Head of Growth Strategy & Operations

Snap Inc.•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$213,000 - $377,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Snap Inc is looking for a Head of Growth Strategy & Operations to help define and accelerate the next phase of growth for Snapchat in the United States and globally. This leader will identify our highest-leverage opportunities across engagement, retention, acquisition, creator ecosystem development, AI-enabled experiences, international expansion, and emerging product surfaces. This role sits at the intersection of product, strategy, operations, data science, and go-to-market. The ideal candidate combines analytical rigor with strong product instincts and a track record of driving measurable business impact in highly cross-functional environments. This role operates both as: A strategic architect of Snap’s long-term growth system An operational owner of company-level growth governance and execution alignment The ideal candidate is a high-judgment, highly hands-on operator who is equally comfortable setting high-level strategy and building executive-level narratives while getting deep into the details of ideation, execution and driving cross-functional alignment. This role requires driving outcomes through influence: aligning senior stakeholders, evaluating trade-offs, and pushing complex growth initiatives forward without a dedicated execution team.

Requirements

Deep understanding of DAU and MAU growth loops, user acquisition and reactivation economics, and the trade-offs between growth investment and business efficiency
Strong analytical rigor with deep comfort working with large, complex datasets to diagnose growth drivers, identify opportunity spaces, and surface non-obvious insights that inform product and investment decisions
AI-first builder mindset with hands-on proficiency using LLMs (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT) and AI tooling to rapidly prototype analyses, automate workflows, generate production-ready artifacts (e.g., SQL, dashboards, specs), and accelerate product and growth experimentation cycles
Exceptional executive communication skills — ability to synthesize complex, multi-stakeholder inputs into a clear, coherent narrative for senior leadership and investors
Strong analytical judgment; comfortable using data to size opportunities, evaluate trade-offs, and drive decisions
Proven ability to drive accountability across senior cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority
Operational rigor: ability to manage multiple complex workstreams simultaneously with high quality and speed
Comfort operating across both strategic and executional domains — from board-level narratives to hands-on campaign tracking and performance optimization
Global market development instincts, with an understanding of geo-specific monetization dynamics, UX constraints, and growth cost structures
Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience
10+ years of experience in growth strategy, business strategy, product strategy, or a relevant cross-functional role at a consumer technology company
Experience driving company-level growth programs with direct visibility to C-suite or executive leadership
Experience working cross-functionally across Product, Engineering, Finance, and Go-to-Market teams to drive measurable outcomes
Demonstrated ability to own complex, ambiguous workstreams and translate them into structured plans with clear goals, measurement, and accountability

Nice To Haves

Experience at a large-scale consumer technology or social platform with direct responsibility for or influence over DAU/MAU growth systems, including engagement, retention, acquisition, and reactivation loops
Proven track record working on or shaping product-led growth mechanisms (e.g., notifications, feed/recommendation systems, onboarding, re-engagement flows, and lifecycle messaging) with measurable impact on user growth and engagement
Deep familiarity with growth experimentation at scale, including A/B testing frameworks, iterative product optimization, and performance analysis to drive decisions across product and business trade-offs
Experience partnering with Data Science, Product, and Engineering teams to design, evaluate, and operationalize growth experiments and measurement frameworks
Prior experience working directly with senior leadership, Investor Relations, and Finance on defining, interpreting, and communicating core company growth metrics (including DAU/MAU) and external-facing growth narratives such as earnings materials
Demonstrated experience with market expansion or geo-strategy, including balancing growth investment across high-ARPU and emerging markets and understanding regional monetization and engagement dynamics

Responsibilities

Develop and drive Snapchat's long-term growth strategy, continually investigating and identifying the highest-impact opportunities across the user lifecycle
Define and operationalize Snap's company-level, cross-functional growth strategy to achieve our DAU and MAU targets
Lead strategic analyses that inform executive decision-making and company priorities
Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Design, Data Science, Marketing, and Operations leaders to shape product roadmaps and design tests and experiments that inform investment decisions and help define growth strategies for new product initiatives
Establish, align, and monitor DAU Initiative-level goals and pacing, and drive accountability against them with Product, Engineering, Design, Data Science, and Finance teams
Communicate recommendations and insights to senior leadership, influencing decisions across the organization
Lead executive forums and updates covering DAU and MAU growth efforts and performance, including earnings materials and investor communications