- This role sits at the intersection of strategy and execution
- You will balance speed and rigor to resolve ambiguity and turn one-off wins into scalable systems
- As a Strategy & Business Operations Manager at Duolingo, you will play a key role in shaping Duolingo’s path towards becoming a 100-year company
- You will partner closely with leaders across Growth, Language Learning, Monetization, and more to create clarity and alignment that unlocks faster progress for Duolingo’s top priorities
- Develop actionable strategies: collaborate with cross-functional leaders to combine market understanding, user insights, and product vision into strategies that teams will pursue to achieve Duolingo’s mission
- Sprint to assess opportunities & markets: identify and assess compelling opportunities for Duolingo. This spans problem-space definition, hypothesis generation, industry research, execution and iteration
- Lead with data, structure, and judgment: establish success metrics, build clear frameworks, and make trade-offs across competing priorities
- Partner cross-functionally: work closely with product, engineering, design, marketing, partnerships, data science, and finance
- Learn and grow: rapidly gain new skills, methods, and industry learnings as you deliver world-class strategy work alongside talented colleagues across disciplines
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision for employees as well as eligible partners and dependents
- Mental health benefits such as therapy sessions and coaching to support you to be your best self
- Fertility benefits to support your family planning journey
- Fully paid parental and adoption leave
- Fully paid subscription to Care.com and paid backup days for dependents and your fur family
- 401(k) with generous match and immediate vesting
- 20 days of paid time off, with two additional weeks off for winter break
- First-time home buyer bonus (in Pittsburgh)
- Competitive salaries and equity
- Yearly stipend for professional development
- Transportation reimbursement for however you get to work
- Lunch prepared daily by our in-house chefs
- Annual international retreat for all full-time employees
- Monthly events celebrating our team and their amazing work
- On-site gym and massages
- Game room for taking brain breaks
Analytical chops and logical thinking: develops data and fact-based understanding of complex problems. Able to simplify findings to clear conclusionsFast, flexible, and outcomes-oriented: able and excited to thrive with rapid cycles of analysis, decision, and actionStrong people skills, including a demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholdersExcitement for our mission to develop the best education in the world and make it universally availableEarly career: 3+ years of professional experienceStrong knowledge of and passion for the consumer tech industryExperience in a strategy or biz ops function, strategy consulting, product management or strategic corporate developmentExperience with mobile apps and subscription-based servicesExperience leading cross-functional projects in a high-growth environmentExperience working with global / international teams
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Strategy and Business Operations Manager employer: Duolingo
Duolingo is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture in the heart of London. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, you will have access to unique opportunities for professional development while collaborating with diverse teams across the EMEA region. The company's commitment to translating global HR strategies into local practices ensures that your contributions will have a meaningful impact on the organisation and its people.
