Associate Director, Strategy

TL;DR

Associate Director, Strategy (Travel): Supporting and driving robust strategy efforts for key business areas to determine traveler/partner/market needs, competitive positioning, and set strategies with an accent on analytical, financial, and strategic problem-solving. Focus on leading cross-functional initiatives, executing plans with resourcing and milestones, facilitating performance management, and overcoming barriers based on internal/external factors.

Location: New York or Needham (Hybrid or Remote) or Remote, United States

Salary: $195,000 to $220,000

Company

The Tripadvisor Group connects people to experiences worth sharing through brands like Tripadvisor, hirify.global, and TheFork, leveraging technology for travel marketplaces.

What you will do

• Drive strategy efforts for key business areas, analyzing needs, competition, and defining paths forward.
• Lead cross-functional execution with clear roles, metrics, milestones, and resourcing.
• Facilitate performance management cadence for transparency on progress, barriers, and adjustments.
• Support strategy and business leaders in overcoming obstacles, reallocating resources, and adapting plans.
• Engage across Product, Engineering, Operations, Sales, Analytics, and Corporate Development.

Requirements

• 3-5+ years in Strategy roles at top-tier consulting firm with strong analytical, financial, and strategic toolkit.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives with excellent stakeholder management.
• Organized, proactive self-starter able to prioritize and execute.
• Strong written/verbal communication to synthesize complex topics.
• Proven ability to operate with global-first mindset.
• Demonstrated use of AI tools for efficiency and decision-making.

Nice to have

• Experience in travel and hospitality industry.
• Passion for travel and Tripadvisor's role for travelers/partners.

Culture & Benefits

• "Work your way" with remote-friendly flexibility and optional on-site collaboration.
• Flexible schedule emphasizing work-life balance, trust, and accountability.
• Competitive compensation with base, bonuses, health benefits, tuition assistance, lifestyle perks, travel discounts, donation matching, and EAP.
• Cultural pillars: Traveler first, Execution is our edge, We succeed together through collaboration and ownership.