Law Enforcement Engagement Lead - EMEA
About the role
Founded in August of 2008 and based in San Francisco, California, Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique travel experiences around the world. Whether an apartment for a night, a castle for a week, or a villa for a month, Airbnb allows people to Belong Anywhere through unique travel experiences at any price point, in more than 34,000 cities and over 200 countries and regions. We promote a culture of curiosity, humanity, and creativity through our product, brand, and, most importantly, our people.
The mission of the Airbnb Global Safety and Risk Management (GSRM) team, as a component of Fraud and Safety Operations, is to foster a safe, secure, and healthy workplace for our employee community and peace of mind for Airbnb’s global community. Airbnb GSRM programs include Global Threat Assessment Program; Insider Threat Prevention Program; and Global Law Enforcement Liaison & Organized Crime Syndicates Investigations (OCSI).
The Global Law Enforcement Liaison team is comprised of Law Enforcement Operations (LE Ops) and Global Law Enforcement Engagement (GLEE). LE Ops is responsible for liaising with law enforcement agencies on public safety and/or criminal matters with an alleged nexus to Airbnb. This includes processing law enforcement data disclosure requests, contributing to law enforcement investigations involving Airbnb stakeholders, and advancing trusted relationships with international law enforcement agencies in the interest of public and life safety. Working alongside LE Ops, the GLEE practice conducts strategic bilateral and multilateral engagement with international law enforcement entities and relevant domestic security services in a proactive manner to develop and nurture new relationships and strengthen established trusted relationships with partners to mitigate online and offline criminal and life safety threats to the Airbnb community.
The Global Law Enforcement Engagement Regional Lead for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) is responsible for driving strategic bilateral and multilateral communication, cooperation, and collaboration efforts with law enforcement entities and domestic security services located and/or operating in EMEA to protect Airbnb equities and stakeholders from criminal threats and acts of violence in close coordination with other Airbnb GSRM teams. The Global Law Enforcement Engagement Regional Lead for EMEA will report directly to the Manager, Global Law Enforcement Engagement.
Airbnb seeks a dynamic professional with a strong background as a law enforcement and/or domestic security service official to develop strategic initiatives to align Fraud & Safety Operations’ priorities and effective global law enforcement engagements in a dynamic and fluid environment where life safety is the top priority. The successful candidate brings law enforcement expertise with experience working in EMEA, strong interpersonal and communications skills, initiative, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for safeguarding the Airbnb enterprise and community from criminal and life safety threats.
Responsibilities
- Lead, develop, and manage Airbnb efforts to cultivate trusted and reliable relationships with law enforcement partners in the EMEA region to safeguard the Airbnb community.
- Lead and promote effective information exchange and collaboration with regional law enforcem