Manager, Key Accounts - Hotels

at Airbnb

Berlin, Germany, senior, full time, EUR 1,04,000–1,30,000 / year, 12+ years

posted 21 Oct 2026

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About the role

Posted: 2026-10-21

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

The Airbnb Hotels team is a fun, fast-growing group leading Airbnb’s expansion into the hotel sector. Operating with an entrepreneurial spirit, this team combines the simplicity, product excellence and guest-centred ethos that define Airbnb. Our mission is to deliver the smoothest, most intuitive hotel booking experience for guests, while helping hotel partners easily drive incremental bookings so they can focus on delivering the best hospitality. The ultimate aim is to help more people discover high-quality hotels, creating value for guests and our hotel partners.

The Difference You Will Make

Build a global team. Open doors no one at Airbnb has opened yet.

Airbnb Hotels is one of the most exciting growth stories in travel, and we’re only getting started. As Manager, Key Accounts, you will build and lead a brand new, globally distributed team of Enterprise Account Managers. Together you will win and onboard high-value, above-property hotel groups with hundreds of hotels across multiple continents.

We’re looking for someone who brings

- Proven leadership of a key, strategic or enterprise accounts team, ideally globally distributed

- A network and reputation in travel and hospitality, ideally hotels

- Real negotiation experience with high-value partners

- A builder’s mindset, with a track record of creating teams, playbooks and processes where none existed

- Strong cross-functional influence across a matrix organisation

What you’ll own

- End-to-end partner management at hotel headquarter and regional office level

- Mutual account plans that drive supply and strategic relationship value

- The global Key Accounts strategy, in line with the Enterprise Team playbook

- A clear mandate to consistently exceed quarterly business KPIs

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What they are looking for

- 12+ years of professional experience and at least 8+ years in sales or account management roles in travel, hospitality or e-commerce

- 6+ years of experience managing and leading high-performing teams, with a proven track record of meeting and exceeding goals

- Experience leading a globally distributed team and driving solutions to improve supply acquisition and revenue goals, ideally across international markets

- Established relationships with, or deep knowledge of, major hotel groups across the global hospitality landscape

- Entrepreneurial mindset developed from experience having launched companies, teams or significant initiatives where resources, processes and capabilities had to be created, not handed to you or followed

- Proven track record of preparing and executing complex negotiations with high-value partner organisations

- Highly motivated team builder with the ability to coach and mentor account managers

- Ability to develop a strategy, communicate it clearly, and secure buy-in and support to execute against quarterly goals

- Strong analytical skills to identify opportunities, operationalise execution with regional teams, and drive business results

- Ability to influence senior executives, both within regional Airbnb leadership and within partner leadership teams

- Ability to work within a matrix, solve problems, and influence cross-functional and cross-regional teams, with strong stakeholder management across Marketing, Legal, FP&A, Payments, Product, regional field teams, and Enterprise and Connectivity teams

- Fluency in English required

- Willingness to travel globally up to 60% of the time as needed to meet team members and engage with partners and customers at industry events

- Experience in the hospitality technology space, including familiarity with OTAs and hotel distribution (strongly preferred)

- Experience developing and driving channel sales and marketing initiatives with global partners

- Proficiency with tools such as CRM tools (Salesforce), project management tools (Asana, Airtable), and business intelligence tools (Tableau, Looker, Claude)

- French or another major European language

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

How We'll Take Care of You

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range shown below is annualized, is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Germany Annual Pay Range

€104.000—€130.000 EUR

Reasonable Accommodations: We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.

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