Strategy
Strategy & Operations
Sit close to leadership and turn ambiguous business problems into plans, metrics, and shipped operational change.
What you'd actually do
- Take an ambiguous leadership question — why is onboarding slipping, should we enter this market — and turn it into a structured, answerable problem.
- Pull the data yourself, size the opportunity, and pressure-test the numbers with the teams who own them.
- Run a pilot with an operating team, then write the memo that turns the pilot into a repeatable process.
- Own a recurring business review: the metrics, the narrative, and the follow-ups that come out of it.
Common job titles
Entry level
- Business Operations Analyst
- Strategy Analyst
- BizOps Associate
Mid-level
- Strategy & Operations Manager
- Senior BizOps Manager
- Chief of Staff
Senior
- Director of Strategy & Operations
- Head of BizOps
- VP Strategy
Compensation
Entry level
$85K–$110K
Mid-career
$120K–$165K
Senior
$180K+
Typical U.S. base salary estimates. Compensation varies by company, location, and experience.
Common employers
StripeRampUberNotionAndurilAtlassianShopifySpotify
Core skills
Structured problem framingSQL and spreadsheet modelingWritten communicationStakeholder managementProcess designMetric definitionProject ownership
Common backgrounds
- Consulting or investment banking analyst programs
- Finance, FP&A, or corporate strategy roles
- Operations, program management, or customer operations
- Analytics roles with strong business exposure
What success looks like
- They reduce ambiguity fast — people leave the meeting knowing what happens next.
- They can move between a spreadsheet and an executive conversation without losing the thread.
- They ship operational change, not just recommendations.
Career path
- Analyst
- Senior Analyst
- Manager
- Director
- VP
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