Description
Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. We're looking for a VP of Strategy and Corporate Development to join our Senior Leadership Team and drive strategy, planning, and growth via M&A.
This role is based in our Pittsburgh, PA or New York, NY office on a hybrid (4+1) work schedule. You will partner with leaders across the company to develop strategies spanning our main Pillars: Growth, Monetization, Language Learning, and New Subjects (Math, Music and Chess).
You will generate insights that directly influence product experiments and drive impact. You will run company-wide strategy and planning, driving alignment on strategic direction and resource allocation, including leading planning for Duolingo Board of Directors meetings.
You will support Duolingo's growth through M&A, fully aligned with our strategy and key priorities, and working closely with Duolingo's product and executive teams. You will own Corporate Development end-to-end: source, evaluate, negotiate, and close acquisitions; coordinate cross-functional diligence; and drive thoughtful integration.
You will lead and manage Strategy and Business Operations and Corporate Development teams (~10 people), setting the bar for your functional craft and empathizing with your team as people. You will encourage your team to continue embracing new tools and technologies for insight generation and analysis, automation, and communication.
We post a multi-level salary range for all of our roles. This is not inclusive of the rest of our awesome portfolio that includes equity compensation and world-class benefits. Our salary ranges are the same for all US locations. Your recruiter can share more details about the range for a specific level during the hiring process. The actual salary within the range is determined by many factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, and internal equity. Salary Range: $330,000-$550,000 USD