Lead, Product Strategy & Operations

Salary Range US Remote 105,000 - 157,000 USD per year Your Job Your Job As a Lead Product Strategist at Indeed you will deliver insights to support key business decisions, deliver on strategic initiatives, and support the Product organization by identifying partnership and value-creation opportunities across the business. You will work closely with Product Managers, Marketing, Partnerships, Sales, Client Success and senior leaders to solve complex and/or ambiguous problems, independently analyze data, develop insights and apply these insights to grow our products and platforms in the US and internationally. This position is in our Marketplace team working to bring together Indeed’s core platforms with the 3rd party systems our customers use - in order to consistently improve upon the hiring process for Job Seekers and Employers.You will be reporting to the Senior Manager of Product strategy. You will be responsible for recommending, designing and implementing third party integrations to create easy interoperability with Indeed. This may also include developing partner programs and incentives, creating working models for supporting teams, and providing ROI analysis to leadership. You will work closely with partnership teams across Indeed to ensure successful adoption. As a senior individual contributor in the broader team, become a trusted advisor to peers and colleagues who helps more junior colleagues achieve their professional aspirations. Demonstrates ability to scale knowledge throughout the organization by generation and maintenance of comprehensive and effective tools and channels. Practises clear, succinct top-down communication that provides leadership clear direction on decisions required and frames issues with appropriate context to speak to the audience’s point of view. Speaks articulately, reflecting the audience and the forum for verbal communications. Our team is based across the US fully remote. Upon offices reopening post-COVID, all roles on this team will have the flexibility to either return to the office or remain remote. We have daily (virtual) standups, weekly prioritization, and OKR reviews, and stay closely in touch. You will enjoy a casual work environment, flexible hours, and great compensation and benefits. You will wear many hats and constantly learn new things on the job. You will be surrounded by smart, dedicated, and nice people. You will be proud of the company's mission and your product's impact. Responsibilities Independently identify, measure and track core product and business levers: size opportunities for improvement, identify potential problems and solutions, diagnose root cause, and conduct ad hoc analyses as needed Proactively create and deliver accurate, high-quality, thoughtfully designed reports and analyses to operational and strategic questions. Provide forward looking insights and propose recommendations based on quantitative and qualitative analyses Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Sales, Client Success, and Partnership teams to prioritize and deliver strategic initiatives. Manage stakeholder process across different areas of the organization to design, build, test, launch, and scale Marketplace products and programs Present findings and recommendations to business unit leadership. Influence key stakeholders to define and adopt appropriate metrics, goals and processes to achieve business objectives Independently structure and execute analysis yourself, whether it’s doing queries in SQL/IQL, searching through logs, building a Google sheets model or using the plethora of in-house tools for analyzing data Work hand-in-hand with Product Management, Marketing, and Partnership Platforms to define the roadmap and develop go-to-market strategies that drive long term product adoption and revenue growth Select appropriate methodologies, best practices, or models to inform product strategy Determine the best approach to accomplish project goals, own execution with limited direction and oftentimes run multiple projects simultaneously Assess competitive challenges, understand Partner ecosystem needs and requirements, and deliver clear strategic recommendations Who You Are Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree preferred, preferably in an analytical field (e.g., Engineering, Economics, Finance etc.) 7+ years of business analysis experience Experience in marketplaces, adtech, HRtech, management consulting or similar businesses preferred Advanced proficiency conducting analysis, proficiency in business modeling required and exceptional analysis skills using spreadsheets (Excel or Google Sheets). Ability to combine data from various sources Proficient with SQL, Python, R, Tableau or other advanced analytics experience a plus Sound business judgment and strategic thinking - desire and ability to understand the overall needs and objectives of the business Exceptional organizational skills with high attention to detail High EQ and ability to build strong relationships throughout the organization, including with senior leadership Self-driven and proactive; able to confidently lead workstreams or projects with limited guidance Strong communication, synthesis, and project management skills A "get things done" mentality. You move fast and you don’t settle for the status quo, always on the hunt for the next big thing Who We Are Our Sales force helps transform the hiring process by providing companies an easy and effective way to find the right fit for every hire. We support our Sales team with career development and training from day one. Our Mission As the world’s number 1 job site*, our mission is to help people get jobs. We strive to cultivate an inclusive and accessible workplace where all people feel comfortable being themselves. We're looking to grow our teams with more people who share our enthusiasm for innovation and creating the best experience for job seekers. (*comScore Total Visits, September 2021) Salary Range Disclaimer The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Indeed salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Indeed's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include quarterly bonuses, Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), an open Paid Time Off policy, and many region-specific benefits. 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