Commerce Business Operations & Strategy, Director

Yahoo is a global media and tech company that connects people to their passions. We reach hundreds of millions of people around the world, bringing them closer to what they love—from finance and sports, to shopping, gaming and news—with the trusted products, content and tech that fuel their day. For partners, we provide a full-stack platform for businesses to amplify growth and drive more meaningful connections across advertising, search and media.

Yahoo is seeking a Business Operations & Strategy Director to help lead, motivate and support key Commerce stakeholders across our suite of brands spanning Yahoo, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Search, AOL, Engadget and others.  

Reporting to the Sr. Director of Business Operations & Strategy for Commerce + Engadget, the Dir. of Business Operations will be responsible for overseeing and driving the business health of Yahoo’s Commerce properties, as well as the overall Engadget brand. 

This role will work with a small Business Operations team to identify, analyze and optimize daily business drivers, build new monetization capabilities, maximize performance across our distribution footprint, and support leadership business decisions. S/he will work across multi-functional and global teams including editorial, finance, product, engineering, legal, sales, accounting and others. 

This person will work closely with the Commerce Operations Senior Director to gather, analyze and present performance data, develop and oversee clear communication channels within the Commerce org and across the Company, develop and communicate recommendations to multiple stakeholders and senior leaders, and help maintain efficiency and performance across the Yahoo Commerce org. With Yahoo’s global reach, this person must be comfortable working across time-zones to partner with global teams. 

A successful candidate will possess strong business, analytical, time management, presentation and interpersonal skills and enjoy a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage, analyze and drive business operating levers to grow overall performance of the Commerce and Engadget businesses 

• Work with partners in Analytics / Data org on ad hoc and recurring analyses with the overall goals of providing teams with data and reports needed to monitor performance and to craft and deliver a story about how and where strategic decisions impact results and metrics

• Drive cross-functional projects, strategic & tactical, and be a capable problem solver who can manage multiple tasks & projects to completion while navigating opposing demands and priorities.

• Use analyses, knowledge of the business and market trends to partner with digital and commercial leadership to drive strategic decisions

• Conduct ad hoc business analyses of performance, product and partner opportunities

• Manage the quarterly and annual budgeting process and P&L responsibilities
   

Desired Requirements

• Prior experience in Digital Media and Commerce is required

• MBA preferred (but not required)

• Proven leader and expert communicator with experience working with senior level executives, as well as other functional teams including analytics, product, engineering, finance, legal, marketing and monetization 

• Analytically geared with attention to detail. Strives to ensure a single source of truth for projects to enable accurate information sharing

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, balancing daily deliverables and long-term strategic gains

• Able to contribute at high levels strategically and operationally

• Business and strategic acumen, including models and presentations

• Ability to see the forest for the trees, flexing between deep data analytics and high level takeaways; ability to present complex information simply

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans, timelines and reports, ensuring transparency and effective communication across the business and wider organization

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