Manager, Fraud Intelligence

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way. The Community You Will Join: Join Fraud and Safety Operations—a dedicated, high-trust team at the heart of Airbnb’s mission to protect our Hosts, Guests, and the integrity of our global marketplace. This team works at the intersection of fraud intelligence, data analytics, and platform protection, collaborating closely with Data Science, Product, Global Operations, Safety, Legal, and Community Policy teams. You’ll partner cross-functionally to safeguard Airbnb’s community against ever-evolving threats. The Difference You Will Make: In this role, you will lead the defenses that prevent novel and emerging fraud and abuse, directly owning our strategy for proactive fraud identification and mitigation. Success means disrupting upstream risks, shaping proactive fraud strategies, and building systemic defenses. Your work will directly enhance platform trust and resilience, with a measurable impact on fraud loss reduction, threat anticipation, and risk prevention. A Typical Day: Proactive Threat Mitigation: Lead and mentor a specialized team to analyze large-scale fraud signals, translating complex data into platform-level controls, rules, and policies to stop bad actors upstream. Strategic Analysis: Analyze fraud trends and patterns using SQL and Python , utilizing tools to visualize findings and drive data-informed decision-making. Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with data, product, trust & safety, legal, and policy teams to design and implement new fraud countermeasures and automated defenses. Executive Reporting: Develop and present clear investigative reports and fraud intelligence summaries to leadershi