Strategy & Operations Lead — AI-Driven Growth (Hybrid NYC)

Hoxton Circle; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

401(k) match

$5,000 annual development budget

Product perks

Job summary

Hoxton Circle in New York City is seeking a commercially minded Strategy & Operations leader to partner with senior leadership and shape how the business makes decisions. This high-visibility role sits at the intersection of strategy, analytics, and AI-enabled operations.

You'll oversee a small team responsible for demand and inventory planning, connect cross-functional insights to the P&L, and drive AI-driven planning initiatives with real executive mandate.

Qualifications

• 4–8+ years in Strategy & Operations, GTM Strategy, Investment Banking, Private Equity, BizOps, Corporate Strategy, or Management Consulting.
• 2. Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or quantitative master’s a plus.
• 3. Experience in DTC, eCommerce, retail, or consumer is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Be the analytical brain trust for the executive team; turn data into memos and charts for C-suite reviews.
• Drive the strategic and financial logic behind major decisions; build models and scenarios.
• Lead the AI agenda for planning and operations, deploying and evaluating AI across forecasting and demand sensing.
• Lead and develop a 2–3 person team across planning, analytics, and data science.
• Spot market shifts, competitive dynamics, and opportunities, and present actionable recommendations.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Financial fluency

Analytical rigour

Excel

SQL

Python/R

BI tools

Executive presence

People leadership

AI fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or quantitative master's

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Looker

Snowflake

BigQuery

Job description

Hoxton Circle in New York City is seeking a commercially minded Strategy & Operations leader to partner with senior leadership and shape how the business makes decisions. This high-visibility role sits at the intersection of strategy, analytics, and AI-enabled operations.

You'll oversee a small team responsible for demand and inventory planning, connect cross-functional insights to the P&L, and drive AI-driven planning initiatives with real executive mandate.