The Lead, Global Markets Strategy is a role on the Global Markets Strategy (“GMS”) team, to be based in New York, reporting to the Director of Global Markets Strategy. This role is designed to have a strategic and analytical focus on our multi-year growth journey in our Markets.
What You Will Do
- Partner with regional Market MDs and GMs on strategy formulation, feedback, and refinement of regional strategies and plans, including annual strategies, GM 3-year visions, and market landscape assessments
- Attend and play an active role in relevant M&S Growth Region QBR meetings
- Collaborate with GMS team members on key strategic deliverables including annual M&S market prioritization and budgeting
- Drive critical financial analysis alongside FP&A to deepen understanding of regional financial dynamics and continued profitable growth
- Build financial models to analyze growth and business dynamics of key competitors and peers in consumer tech, informing and improving user, subscriber, and revenue growth strategies
- Lead and collaborate on key regional or cross-regional strategic and analytical projects with market GMs, MDs, and their MSOs
- Maintain familiarity with the strategic pillars and key scope elements of company bets driven by Subs and other Missions, surfacing implications and decision points for Markets
- Identify and influence key bet teams to advance Markets goals, including go-to-market on key product features
Who You Are
- You have 8+ years of experience working at a tech company, management consultancy, or similar organization
- You have extensive experience and expertise in growing consumer tech businesses in a global context
- You hold an undergraduate degree, ideally in a quantitative major; a Master's degree or MBA is a plus
- You have experience collaborating with colleagues across differing functions, levels of seniority, and across countries and time zones to craft and execute successful business strategies
- You have significant experience working in high-growth, dynamic organizations with a demonstrated ability to drive results
- You are an organized, process-driven strategic thinker with strong project management skills
- You are perceptive and proactive about improving how teams work together, with experience identifying cross-functional business opportunities and developing working models in complex environments
- You have proven results demonstrating thought leadership and business judgment, and communicating rigorous analysis and insights with simplicity, clarity, and confidence
- You learn new concepts, technologies, and businesses quickly and produce quality work in short timeframes
Where You'll Be
Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience at a technology company, management consultancy, or similar organization
- Extensive experience growing consumer technology businesses in a global context
- Undergraduate degree, ideally in a quantitative major
- Experience collaborating across functions, seniority levels, countries, and time zones to craft and execute business strategies
- Significant experience in high-growth, dynamic organizations with demonstrated ability to drive results
- Strong project management skills and an organized, process-driven strategic approach
- Experience identifying cross-functional business opportunities and developing working models in complex environments
- Demonstrated thought leadership, business judgment, and ability to communicate rigorous analysis clearly and confidently
- Ability to learn new concepts, technologies, and businesses quickly while producing quality work under short timelines
- Master's degree or MBA
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are repeatedly highlighted as substantial, including generous vacation, paid sick days, volunteer time, and flexible holidays. These policies are framed as a meaningful part of the overall rewards experience beyond salary.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is portrayed as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, and mental health support. Additional employer contributions to HSAs are cited as strengthening the overall health and wellness value proposition.
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