[Remote] Vendor Manager, Operational Vendor Support (Insurance)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Airbnb is a global hospitality and travel platform supporting hosts and guests through stays and experiences. The Vendor Manager will own the end-to-end performance and governance of third-party operational vendors, including claims adjusting partners, while managing SLAs, operational risk, financial processes, quality programs, escalations, and cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day management and performance oversight of an assigned portfolio of vendors within established team strategy and governance
• Lead daily/weekly performance forums, synthesizing multiple sources of operational and financial data to diagnose root causes, structure trade-off decisions, and drive action planning and accountability with vendors
• Act as the escalation point for complex, sensitive, or high-risk vendor issues on behalf of guests and hosts, negotiating resolution and building consensus across cross-functional stakeholders, including at more senior levels
• Assist in the design and priority of the metrics and trigger/appetite framework used to monitor vendor performance; independently determine when performance issues warrant action plans versus deeper investigation or escalation
• Use judgment to resolve complex operational issues and recommend trade-offs using established frameworks and data inputs
• Own the vendor invoice management and financial governance process end-to-end, ensuring alignment with contractual terms and driving process improvements that reduce recurring discrepancies in credits, incentives, and reconciliation
• Lead quality and calibration programs across the vendor portfolio, structuring action plans to remediate opportunities and coaching vendors and less experienced colleagues on quality standards and remediation approaches
• Act as a resource and informal mentor for less experienced vendor managers, sharing best practices and subject-matter expertise; may lead discrete vendor management projects or process initiatives with manageable risk and resource requirements
• Partner with Legal, Sourcing, and Finance to shape contractual obligations and vendor process improvements, applying knowledge of industry best practices and the competitive landscape to identify what differentiates Airbnb's vendor program
• Contribute to team culture, onboarding, and change-management efforts on a recurring basis, at times in a team-lead capacity

Skills

• 6+ years of experience in vendor management, claims adjusting, or outsourcing management, with demonstrated experience taking on greater scope, leading initiatives, or mentoring others
• Proven track record independently managing large-scale, complex operational vendors (e.g., call centers, TPAs) with minimal oversight, including experience navigating executive-level vendor relationships
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel/Sheets, SQL, or BI tools (Tableau, Looker, Power BI), and the ability to synthesize multiple sources of data into clear recommendations and trade-off decisions
• Excellent negotiation, executive communication, and stakeholder-management skills, with experience building consensus and explaining sensitive or difficult information to senior audiences
• Deep understanding of SLA frameworks, budgeting, and contract management, including the judgment to know when to structure action plans versus escalate
• Demonstrated expertise in quality management, process improvement (Lean/Six Sigma), and change management, including designing and leading calibration or remediation programs
• Working knowledge of the competitive vendor/outsourcing landscape and ability to translate that awareness into recommendations that differentiate Airbnb's operational vendor program
• Experience acting as a resource, coach, or informal mentor to less experienced colleagues, and comfort leading projects or workstreams with manageable risk and resourcing needs
• This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. [Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list]( If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from

Benefits

• Bonus eligibility
• Equity eligibility
• Benefits eligibility
• Employee Travel Credits
• US - Remote Eligible

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