Strategy & Growth Manager

Dow Jones & Company, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Dow Jones is seeking a Manager, Strategy & Growth to help shape the future growth of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones. You will tackle strategic opportunities—from evaluating new businesses and partnerships to informing operating strategy, competitive positioning, and long-term growth initiatives.

This broad, high-impact role involves building business cases for new products or partnerships, analyzing competitive dynamics, developing financial models, and supporting acquisition evaluations.

Qualifications

• Experienced in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, corporate development, investment banking, business operations, or a related field.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent research capabilities and the ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations.
• Comfort working with ambiguity and independently driving projects forward.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing materials for senior executives.
• Knowledge or experience about digital media and evolving consumer behavior.
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Execute the strategic initiatives that drive growth across Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal.
• Evaluate new business opportunities, partnerships, acquisitions, and other strategic investments.
• Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and customer insight work to identify emerging trends and growth opportunities.
• Build financial models, business cases, and scenario analyses to support investment decisions and strategic planning.
• Analyze internal and external data to uncover opportunities, measure performance, and inform executive decision-making.
• Partner with leaders across editorial, product, engineering, marketing, finance, and commercial teams to advance key initiatives.
• Prepare executive-ready presentations, memos, and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Help drive strategic projects from initial concept through execution, adapting as business priorities evolve.

Skills

Strategy consulting

Corporate strategy

Financial modeling

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or equivalent

Job description

Manager, Strategy & Growth

Dow Jones is seeking a Manager, Strategy & Growth to help shape the future growth of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones. You will tackle some of our most important strategic opportunities - from evaluating new businesses and partnerships to informing operating strategy, competitive positioning, and long-term growth initiatives.

This is a broad, high-impact role for someone who enjoys solving complex business problems. One week you might be building the business case for a new product or partnership; the next, analyzing competitive dynamics, developing a financial model, supporting an acquisition evaluation, or helping senior leaders make decisions on strategic priorities. We're looking for someone who is intellectually curious, analytically rigorous, and excited to move fluidly across a diverse portfolio of work.

Responsibilities

• Execute the strategic initiatives that drive growth across Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal.

• Evaluate new business opportunities, partnerships, acquisitions, and other strategic investments.

• Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and customer insight work to identify emerging trends and growth opportunities.

• Build financial models, business cases, and scenario analyses to support investment decisions and strategic planning.

• Analyze internal and external data to uncover opportunities, measure performance, and inform executive decision-making.

• Partner with leaders across editorial, product, engineering, marketing, finance, and commercial teams to advance key initiatives.

• Prepare executive-ready presentations, memos, and recommendations for senior leadership.

• Help drive strategic projects from initial concept through execution, adapting as business priorities evolve.

What We're Looking For

• Experienced in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, corporate development, investment banking, business operations, or a related field.

• Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent research capabilities and the ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations.

• Comfort working with ambiguity and independently driving projects forward.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing materials for senior executives.

• Knowledge or experience about digital media and evolving consumer behavior.

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent experience is a plus.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in digital media, consumer subscriptions, marketplaces, or platform businesses.

• Familiarity with partnership strategy, business development, M&A, or commercial negotiations.

• Experience using data and analytics to inform strategic decisions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. EEO/Disabled/Vets

Reasonable Accommodation

Business Area: Dow Jones - Partnerships

Job Category: General Management

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Base Pay Range: $130,000 - $160,000

We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest newsgathering operations globally.

It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance and Dow Jones Newswires. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).