Business Operations & Strategy

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Quizlet’s mission is to help students (and their teachers) practice and master whatever they are learning. Every month more than 50 million active learners from 130 countries practice and master more than 300 million study sets on every conceivable topic and subject. We are developing new learning experiences by modeling how students learn and drawing upon knowledge acquisition, retention, and pedagogy in cognitive science. We are always seeking to help students master any subject by optimizing study efficiency and engagement.

Business operations supports high-stakes strategic decisions, executes the top priority initiatives and supports Quizlet’s rapid scaling. This role would be an early hire into the team and will help to shape the team’s direction and culture as it continues to grow.

The Role

As a Business Operations Associate, you will partner with stakeholders across the organization to deliver against strategic priorities. We’re looking for analytically minded team-players who are excited to roll up their sleeves and own complex business problems end-to-end from scoping, conducting analyses, generating insights and communicating them across the company.

Example responsibilities include:

  • Managing in-country scouts to do market research and early go-to-market initiatives to support Quizlet’s international growth
  • Coordinate and align cross-functional teams for quarterly and annual planning
  • Create, align on and roll out new organizational processes to support Quizlet’s rapid scaling to ensure cross-functional communication and collaboration
  • Conduct competitive research to understand Quizlet’s market position in different countries and generate action plans to boost growth
  • Partner with Product to support the operations of building out new revenue streams for Quizlet

What we look for

  • Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in economics, management, finance, or other business-related fields or a technical/scientific field
  • 2+ years of experience in top-tier management consulting, investment banking, business operations, or business analytics
  • Analytical and data-driven, able to define and measure progress/success for your initiatives against quantitative KPIs
  • Comfort with ambiguity, uncertainty, and a rapidly changing environment
  • Success working cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders to deliver results
  • Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, and communication skills
  • Self-starter with a resourceful, can-do attitude and a bias to action, no task is too small or menial for you
  • Knowledge of SQL, comfortable pulling own data
  • 10-20% travel required to support our international growth efforts

What we would love

  • Experience working in a B2C internet company and/or the EdTech sector
  • Proficiency in a second European language
  • Expert SQL skills and thorough knowledge of statistics applied to business analytics (forecasting, segmentation, A/B testing, predictive modeling, etc.)
  • Passion for education and helping people learn

We hope you are excited about everything you read so far. We highly encourage you to apply for this position, even if you feel you do not meet all the requirements. Quizlet is always looking for amazing folks that believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in various ways - not merely candidates that fit a certain mold.

Quizlet's Team Culture

We are here to make education better and more accessible. We strive to improve the lives of students and teachers at every stage and in every setting. We have a bias for action, take initiative, and hustle to deliver results. We make informed decisions whenever possible but are unafraid to take calculated risks on great ideas to promote learning. We embrace challenges and see effort as the path to mastery. We’re constantly seeking opportunities to learn and we embrace curiosity. Quality matters at Quizlet, and we hold the bar high on everything we do. We sweat the details and take personal accountability and pride in anything that carries the Quizlet name. We speak up, jump in and work with each other to fix problems, and never say "that's not my job." We treat each other with honesty and respect, encourage vigorous debate, and seek critical feedback. We value diversity, humility, transparency, and collaboration as the best paths to our success — as individuals, as a team, and as a company.

Quizlet’s success as an online learning community depends on a strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. We are actively working to build a team that is representative of the diverse communities we serve, and an open, inclusive work environment where all employees can thrive. As an equal opportunity employer and a tech company committed to societal change, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Come join us!

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