Strategic Events & Growth Manager

Dow Jones; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

PTO

Retirement plan

Education benefits

Maternity leave

Paternity leave

Family care

Commuter program

Referral program

Discounts

Job summary

Dow Jones is seeking a Manager, Strategy & Operations – Brand & Experiences in Midtown Manhattan to drive strategic initiatives across the Events business. You will translate priorities into actionable plans, build business cases, and coordinate cross-functional workstreams.

The role involves developing executive presentations, assessing opportunities, and improving operating efficiency while collaborating with Sales, Finance, Production, and more. 3 days in-office required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Willingness to work in our Midtown Manhattan office 3 days a week.
• 7+ years of experience in product/portfolio strategy, commercial strategy, business operations, or product marketing, ideally within consulting, events, media, or information services.
• Experience evaluating new business or product opportunities, including developing business cases, assessing market/audience opportunity, commercial potential, competitive positioning, and operational feasibility.
• Demonstrated experience translating research, data, and stakeholder input into actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
• Strong project/program management experience, with a track record of driving complex cross-functional initiatives from concept through execution.
• Experience developing executive-level presentations, proposals, strategic briefs, and decision materials for senior stakeholders.
• Experience working in a cross-functional environment.
• Experience identifying process improvements and helping build more efficient, scalable operating practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• A proactive and solutions-oriented mindset, with the ability to challenge conventional thinking and identify new approaches.
• Strong initiative, organization, and commitment to delivering high-quality work.

Responsibilities

• Manage strategic projects that help grow and evolve the Dow Jones Events portfolio.
• Support product strategy development across new and existing event franchises, including WSJ flagships, WSJLI, Journal House, Custom, B2B, Risk, Energy / OPIS / CMA, Wealth & Investing, and premium brand experiences.
• Develop proposals, briefs, and business cases for new events, franchise extensions, investment opportunities, and commercial partnerships.
• Assist in reviewing and researching competitor events in the market to identify emerging trends, competitive challenges, whitespace opportunities, and potential areas of innovation across Dow Jones’ events.
• Partner with Sales, Strategy, Production, Finance, Audience, Comms, Content Operations, and portfolio leads to gather inputs and support the development of actionable event concepts and proposals.
• Pressure-test new ideas against strategic priorities, audience opportunity, commercial potential, operational requirements, and portfolio fit.
• Support the development of executive-level presentations and compile background materials on strategy development for internal and external stakeholders.
• Complete regular updates, progress reports, and leadership materials related to strategic initiatives, portfolio performance, ROI, risks, recommendations, and decisions needed.
• Build executive-level presentations and compile background materials on strategy development for internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve cross-functional coordination, reduce duplication, and support a more efficient operating model across the Events business.
• Project manage timelines, briefs, trackers, approval processes, and cross-functional work streams for strategic initiatives and new event opportunities.

Skills

Strategy

Operations

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Dow Jones is seeking a Manager, Strategy & Operations – Brand & Experiences in Midtown Manhattan to drive strategic initiatives across the Events business. You will translate priorities into actionable plans, build business cases, and coordinate cross-functional workstreams.

The role involves developing executive presentations, assessing opportunities, and improving operating efficiency while collaborating with Sales, Finance, Production, and more. 3 days in-office required.