Manager, Strategy

(Usta) United States Tennis Association • Orlando, FL

314d • $90,000 - $100,000 • Remote

About The Position

The USTA has made a strategic decision to become the number one tennis-playing nation (by population) in the world—increasing the number of Americans playing the World's Healthiest Sport to 10% of the population (35 million players), while deepening positive impact in communities nationwide. To achieve this ambition, the USTA must re-imagine how consumers, players and coaches engage with the game and what it takes for the ecosystem to thrive, most importantly, in the places where tennis is played. This role will be an integral part of the re-imagining, centrally positioned in the Strategy & Innovation function, to advance the organization in operationalizing the plan to reach 35M players by 2035. This is a shared services role that functions to support the Executive Leadership and the business units across the Association, to develop goals, strategies and plans to achieve success.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and 3+ years of experience; preferably at a management consulting firm and/or internal strategy role
• MBA Degree (current students encouraged to apply) with pre MBA experience ideally in an analytical/strategic role
• Experience owning and managing projects
• Experience managing senior stakeholder relationships and working cross-functionally within an organization
• Exceptional storytelling skills, simplifying the complex through verbal and written communications
• Ability to communicate with senior executives both inside and outside the organizations
• Outstanding problem-solving and program management skills; ability to prioritize effectively
• Excellent quantitative analytical, research, and modeling skills
• Strong intellectual curiosity and ability to apply learnings to create new opportunities
• Desire to be part of a team and drive continual growth of oneself and colleagues
• Ability to manage and drive forward multiple projects while maintaining zero-defect attention to detail
• Passion for the sport of tennis

Responsibilities

• Lead internal projects requested of the strategy team by business units
• Lead cross-BU or market impacting projects requested of the team by the Executive team
• Proactively identify challenges and/or opportunities and development of business cases for new projects / change
• Develop key initiative strategies to operationalize the plans to achieve 35x35
• Thought partner for BUs to explore new opportunities or challenge existing challenges
• Support the annual planning process to gather insights, information and market intelligence
• Ensure business units and functions are supported in developing goals, targets, priorities and executional plans to guide/inform the budget process
• Lead plan consolidation and documentation in partnership with Finance
• Lead monthly Business unit review meetings; develop review documents for monthly Executive reviews
• Establish/initiate the cadence and documentation for regular USTA National board updates
• Support development of Board memos and documents as needed
• Continually identify opportunities to refine USTA operating model to enable achievement of Mission and the goal of 35x35
• Support and/or lead the development of key internal processes that facilitate more efficient, effective and goal-aligned work
• Explore new and transformative ways to achieve our Mission and ambition to reach 35x35
• Lead development of 2 annual market reviews to share innovation, thought leadership, business performance, insights and analysis across the tennis ecosystem with USTA stakeholders
• Package this information in engaging, effective communication to lead data-driven decision making

Benefits

• Flexibility: Our Hybrid with Flexibility approach combines a balance of remote working with in-office collaboration to spark teamwork and creativity
• Comprehensive benefits designed to meet your unique needs: Medical, dental, vision, access to doctors virtually, a flexible spending account to manage your health and dependent care expenses, and life and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off policy - including vacation, sick, personal, and paid holidays, parental leave, and a paid winter recess
• 401(k) with employer matching (up to 3%)
• Promotional and growth opportunities
• Learning and Development programs to learn on the job
• Up to $5,000 for tuition reimbursement
• Resources for overall well-being including mental health and meditation benefits
• A personalized health management program, pet insurance, commuter benefits, identity theft protection, discounts with our network of partners, and fun events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Personal and Laundry Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree