Senior Expansion Strategy Operations Manager (Growth)

Senior Expansion Strategy Operations Manager (Growth) WE POWER PEOPLE’S PROGRESS. At Preply, we’re all about creating life-changing learning experiences. We help people discover the magic of the perfect tutor, craft a personalised learning journey, and stay motivated to keep growing. Our approach is human-led, tech-enabled - and it’s creating real impact. We’ve just reached unicorn status with a $150M Series D, accelerating our vision to transform education through human-led, AI-enhanced learning. Today, 100,000+ tutors teach 90+ languages to learners in 180 countries - and we’re only getting started. As a category-defining company, we’re shaping what the future of learning looks like at global scale. Every Preply lesson sparks change, fuels ambition, and drives progress that matters. Joining Preply means helping define the future of education at global scale, and building something that truly matters for millions of people, every day. MEET THE TEAM! This role reports directly to the Senior Director of Expansion and sits at the center of one of Preply’s most strategic priorities for 2026: Expansion. Expansion at Preply spans new verticals, new geographies, and new learner personas. It is inherently cross-functional, requiring tight coordination across Product, Supply, Marketing, Data, and Operations to turn strategy into execution. As Strategy & Operations Lead, you will act as the orchestrator and owner of the expansion agenda, ensuring clarity, focus, progress, and measurable impact. THE ROLE As Expansion Strategy & Operations Lead, you will be responsible for driving cross-functional initiatives and performance management for Preply’s expansion strategy. You will translate strategic priorities into clear OKRs, oversee execution across teams, track progress, surface insights, and ensure leadership has a clear, data-driven view of what’s working, what’s not, and where to double down. This is a highly visible role combining strategy, execution, and operating rigor, with direct exposure to senior leadership. WHAT YOU WILL DO - Own expansion planning & operating cadence - Lead OKR definition, alignment, and follow-up for expansion initiatives across verticals, geographies, and personas. - Drive quarterly and annual planning, progress reviews, and executive reporting. - Drive cross-functional expansion initiatives - Lead high-impact projects spanning Product, Supply, Marketing, Data, and Operations to unlock growth in new verticals and markets. - Ensure clear ownership, timelines, dependencies, and outcomes across teams. - Be the single source of truth for expansion performance - Build and maintain dashboards and reporting to track expansion health (growth, conversion, supply coverage, retention, unit economics). - Synthesize insights into clear recommendations for leadership. - Support strategic decision-making - Partner with the Senior Director of Expansion & other key stakeholders to assess opportunities, prioritize bets, and shape expansion strategy. - Conduct data-driven analyses (market sizing, funnel diagnostics, performance deep dives) to inform investment decisions. - Enable execution at scale - Identify execution bottlenecks, misalignments, or resourcing gaps and proactively drive resolution. - Improve ways of working across teams to increase speed, clarity, and accountability. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR - 5+ years of experience in strategy & operations, in-house strategy, top-tier consulting, or a similar role. - Strong experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in fast-moving environments. - Proven ability to turn strategy into execution, with hands-on ownership of planning, OKRs, and performance tracking. - Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including comfort with data analysis and basic financial modeling. - Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to senior and executive stakeholders. - Highly structured thinker who can ... (truncated, view full listing at source)