Category Manager (UK)

☞ Varsity Tutors, a Nerdy Company

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: Southampton South East

Category: Marketing / PR Sales Part-time

Industry: Technology Information Internet

Position: Associate

Job type: Part-time

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Overview:

Varsity Tutors is looking for a data-driven, customer-focused, learning-obsessed individual to join us on our mission to help people learn. We’re seeking a Category Manager to lead the growth and evolution of new lines of business in the UK from early stages to scaled operations, which furthers our goal of bringing the transformational power of live learning to more categories and customers. As Category Manager, this individual will own the P&L for our entire business in the UK. This person will analyze and identify opportunities, develop and report on KPIs that mark progress, and work strategically and tactically with marketing, sales, and product development teams to deliver results. The right candidate will have strong analytical acumen, be motivated by digging into problems and opportunities, energized by creating order out of ambiguity, and skilled at driving both straightforward and creative cross-functional solutions that improve the experience for customers and grow the business.

About Nerdy

Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY), the parent company of Varsity Tutors, is a leading platform for live online learning, with a mission to transform the way people learn through technology. The Company’s purpose-built proprietary platform leverages technology, including AI, to connect learners of all ages to experts, delivering superior value on both sides of the network. Nerdy’s comprehensive learning destination provides learning experiences across 3,000+ subjects and multiple formats—including one-on-one instruction, small group classes, large format group classes, and adaptive self-study. Nerdy’s flagship business, Varsity Tutors, is one of the nation’s largest platforms for live online tutoring and classes. Its solutions are available directly to students and consumers, as well as through schools and other institutions. Learn more about Nerdy at https://www.nerdy.com/. The company publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange in September 2021.

Responsibilities:
  • Own the P&L for our entire business in the UK
  • Drive operational excellence and growth for our business in the UK
  • Set and manage ambitious revenue and profitability targets supported by operating plans that include monthly, quarterly and annual targets
  • Develop, prioritize, and deliver against high-quality business strategies and plans, ensuring their alignment with short- and long-term objectives
  • Analyze a wide range of data to identify opportunities and problems, as well as devise solutions and improvements.
  • Clearly communicate, including in writing about plans, progress, opportunities, and impediments
  • Build and nurture a positive, customer-centric team culture, consistent with Varsity Tutors’ mission, vision, culture, and leadership competencies
  • Maintain a deep knowledge of competitive markets and industry of the company
  • Build and maintain trust with key partners and stakeholders
  • Take in new information, adjust plans and recommendations accordingly, and be appropriately obsessive about execution that moves the business forward

Qualifications:
  • MBA preferred
  • 1-5 years post-grad. experience in operational leadership or senior management positions
  • Current working experience in the UK and knowledge of the local education system
  • Creativity and ability to develop ideas independently and execute on them with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, start-up environment
  • Excellent communication skills, including written, analytical, and verbal
  • Ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a high-energy, fast-paced environment
  • High degree of organization, detail orientation, and ability to manage multiple, competing priorities
  • Excellent collaboration skills that enable you to earn trust at all levels.
  • Willingness to roll up your sleeves and do the work when needed, including analysis and narratives that communicate plans, ideas, and opportunities.
  • Sound business judgment, ability to influence effectively, and willingness to simplify when needed
  • Established track record of delivering forecasted results within budget
  • Deep understanding of online marketplace dynamics and experience with marketplace business models

Varsity Tutors Leadership Principles

Relentless Focus on Customers * Comfort with Ambiguity * Ownership * Simplify * Intellectual Curiosity * Build Teams * Think Big * Insist on High Standards * Bias for Action * Build Trust * Go Deep * Have Conviction * Deliver Results * Are Right, a Lot

Benefits/Culture:
  • Competitive Salary plus Equity in the company
  • Remote Position, fully work from home (or wherever you like!)
  • Flexible PTO plus a floating holiday
  • 52 hours of Free Learning Sessions per year for you or immediate family members and free access to our online classes
  • Once in a lifetime opportunity to help transform how the world learns!
  • Fun, collaborative, and team-oriented work environment with plenty of training and a feedback-rich culture

Varsity Tutors is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. (INDHP)
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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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