Brand Strategy Manager

Match Group•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Remote

About The Position

Tinder is seeking a Brand Strategy Insights Manager to join their Marketing team, reporting to the Director of Global Brand Strategy. This role is positioned at the intersection of consumer insight, brand strategy, and product marketing, utilizing research to shape positioning, messaging, and go-to-market strategies. The Brand Strategy Insights Manager will provide the insight-driven foundation for Tinder's brand messaging, creative direction, and cultural relevance, and will partner with Product Marketing to ensure new feature naming and positioning align with the brand narrative. The role involves deeply understanding customers' values, behaviors, and cultural context through qualitative research, brand tracking, social listening, cultural insight, and trend analysis to drive strategic decisions in marketing strategy, creative development, and campaign effectiveness.

Requirements

7+ years in consumer insights, market research, brand strategy, or related fields.
Proven ability in designing and conducting qualitative research (IDIs, focus groups, ethnographies) and translating complex consumer insights into strategic business recommendations that drive measurable results.
Experience with interpreting brand health tracking studies and ability to explain the "why" behind movement.
Extensive experience in developing brand strategy narratives, briefs, and positioning statements.
Exceptional storytelling skills, able to communicate complex insights simply and persuasively to marketing stakeholders.
Familiarity with creative testing methodologies, message optimization, and campaign effectiveness metrics.
Proactively monitor cultural trends, youth subcultures, and social conversations to keep the brand relevant and resonant.
Hands-on experience using social listening and cultural trend analysis tools.
Experience with quantitative analysis, survey data interpretation, and collaboration with analytics teams is a plus.
Comfort operating with ambiguity and building process in a first-of-its-kind, cross-functional role.
Thrives in a fast-paced environment and embraces change.
Passionate about learning, experimenting with new research methods, and staying ahead of cultural and market shifts.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement strategic qualitative research initiatives, including IDIs and focus groups to uncover deep user insights, cultural contexts, and white space opportunities.
Translate qualitative findings into actionable insights that influence brand strategy, feature positioning and messaging, and marketing campaigns.
Design and execute creative testing plans, partnering with the Marketing team to optimize messaging and campaigns prior to launch.
Assess the impact of marketing initiatives on brand metrics and audience perception, and provide strategic recommendations based on performance analysis.
Develop cultural foresight reports specific to Tinder's audience — identifying emerging trends, evolving social norms, and emergent youth cultures relevant to Tinder's brand and users, enabling proactive strategic planning.
Leverage social listening tools and digital ethnography to uncover emerging themes, track competitor narratives, and identify cultural moments where Tinder can play an authentic role.
Partner with Analytics and Product Research to mine Tinder for interesting, actionable trends, including looking at existing user behavior trends and designing and implementing quantitative surveys as needed.
Lead Marketing Insights & Strategy for Tinder, focusing purely on surfacing brand and marketing opportunities, working complementarily alongside dedicated Product Research and Match Group Portfolio teams.
Feed actionable intelligence into the Annual Brand Strategy Plan and Global Messaging Matrix, prioritizing claims and defining the hierarchy of what we say and when.
Serve as the strategic architect of the consumer voice — uncover and evangelize relevant insights and recommendations to cross-functional marketing stakeholders, including Brand, Creative Partners, Social, PR, and Product Marketing teams on an ongoing basis.
Forge strong, proactive partnerships with Product Marketing to drive naming and positioning for new features, ensuring all go-to-market strategies are firmly anchored in the broader brand narrative rather than developed in silos.
Partner closely with quantitative and product partners in order to gain a 360 understanding of consumer needs.
Craft compelling, story-driven insights that inspire strategic alignment, guide content development, and inform integrated campaigns.
Build and compound institutional knowledge over time, serving as the trusted, long-term strategic advisor to Brand, PMM, and Product teams.
Support the management of comprehensive brand health studies tracking awareness, consideration, sentiment, brand attributes etc.
Act as Brand Strategy voice in evaluating innovative research methodologies and tools, testing new vendors and technologies in qualitative research, cultural analysis, and brand measurement.

Benefits

Flexible Vacation
10 Sick Days
Time off to volunteer and charitable donations matched up to $15,000 annually
Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
100% 401(k) employer match up to 10%
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
100% paid parental leave (including for non-birthing parents) and family forming benefits
Mentorship through our MentorMatch program
Access to 6,000+ online courses through Udemy
An annual $3,000 stipend for your professional development
Access to mental health support via Modern Health
Paid concierge medical membership
Pet insurance
Fitness membership subsidy
Commuter subsidy
Free subscription to Tinder Gold