Strategy and Business Operations Manager

Duolingo; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

Mental health benefits

Fully paid parental and adoption leave

401(k) with generous match

Lunch prepared daily by in-house chefs

Annual international retreat

Job summary

Duolingo is seeking a Strategy & Business Operations Manager to shape the company’s path and align leaders across Growth, Language Learning, Monetization, and more. You will balance speed and rigor to resolve ambiguity and turn one-off wins into scalable systems.

You will develop actionable strategies by combining market insights, user data, and product vision, and lead cross-functional initiatives to accelerate progress on top priorities.

Qualifications

• Analytical chops and logical thinking: develops data and fact-based understanding of complex problems.
• Able to simplify findings to clear conclusions.
• Fast, flexible, and outcomes-oriented: thrive with rapid cycles of analysis, decision, and action.
• Strong people skills, collaborating with a diverse range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop actionable strategies: collaborate with cross-functional leaders to combine market understanding, user insights, and product vision into strategies that teams will pursue to achieve Duolingo’s mission.
• Sprint to assess opportunities & markets: identify and assess compelling opportunities for Duolingo, including problem-space definition and hypothesis generation.
• Lead with data, structure, and judgment: establish success metrics, build frameworks, and make trade-offs across priorities.
• Partner cross-functionally: work with product, engineering, design, marketing, partnerships, data science, and finance.
• Learn and grow: rapidly gain new skills and industry learnings while delivering strategy work.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Data-driven decision making

Job description

• This role sits at the intersection of strategy and execution
• You will balance speed and rigor to resolve ambiguity and turn one-off wins into scalable systems
• As a Strategy & Business Operations Manager at Duolingo, you will play a key role in shaping Duolingo’s path towards becoming a 100-year company
• You will partner closely with leaders across Growth, Language Learning, Monetization, and more to create clarity and alignment that unlocks faster progress for Duolingo’s top priorities
• Develop actionable strategies: collaborate with cross-functional leaders to combine market understanding, user insights, and product vision into strategies that teams will pursue to achieve Duolingo’s mission
• Sprint to assess opportunities & markets: identify and assess compelling opportunities for Duolingo. This spans problem-space definition, hypothesis generation, industry research, execution and iteration
• Lead with data, structure, and judgment: establish success metrics, build clear frameworks, and make trade-offs across competing priorities
• Partner cross-functionally: work closely with product, engineering, design, marketing, partnerships, data science, and finance
• Learn and grow: rapidly gain new skills, methods, and industry learnings as you deliver world-class strategy work alongside talented colleagues across disciplines

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision for employees as well as eligible partners and dependents
• Mental health benefits such as therapy sessions and coaching to support you to be your best self
• Fertility benefits to support your family planning journey
• Fully paid parental and adoption leave
• Fully paid subscription to Care.com and paid backup days for dependents and your fur family
• 401(k) with generous match and immediate vesting
• 20 days of paid time off, with two additional weeks off for winter break
• First-time home buyer bonus (in Pittsburgh)
• Competitive salaries and equity
• Yearly stipend for professional development
• Transportation reimbursement for however you get to work
• Lunch prepared daily by our in-house chefs
• Annual international retreat for all full-time employees
• Monthly events celebrating our team and their amazing work
• On-site gym and massages
• Game room for taking brain breaks

Analytical chops and logical thinking: develops data and fact-based understanding of complex problems. Able to simplify findings to clear conclusionsFast, flexible, and outcomes-oriented: able and excited to thrive with rapid cycles of analysis, decision, and actionStrong people skills, including a demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholdersExcitement for our mission to develop the best education in the world and make it universally availableEarly career: 3+ years of professional experienceStrong knowledge of and passion for the consumer tech industryExperience in a strategy or biz ops function, strategy consulting, product management or strategic corporate developmentExperience with mobile apps and subscription-based servicesExperience leading cross-functional projects in a high-growth environmentExperience working with global / international teams