# Business Operations Manager

**Company**: Dow Jones
**Location**: NYC
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: 105,000.00 - 150,000.00
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

The Wall Street Journal Leadership Institute is seeking an experienced Business Operations Manager to sit at the intersection of data analytics, cross-functional execution, and corporate strategy.

You will build the operational cadence, reporting frameworks, and metric visibility that drive our business forward. You will own cross-functional KPI tracking, lead critical strategic initiatives, evaluate and manage key business partnerships, and support high-impact ad-hoc projects.

Responsibilities:

- Establish, standardize, and manage division-wide dashboarding

- Track operational KPIs to identify trends and performance gaps

- Facilitate weekly, monthly, and quarterly business cadence meetings

- Lead end-to-end execution of cross-functional strategic projects

- Help program-manage operational due diligence and post-acquisition integration workstreams

- Evaluate potential strategic partners and key vendors

- Serve as the functional leader for generative AI tools within the operations ecosystem

- Support the annual budget cycle to ensure that goals align with strategic business objectives

- Continuously review functional processes to identify efficiencies and automate manual operational tasks

- Act as a centralized resource to resolve operational bottlenecks and inter-departmental misalignments

Requirements:

- 7+ years in Business Operations, Corporate Strategy, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), or Management Consulting

- Proven track record of managing complex, cross-functional projects

- Prior exposure to M&A integrations, corporate development, or large-scale business transformation programs

- Demonstrated background evaluating, onboarding, or managing strategic vendor, channel, or commercial partner relationships

- High proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and modern Business Intelligence software

- Demonstrated experience breaking down ambiguous, large-scale problems into structured, actionable project plans

- Experience working directly with department heads and director-level leaders to drive alignment

- Ability to distill complex operational metrics into clear, actionable insights for senior leaders

- Comfort working in ambiguous environments with shifting priorities and large, ad-hoc projects

Benefits:

- Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

- Paid Time Off

- Retirement Plans

- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans

- Education Benefits

- Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

- Family Care Benefits

- Commuter Transit Program

- Subscription Discounts

- Employee Referral Program

## Skills

### Required
- Business Operations
- Corporate Strategy
- Financial Planning & Analysis
- Management Consulting
- Project Management
- M&A
- Business Intelligence
- Excel
- Google Sheets

### Nice to have
- AI
- Automation
- Tableau
- Looker

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