Manager, Strategy & Operations

About the role

Our Strategy & Operations team is a nimble group that partners with senior leaders across Match Group and our portfolio businesses on their most important strategic priorities. The team shapes the company's long-term direction by bringing analytical rigor, strategic foresight, and clear operational guidance. We bridge high-level vision and day-to-day execution, ensuring the organization is aligned and moving effectively toward shared goals. As Manager, Strategy & Operations, you will act as an internal strategy consultant to executive leadership and the Match Group brands. You will lead or support high-impact initiatives, helping define strategic direction and translating insights into actionable plans. You should be equally comfortable diving into data, synthesizing findings into recommendations, and partnering across teams to bring proposals to life. You will report to the Senior Director, Strategy & Operations, and work closely with peers across Strategy, Operations, and Consumer Research. As part of a corporate team supporting a portfolio of brands, you will engage with a wide range of senior stakeholders and adapt seamlessly to different business needs, work styles, and communication preferences.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Competitive Intelligence: Conduct in-depth analysis of industry trends, emerging technologies, and market dynamics. Benchmark Match Group brands and surface insights that inform strategic decision-making. Identify market signals to inform buy, build, or partner decisions across the Match Group portfolio.
• Portfolio Strategy: Support resource allocation and strategic planning across brands and geographies. Identify portfolio-level opportunities and risks and develop data-driven recommendations.
• Business Case Development: Translate user, market, and financial data into clear financial models. Size growth opportunities, present the results and strategic implications, and create the paths to implement.
• Special Projects: Drive and support strategic initiatives for Corporate and Business Unit leadership. Provide clear perspectives grounded in analysis, business context, and operational realities.
• Corporate Operations: Develop materials for key executive forums - Strategic Planning, Board of Directors meetings, and Quarterly Earnings - and support project management for these programs.

We May Be a Match If You

• Have 5+ years of experience in strategy consulting, investment banking, or corporate strategy (ideally in consumer tech).
• You pride yourself on being "answer first" and always driving to the "so what."
• You bring strong analytical skills, including market and competitive analysis, use of strategy frameworks, and development of business cases with imperfect data.
• You have experience developing and implementing growth strategies.
• You have demonstrated success aligning stakeholders across functional, business, and technical teams.
• You communicate clearly and confidently, with experience creating concise, executive-ready materials for C-suite audiences.
• You are a highly organized, proactive operator who thrives in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
• You are proficient in building presentations in Google Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Proficiency in conducting analysis and modeling in Excel; including intermediate-level formulas (e.g., index+match, xlookup), pivot tables, and charts.
• Experience writing clear, well-structured executive memos.

Our Values

• Take the Lead: We don't ghost our work or each other. Just as users don't leave their matches hanging, we don't let each other down.
• Move Fast: We have a bias for action and urgency. Something that could be done tomorrow would be better if done today.
• Better Together: We keep connection at the heart of dating and at the heart of how we work. Just as our users are better when they connect with others, so are we when we collaborate.
• Real Talk: We say the hard thing the human way. Just as we ask our users to behave with kindness and candor in our community, we expect all of us to do the same.
• Safety First: We act with integrity, transparency, and consistency so people feel safe—whether they're swiping, matching, or working alongside us.
• Spark Fun: We have fun to unlock creativity, fuel innovation, and help us build better experiences for daters.

Benefits

• Mind & Body - Medical, mental health, and wellness benefits to support your overall health and well-being.
• Financial Wellness - Competitive compensation, 100% employer match on 401k contributions up to 10% (cap at $10,000), as well as an employee stock purchase program to help you feel supported in your financial security.
• Unplug - Generous PTO and 14 paid holidays so you can unplug.
• Career - Annual training allowance for professional development and ERG membership opportunities and events so you feel connected and empowered in your work.
• Family - Families come in all shapes and sizes so we offer 20 weeks of 100% paid parental leave, fertility, adoption, and child care resources, as well as pet insurance and discounts.
• Company Gatherings - We host company events where our employees get to know each other and build a sense of connection and belonging!

Pay

The salary range for New York, NY is $140,000 - $160,000. For all other locations, this salary may be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.