Sr. Associate, Strategy & Growth

Description Position at Ziff Davis

The Opportunity:

The Strategy & Growth team supports the Tech & Shopping division of Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD), which includes leading properties such as CNET, RetailMeNot, Mashable, PCMag, TDS Gift Cards, Lifehacker, and Spiceworks.

As a Sr. Associate, Strategy & Growth, you will support the development and execution of growth strategies across these premier digital media and software brands. Reporting directly to the Sr. Director, Strategy & Growth, this high-visibility role regularly interacts with brand stakeholders and senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support strategic decision making by surfacing key insights and identifying opportunities for growth. This includes conducting market and competitive research to build business cases, partnering with leadership for annual/quarterly planning, and translating complex data into actionable insights.

• Lead high-impact initiatives, partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure alignment and ensuring priorities are translated into action. This role supports coordinating execution, resolving blockers, and ensuring accountability across teams to deliver on business objectives.

• Ensure the business operates efficiently and delivers against its goals by tracking key performance indicators, driving process improvements, and supporting resourcing and budgeting decisions.

• Support M&A efforts through target research, commercial diligence, and investment memo preparation.

• Evaluate and implement revenue-generating business development partnerships and support strategic vendor and other commercial relationships.

• Identify pain points where AI tools can unlock business efficiencies and cost savings, supporting the creation and implementation of AI solutions across the division.

Job Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

• Experience: 2-4 years of experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, investment banking, equity research, or relevant industry verticals (tech, media, e-commerce).

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required.

• Work authorization: Must be authorized to work in the United States.

• Execution & drive: Strategic problem solver, comfortable navigating ambiguity, managing cross-functional projects, and prioritizing high-impact workstreams in a fast-paced environment.

• Analytics & financial modeling: Strong analytical and logical structuring skills and ability to solve difficult business problems through financial models and supporting analyses (e.g., slide development)

• Data storytelling & presentations: Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills with the ability to present alongside leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• AI & workflow optimization: Experience utilizing generative AI tools (e.g., Gemini, Claude) for research, data synthesis, and workflow automation, or a strong desire to integrate them into daily strategy workflows.

• Industry background: Experience with or a strong interest in the tech and shopping digital media ecosystem.

About

Our portfolio unites the most trusted brands in tech, shopping, savings, and lifestyle to help people and businesses thrive. The CNET Group stands as the leader in tech media, offering expert editorial, insights, communities, and solutions that reach 81 million unique visitors each month. Complementing this, Ziff Davis Shopping serves as the most trusted purchase companion, delivering exceptional user and partner experiences. We connect brands to large, contextually-aligned audiences and help users find the best offers, cash back rewards, seasonal deals, and expert content for all their shopping needs. Together, we provide a comprehensive destination for expert guidance, from critical tech decisions to everyday purchase solutions.

About Ziff Davis

Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD) is a vertically focused digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology, shopping, gaming and entertainment, connectivity, health, cybersecurity, and martech. Today, Ziff Davis is focused on seven key verticals – Technology, Connectivity, Shopping, Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Cybersecurity and Marketing Technology. Its brands include IGN, Mashable, RetailMeNot, PCMag, Humble Bundle, Spiceworks, Ookla (Speedtest), RootMetrics, Everyday Health, BabyCenter, Moz, iContact and Vipre Security.

Our Benefits

Ziff Davis offers competitive salaries in addition to robust, health and wellness-focused benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as life and disability benefits. Our employees enjoy Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), a 401(k) with company match, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

We are committed to work-life balance with Flexible Time Off, Volunteer Time Off, and paid holidays. We offer family building and caregiving support and generous Family Care and Parental leave, when you need it. We also provide Fitness Reimbursement and access to wellness programs, ensuring our team stays healthy both physically and mentally.

At Ziff Davis, we remain dedicated to creating an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We offer Employee Resource Groups, company-sponsored events, and regular opportunities for professional growth through educational support, mentorship programs, and career development resources. Our employees are recognized and celebrated through employee engagement programs and recognition awards.

If you're seeking a dynamic and collaborative work environment where you can see the direct impact of your performance and thrive both personally and professionally, then Tech & Shopping is the place for you.

Compensation Range

Ziff Davis provides a range for the base pay. Factors that may be used to determine your actual pay may include your specific job related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. The salary compensation for this role is $95,000 to $115,000 (with an annual bonus opportunity). Individual pay within the compensation range for this business unit specific role is determined based on a variety of factors including experience, scope of the role, capabilities to perform the role, education and training, as well as business and company performance.

Ziff Davis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. At Ziff Davis, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has always been about fairness, equal opportunity, and belonging. DEI enables us to attract and retain the best talent, regardless of background or circumstances, while enabling our thousands of employees worldwide to thrive.