Strategy & Operations Manager — Brand & Experiences

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Plans

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Education Benefits

Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

Family Care Benefits

Commuter Transit Program

Subscription Discounts

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

Dow Jones seeks a Manager, Strategy & Operations – Brand & Experiences for its Midtown Manhattan hybrid office. You will drive strategic initiatives across the Dow Jones Events portfolio and translate priorities into actionable plans with cross-functional teams.

The role develops business cases and proposals, conducts competitive research, and creates executive-level materials for leadership review, ROI, and decisions. A strong operations mindset and collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in product/portfolio strategy, commercial strategy, business operations, or product marketing.

Responsibilities

• Manage strategic projects that help grow and evolve the Dow Jones Events portfolio.
• Support product strategy development across new and existing event franchises.
• Develop proposals, briefs, and business cases for new events and partnerships.
• Review competitor events to identify trends, whitespace, and opportunities.
• Partner with Sales, Strategy, Production, Finance, Audience, Comms, Content Operations, and portfolio leads to gather inputs.
• Pressure-test new ideas against priorities, audience, commercial potential, and portfolio fit.
• Develop executive presentations and background materials for strategy development.
• Provide regular updates and leadership materials on strategic initiatives and portfolio performance.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and build a more efficient operating model across Events.
• Project manage timelines, briefs, trackers, approvals, and cross-functional work streams.

Skills

Strategy

Portfolio management

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Dow Jones seeks a Manager, Strategy & Operations – Brand & Experiences for its Midtown Manhattan hybrid office. You will drive strategic initiatives across the Dow Jones Events portfolio and translate priorities into actionable plans with cross-functional teams.

The role develops business cases and proposals, conducts competitive research, and creates executive-level materials for leadership review, ROI, and decisions. A strong operations mindset and collaboration are essential.