and is keen to drive positive outcomes via strategic problem solving.
• Strong working knowledge of the Airbnb platform, evolving product lines, marketing content, and competitive landscape.
• Experience and comfort working in a highly creative, flexible, and nimble environment.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver timely, effective, and strategic business affairs advice.
• Established ability to independently manage medium to high complexity matters.
• Experience with content and media production, rights clearance, and evolving content distribution and consumption landscape.
• High level of integrity, professionalism, intellectual curiosity, and willingness to grow.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strategic and innovative thinker.

Benefits

• Base pay range: $188,000 — $235,000 USD.
• Eligibility for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.