Manager, Strategy & Growth
Job Summary
Job Description
The Manager, Strategy & Growth role will support Ziff Davis's Technology & Shopping digital media and software brands. Responsibilities include developing and supporting growth strategies, conducting market and competitive analysis, building business cases, and providing actionable recommendations. The role also involves ensuring operational efficiency through KPI dashboards, process improvements, and supporting budgeting. Additionally, the manager will coordinate high-impact initiatives, manage cross-functional alignment, and resolve blockers to achieve business objectives. There's also an opportunity to support Mergers & Acquisitions and Business Development activities, including assessing and negotiating partnerships.
Must have:
- 5+ years experience in consulting, strategy, research, or banking.
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Authorization to work in the United States.
Good to have:
- Interest in Tech and Shopping verticals.
- Strategic problem-solver with strong interpersonal skills.
- Comfortable in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong analytical and logical structuring skills.
- Ability to solve business problems with financial models.
- Strong interpersonal, relationship-building, and negotiating skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Perks:
- Robust health and wellness benefits (medical, dental, vision).
- Life and disability benefits.
- Flexible Spending accounts.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Pregnancy and Parental leave.
- Family Planning Support via Maven.
- Flexible Time Off.
- Volunteer Time Off.
- Fitness Reimbursement.
- Employee engagement and education programs.
- Employee Resource Groups.
- Company-sponsored events.
- Annual bonus opportunity.
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Position Overview
The Manager, Strategy & Growth role will support the division of Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD) that owns & operates premium Technology & Shopping digital media and software brands. Leading properties within Ziff Davis’s Tech & Shopping (T&S) portfolio include: CNET, RetailMeNot, Mashable, PCMag, TDS Gift Cards, Lifehacker, Spiceworks, and more.
We’re looking for a highly motivated individual to develop and support growth strategies across these businesses. This role reports to the Senior Director, Strategy & Growth, who reports directly to the President of Ziff Davis Tech & Shopping (T&S).
The Strategy & Growth team drives impact in three core areas:
- Strategy & Insights: Supporting strategic decision-making by surfacing key insights and identifying opportunities for growth. Responsibilities include conducting market and competitive analysis, building business cases, and translating data into clear, actionable recommendations. The team also partners with leadership on annual and quarterly planning.
- Performance & Operational Excellence: Ensuring the business operates efficiently and delivers against its goals. Responsibilities include building and maintaining dashboards to track key performance indicators, driving process improvements, and supporting resourcing and budgeting decisions.
- Program Execution & Cross-Functional Alignment: Managing high-impact initiatives, partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure alignment, and making sure priorities are translated into action. A key part of this role is coordinating execution, resolving blockers, and ensuring accountability across teams to deliver on business objectives.
There is additional opportunity to support the following:
- Mergers & Acquisitions: Contributing to M&A strategy – target sourcing, commercial diligence, and investment memo development.
- Business Development: Assessing, negotiating, and implementing revenue-generating partnerships, as well as supporting strategic vendor relationship management.
This is a high-impact, high-visibility role that touches the most important priorities for Ziff Davis T&S. Projects span across our brands, and no two days look the same. You’ll collaborate directly with brand leaders and executive stakeholders across the organization.
We’re seeking a self-starter who can own projects from start to finish, communicate clearly and effectively, and deliver structured recommendations backed by data. Ideal candidates are strong in both analysis and storytelling, comfortable operating in ambiguity, and deeply curious about the evolving tech and digital media landscape.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years work experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, equity research, banking, and/or equivalent experience in relevant industry verticals (e.g., tech, media, ecommerce)
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Have authorization to work in the United States
Preferred Qualifications:
- Interest in Ziff Davis Tech and Shopping verticals
- Strategic problem solver, with excellent interpersonal skills, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment
- Strong analytical and logical structuring skills and ability to solve difficult business problems through financial models and supporting analyses (e.g., slide development)
- Strong interpersonal, relationship-building, and negotiating skills
- Excellent communication skills and comfort presenting in front of senior leadership
About Ziff Davis
Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD) is a vertically focused digital media and internet company that owns and operates a portfolio of leading brands in technology, shopping, gaming and entertainment, and more. Founded in 1927 as a publisher of hobbyist magazines, the company has evolved over the years to become a leading player in the digital media space. Ziff Davis operates a portfolio of highly influential and trusted brands, including IGN, CNET, RetailMeNot, TDS Gift Cards, PCMag, Mashable, Lifehacker, Humble Bundle, Spiceworks, and Speedtest, among others. The company's properties offer a range of content, from in-depth product reviews and buying guides to news articles and how-to features. Ziff Davis is known for its rigorous editorial standards, which have made its publications go-to resources for consumers looking to make informed purchasing decisions. The company leverages its extensive reach and data analytics capabilities to deliver targeted marketing solutions for its clients. Ziff Davis has a global presence, with offices in multiple countries and a diverse workforce that brings together expertise in journalism, marketing, data science, and technology. The company has successfully navigated the transition from traditional print media to digital, and it continues to innovate in a rapidly changing media landscape.
Ziff Davis offers competitive salaries in addition to robust health and wellness focused benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits; Flexible Spending accounts, 401(k) with company match, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Pregnancy and Parental leave, Family Planning Support via Maven, Flexible Time Off, Volunteer Time Off, Fitness Reimbursement as well as employee-focused engagement and education programs, including Employee Resource Groups and company-sponsored events.
Ziff Davis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all employees.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
*Note: Disclosure as required by NYCHRL, the base salary range for this role when being performed in the City of New York is $135,000-$160,000 with an annual bonus opportunity. Compensation for this business unit specific role is based on a variety of factors including experience, scope of the role, capabilities to perform the role, as well as business & company performance.
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