Manager, Strategy & Planning (Growth & Scholar Talent)

Success Academy Charter Schools•New York, NY

5d•$84,000 - $98,000

About The Position

The Manager, Strategy & Planning (Growth & Scholar Talent) serves as a Strategic Operations Architect for the Success Academy Charter School network, providing senior executive visioning, programmatic project design, and data-driven execution for high-stakes regional growth and Scholar Talent (K–12 Arts Program) initiatives. Reporting directly to the Executive, Growth & Scholar Talent, this role serves as the critical operational bridge among data analytics, school-based programs, marketing workstreams, and senior leadership to engineer the institutional infrastructure needed to scale large campaigns and seamlessly manage network strategy from initial conception through final evaluation.

Requirements

4-6+ years of rigorous experience in management consulting, corporate finance, startup scale-ups, or highly analytical strategy roles within high-performance organizations.
Proven track record of designing complex, heavily matrixed workflows, mapping dependencies backward from hard deadlines, and building operational systems from scratch.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to create highly effective slide decks and synthesize dense operational data into crisp executive prose for senior leadership.
Deep experience leveraging automated project management tools (e.g., Monday.com), CRM frameworks, and advanced G-Suite analytics to clean and optimize funnel workflows.
Mindset of extreme flexibility, open-mindedness, and humility—willing to put the team's goals above individual tasks while relentlessly sweating the details.
Excel in Teamwork, Humor, and Ownership, keeping our Scholars top of mind in every outcome.

Nice To Haves

Experience using AI tools (Claude Cowork, Lovable, Gemini) preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Translate high-level, multi-year organizational scaling blueprints (e.g., Strategic Plan 2.0) into rigorous operational management plans, establishing critical cross-functional tracking cadences and outcome-based targets.
Lead and align cross-functional teams (including Data/Systems Analytics, Marketing, Communications, and Field Teams) through sophisticated project dependency mapping, driving outcomes through influence and accountability rather than direct authority.
Continuous diagnostic evaluation of lifecycle projects; identify operational bottlenecks and design seamless, tech-forward, and repeatable systems/infrastructure.
Synthesize large amounts of operational data and team insights into masterfully crafted executive memos, briefings, and presentations tailored for senior network leadership and the Executive Leadership Team (ELT).
Wear multiple hats as part of a lean, high-performance strategy team—using data, best practices, and a creative problem-solving mindset to tackle shifting organizational priorities and new strategic tasks as needed.