Sr. Associate, Strategy & Growth

The Opportunity:

The Strategy & Growth team supports the Tech & Shopping division of Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD), which includes leading properties such as CNET, RetailMeNot, Mashable, PCMag, TDS Gift Cards, Lifehacker, and Spiceworks. 

As a Sr. Associate, Strategy & Growth, you will support the development and execution of growth strategies across these premier digital media and software brands. Reporting directly to the Sr. Director, Strategy & Growth, this high-visibility role regularly interacts with brand stakeholders and senior leadership. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Support strategic decision making by surfacing key insights and identifying opportunities for growth. This includes conducting market and competitive research to build business cases, partnering with leadership for annual/quarterly planning, and translating complex data into actionable insights.

• Lead high-impact initiatives, partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure alignment and ensuring priorities are translated into action.  This role supports coordinating execution, resolving blockers, and ensuring accountability across teams to deliver on business objectives.

• Ensure the business operates efficiently and delivers against its goals by tracking key performance indicators, driving process improvements, and supporting resourcing and budgeting decisions.

• Support M&A efforts through target research, commercial diligence, and investment memo preparation.

• Evaluate and implement revenue-generating business development partnerships and support strategic vendor and other commercial relationships.

• Identify pain points where AI tools can unlock business efficiencies and cost savings, supporting the creation and implementation of AI solutions across the division.

Job Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

• Experience: 2-4 years of experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, investment banking, equity research, or relevant industry verticals (tech, media, e-commerce).

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required.

• Work authorization: Must be authorized to work in the United States.

• Execution & drive: Strategic problem solver, comfortable navigating ambiguity, managing cross-functional projects, and prioritizing high-impact workstreams in a fast-paced environment.

• Analytics & financial modeling: Strong analytical and logical structuring skills and ability to solve difficult business problems through financial models and supporting analyses (e.g., slide development)

• Data storytelling & presentations: Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills with the ability to present alongside leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• AI & workflow optimization: Experience utilizing generative AI tools (e.g., Gemini, Claude) for research, data synthesis, and workflow automation, or a strong desire to integrate them into daily strategy workflows.

• Industry background: Experience with or a strong interest in the tech and shopping digital media ecosystem.

About

Our portfolio unites the most trusted brands in tech, shopping, savings, and lifestyle to help people and businesses thrive. The CNET Group stands as the leader in tech media, offering expert editorial, insights, communities, and solutions that reach 81 million unique visitors each month. Complementing this, Ziff Davis Shopping serves as the most trusted purchase companion, delivering exceptional user and partner experiences. We connect brands to large, contextually-aligned audiences and help users find the best offers, cash back rewards, seasonal deals, and expert content for all their shopping needs. Together, we provide a comprehensive destination for expert guidance, from critical tech decisions to everyday purchase solutions.

About Ziff Davis

Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD) is a vertically focused digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology, shopping, gaming and entertainment, connectivity, health, cybersecurity, and martech. Today, Ziff Davis is focused on seven key verticals – Technology, Connectivity, Shopping, Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Cybersecurity and Marketing Technology. Its brands include IGN, Mashable, RetailMeNot, PCMag, Humble Bundle, Spiceworks, Ookla (Speedtest), RootMetr