Airbnb - Business analytics internship, 6 Months - Paris, France

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:

• Full professional proficiency in French (spoken, written, and reading) — this is essential, as the role involves daily interactions, documentation, and meetings conducted in French.
• Proven hands-on experience in SQL for querying and cleaning data from relational databases.
• A flexible, proactive, and collaborative mindset with a can-do attitude — you thrive in dynamic environments and are eager to learn and adapt.
• Recent university graduates (less than 1 year) or currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Business, or a related field, ideally with internship experience in business consulting or data analytics.
• Strong analytical skills, problem-solving mindset, and solid business acumen.
• Experience in creating dashboards (e.g., Superset, Tableau) and visualising data using tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, or Google Slides to communicate insights effectively.

The Chief Business Officer organisation plays a pivotal role in driving the company’s growth and expansion efforts worldwide. Our teammates work on commercialising Airbnb’s new and existing businesses, helping Airbnb expand beyond its core offering as a place to stay. This includes recruiting and developing Airbnb’s global supply of high-quality stays, Experiences, and services, and executing Airbnb’s global in market strategy. With this focus on business strategy, quality supply and international expansion, the team is leading the way for Airbnb’s continued growth and facilitation of millions more host and guest connections.

The difference you will make:

You’ll support multiple projects for your team with a particular focus on upcoming regulatory changes in key regions and our international market expansion plans in Belgium.  The project work includes:

• Developing dashboards to monitor business dynamics, supply and demand, to understand the market and track initiatives performances.
• Updating, analysing and monitoring key performance metrics on a weekly basis.
• Performing deep dives for selected future potential growth opportunities.
• Forecasting risk (e.g. regulation) and opportunities (partnership) for the French market
• Supporting cross-functional teams on key country priorities (rural, events, partnerships, Paris, mountains) by providing specific data-driven insights, for the following use cases: audience definition, press release, Host recruitment targeting, etc.

A typical day:

During your internship, you’ll be integrated into a team where you’ll contribute to challenging projects. Your manager, team, and our incredible employee community will strive to be superhosts to you during the summer. We provide the support, mentorship, fun, and real world experience needed to accelerate your learning and make a real impact on our product, as Airbnb revolutionizes connection, belonging, and travel. You can expect to:

• Collaborate with multiple team members to achieve project milestones
• Communicate with stakeholders across different teams to provide project updates
• Seek and provide feedback throughout the internship
• Actively participate in and contribute within your team and broader Airbnb community