Commercial Strategy And Category Manager

Summary

Join Thumbtack's Commercial Strategy & Category Management team as a Commercial Strategy & Category Manager. You will lead a major company-wide initiative launching in 2025, partnering with various teams to ensure its success. This role requires strong analytical and leadership skills, experience in management consulting or similar fields, and the ability to drive category-level growth. You will prioritize initiatives, collaborate cross-functionally, and develop market expertise in home services. The position offers a virtual-first working model, various benefits, and the opportunity to shape Thumbtack's future growth. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on a fast-growing company.

Requirements

• 3-5+ years in Management Consulting, Business Operations, GTM/Business Strategy, Business Development, Category Management, or similar roles
• Proven ability to build relationships and lead cross-functional projects, influencing and aligning diverse teams
• Expertise in end-to-end analysis, including business case development and financial modeling
• A hands-on approach to prioritize effectively, pivot quickly, and drive results with an ownership mindset

Responsibilities

• Lead a key strategic and operational initiative launching in 2025, partnering with Product and Operations to ensure its success
• Identify and prioritize initiatives with the highest impact; stay agile and adjust as priorities shift
• Drive category-level growth by identifying opportunities, developing strategies, and operationalizing initiatives end-to-end
• Partner with teams across Product, Sales, Marketing, and Operations to enhance category experience and unlock growth
• Quickly develop expertise in home services, including occupations, job types, values, and pricing to drive relevant change
• Contribute to building and refining the playbook for Category Management operations at Thumbtack
• Own and improve strategic programs to drive revenue and growth, incubating new ideas and enabling process improvements across Thumbtack

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working for a company offering services through an online Marketplace
• Comfortable working in a highly entrepreneurial environment and building new processes from the ground up
• Proficient in SQL, Dashboarding (Looker, Tableau)

Benefits

• Virtual-first working model coupled with in-person events
• 20 company-wide holidays including a week-long end-of-year company shutdown
• Library (optional use collaboration & connection hub) in San Francisco
• WiFi reimbursements
• Cell phone reimbursements (North America)
• Employee Assistance Program for mental health and well-being