Strategic Business Operations Lead

Dow Jones; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 105.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vis.

Education Benefits

Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

Family Care Benefits

Commuter Transit Program

Subscription Discounts

Employee Referral Program

Descripción de la vacante

Dow Jones is seeking an experienced Business Operations Manager to drive the operational cadence, dashboards, and KPI visibility for the WSJ Leadership Institute. You will own cross-functional KPI tracking, strategic initiatives, and partnerships, including due diligence and post-acquisition workstreams.

The role requires analytical depth, structured problem-solving, and hands-on execution, reporting to the Senior Director of Business Operations.

Formación

• 7+ years in Business Operations, Corporate Strategy, FP&A, or Management Consulting.
• Proven track record managing complex cross-functional projects with tight deadlines.
• M&A integrations, corporate development, or large-scale transformation programs.
• Experience evaluating, onboarding, or managing strategic vendor, channel, or commercial partner relationships.
• High proficiency in Excel/Looker/Tableau and modern BI tooling.
• Execution: break down large problems into structured project plans.
• Stakeholder management with department heads and director-level leaders.
• Clear communication of operational metrics to senior leaders.
• Adaptability in ambiguous environments with shifting priorities.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Establish and manage division-wide dashboarding and KPIs.
• Facilitate weekly, monthly, and quarterly cadence meetings and risk tracking.
• Lead end-to-end cross-functional strategic projects to improve efficiency and top-line growth.
• Program-manage operational due diligence and post-acquisition integration workstreams.
• Evaluate potential strategic partners and vendors for operational fit and cost.
• Lead generative AI tooling initiatives within the operations ecosystem.
• Support annual budgeting process with finance partners.
• Review processes to identify efficiencies and automate tasks.
• Resolve inter-departmental bottlenecks and misalignments.

Conocimientos

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

M&A & transformation

Partnership management

Analytics & tooling

Executive stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Adaptability

Strategic planning

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance/Economics

MBA (a plus)

Herramientas

Looker

Tableau

Excel/Google Sheets

Descripción del empleo

Dow Jones is seeking an experienced Business Operations Manager to drive the operational cadence, dashboards, and KPI visibility for the WSJ Leadership Institute. You will own cross-functional KPI tracking, strategic initiatives, and partnerships, including due diligence and post-acquisition workstreams.

The role requires analytical depth, structured problem-solving, and hands-on execution, reporting to the Senior Director of Business Operations.