Strategy & Business Operations Manager, Boulevard

• Experience: 5+ years in strategy consulting, investment banking, PE / VC or a similar role in high-growth Tech
• Business Knowledge: Experience working with and helping support a R&D organization at a rapidly scaling start-up with an understanding of “what great looks like”
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in analytical field (Business, Finance, Economics,etc)
• Data & Modeling Skills: Experience working with diverse datasets (quantitative and qualitative; financial, operational, and competitive) to build ad-hoc models (Google Sheets and Excel) that deliver actionable insights
• Communication Skills: Experience creating polished executive level comms (Powerpoint, Google Docs, Google Slides) to influence decision making and drive consensus
• Problem Solving & Research Skills: Experience framing problems and conducting research utilizing internal and external data sources
• Project Management Skills: Exceptional organization, planning, prioritization, and time management capabilities
• Team Skills: Experience working cross-functionally with several departments

Desirable

• Boulevard’s Strategy & Business Operations group is responsible for improving decision making and business performance across our teams
• Our work is inherently cross-functional and deeply analytical
• We take on a balanced mix of one-time strategic projects and ongoing performance optimization efforts across every aspect of Boulevard’s SaaS and FinTech business
• Our Managers partner closely with senior functional leaders on their highest priority projects to understand the context, build models, and present recommendations to facilitate high quality, data-driven decisions
• Support our business with a focus on R&D, becoming a trusted thought partner and problem solver for our R&D leaders
• Develop insights by deeply understanding the drivers of our business, instrumenting and building models that synthesize diverse quantitative and qualitative data to help align decision making
• Present compelling recommendations to guide strategy that are clear, concise, and fact-driven, and support the initial implementation of recommendations such as new product development, product improvements, R&D organizational effectiveness and overall strategy and roadmap
• Support transformative corporate strategy and development decisions including new business models, strategic partnerships, and large investments
• Improve our understanding of our market through research and analysis, deriving insights where possible to help guide the company’s strategy
• Serve as a go-to source of key data and analytical horsepower throughout the company to continually improve the efficiency and profitability of our business