Manager II, Strategy

Summary

Join Allbirds Strategy team as Manager II and contribute to the company's strategic vision, identifying growth opportunities and improving business operations. Lead cross-functional initiatives, coordinate strategic reviews, and develop executive-facing materials. Drive accountability, partner with the Analytics team for insights, build performance dashboards, and project manage new initiatives. Contribute to strategic planning processes and leverage data analysis tools. This role requires strong analytical and strategic skills, experience in a related field, and proficiency in data analysis tools. The position offers competitive pay, benefits, and a collaborative work environment.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a highly analytical, strategic role such as management consulting, corporate strategy, business operations, financial planning & analysis, or retail planning
• Financial modeling and business case development come naturally to you—you can distill data into actionable insights and clear executive-ready recommendations
• Project manager at heart —you’ve led cross-functional workstreams from strategy through execution and consistently deliver against key milestones
• Experience supporting executive decision-making —you’ve built board decks, delivered strategic updates, or created frameworks that shape the direction of a company or function
• Entrepreneurial and adaptable —you thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, and ambiguous environment, and are known for taking initiative to streamline processes and improve decision-making
• Strategic thinker, tactical executor —you can define the long-term vision and roll up your sleeves to get the details right
• Collaborative and persuasive —you work seamlessly across teams like Marketing, Finance, Analytics, Merchandising, and Planning, and can influence without authority
• BA/BS degree required , preferably in a quantitative field such as Business, Economics, Engineering, or Mathematics; MBA preferred but not required
• Advanced Excel and Google Sheets modeling skills are essential —you build clean, dynamic models from scratch and automate manual processes
• Expertise in Looker or similar BI tools is a must —you build dashboards, surface trends, and develop tools that enable self-service insights for business partners
• Proficient in SQL —you’re comfortable writing queries and exploring large datasets independently

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of the company’s strategic vision , helping to identify growth opportunities, improve business operations, and drive toward key financial goals
• Lead cross-functional strategic initiatives —facilitate planning, execution, and tracking of high-impact projects that support the company’s long-range plan
• Coordinate the bi-weekly Strategy Office review process , aligning on priorities, coordinating cross-functional resources, and preparing updates for the executive team
• Own the development of executive-facing materials for milestone meetings including Quarterly Hindsights, Monthly Business Reviews, and Board of Directors meetings. Ensure insights are clear, actions are tracked, and next steps are followed through
• Drive accountability and momentum on strategic initiatives by acting as an information aggregator, data translator, and thought partner across teams; communicate status updates to leadership regularly
• Partner closely with the Analytics team to surface business insights, develop hypotheses, and identify emerging trends that inform strategic priorities. Collaborate with business teams to shape and refine initiatives based on data-driven learnings
• Build and maintain dashboards to enable performance measurement, guide strategic decisions, and monitor progress toward company goals. Continuously enhance dashboards and work toward automation to scale insight delivery
• Project manage new business initiatives —clarify objectives, define project phases, manage timelines, identify risks, and align cross-functional stakeholders to ensure execution
• Contribute to annual and long-range strategic planning processes , including scenario modeling, initiative roadmapping, and alignment with financial planning
• Leverage SQL and Looker to access and analyze data from multiple sources; use Excel/Google Sheets to develop structured, repeatable tools and insights for the business

Preferred Qualifications

• Retail or consumer-facing industry experience is strongly preferred—you understand core retail KPIs, marketing funnel dynamics, and product margin economics
• Experience with Python or other big data tools is a plus—especially for cleaning and manipulating large datasets
• Experience with Google Apps Script is highly preferred —you’ve automated planning, reporting, or business operations workflows in Google Sheets
• Passion for sustainability and a genuine interest in Allbirds' mission

Benefits

• Health benefits include Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and eligible dependents
• Medical plan options include: PPO, HDHP (100% premium paid for employees, employees only pay premium for dependents), and HMO (in California)
• 100% Company paid OneMedical memberships available for members of certain medical plans
• Company HSA contribution for enrolled HSA members
• Financial benefits include: company equity for eligible roles, 401(k) with employer matching contribution (with immediate vesting and pre and post-tax options), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, company-paid life insurance for full time roles, short-term and long-term disability, pre-tax savings programs for eligible healthcare, childcare and commuter expenses for both full and part-time roles, medical travel expense reimbursement program for full and part-time roles
• Unlimited PTO for full-time corporate roles, sick and vacation time for  other roles, plus parental leave (with a new parent bonus for full-time employees), volunteering, medical & family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting
• Employee Assistance Program and more
• Other Perks include: the company discount (50%) on most Allbirds products, discount mall through LifeBalance, reimbursement on eligible wellness expenses (full-time employees) and cellphone and more for certain eligible roles