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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.
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.
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Document your strategic impact with metrics
PERM requires proving the role demands specialized qualifications. Compile measurable outcomes from past growth initiatives, such as revenue targets hit or market expansions led, to support both the job description and your I-140 petition.
Target companies with active PERM filings
Not every employer sponsors green cards, even at the director level. Filter your search to companies that have recently filed PERM applications for senior strategic roles, which signals an established sponsorship process and in-house or retained immigration counsel.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Searching broadly wastes time at this career level. Migrate Mate surfaces Director Strategic Growth roles at employers with documented green card sponsorship history, so you focus your outreach on companies already equipped to file PERM for this position.
Clarify EB-2 versus EB-3 with your prospective employer
If the job posting requires only a bachelor's degree, the employer may file under EB-3 by default. Asking early whether they can draft the role description to require an advanced degree can qualify you for EB-2, which often means shorter priority date waits for many countries.
Negotiate the PERM timeline into your offer stage
DOL's PERM processing currently runs several months before the I-140 can even be filed. Raise the sponsorship conversation during the offer, not after signing, so both parties align on who covers filing costs and when the process starts.
Verify prevailing wage before your PERM is filed
DOL requires your offered salary to meet the prevailing wage for your specific location and job duties. Use the OFLC Wage Search to check the wage level your employer intends to certify, since a mismatch at filing delays the entire PERM process.
Green Card Director Strategic Growth: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Director Strategic Growth roles typically qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Most Director Strategic Growth positions qualify for EB-2 when the employer defines the role as requiring an advanced degree in business, strategy, economics, or a related field. If the posted requirement is a bachelor's degree with experience, the employer files under EB-3 instead. The distinction affects your priority date queue, so it's worth confirming the intended category before accepting an offer.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa sponsorship is temporary, capped at 85,000 per year for most applicants, and subject to a lottery. PERM-based green card sponsorship leads to permanent residency, has no annual cap at the EB-3 level for many countries, and no lottery. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification, the I-140, and adjustment of status can take two to four years or longer depending on your birth country's priority date backlog.
Where can I find Director Strategic Growth jobs where the employer already sponsors green cards?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. It filters roles by employers with documented PERM and green card sponsorship history, so you're not cold-applying to companies that have never sponsored a foreign national. At the director level, this filtering matters because sponsorship decisions are often made by HR leadership and legal counsel, not just the hiring manager.
Can I negotiate who pays the PERM and I-140 filing fees?
USCIS rules prohibit employees from paying the employer's portion of the I-140 petition fee, and DOL prohibits employees from bearing PERM preparation costs. Employers are required to cover those. You may be responsible for your own adjustment of status filing fees. Clarifying this structure during the offer stage prevents misunderstandings once the process is underway.
What happens to my green card sponsorship if I change employers before it is approved?
If you change employers before your I-140 is approved, the PERM and petition generally cannot be transferred and the process restarts with the new employer. After your I-140 is approved and your priority date is current or nearly current, job portability rules under AC21 allow you to move to a similar role without losing your place in the queue. Director-level strategic roles often qualify as sufficiently similar for portability purposes.