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Manager, Strategy Jobs in Hermosa Beach, CA at League One Volleyball (LOVB)
Title: Manager, Strategy
Company: League One Volleyball (LOVB)
Location: Hermosa Beach, CA
About LOVB (League One Volleyball)
League One Volleyball (LOVB) is reimagining women's sports. Launched in 2019, our company is a mission-led sports performance, training and media enterprise that will change the game of volleyball in the USA and empower new generations of female athletes.
It is a groundbreaking time for volleyball in the US with our historic triple Olympic Gold medals in Women's Indoor, Beach and Sitting Volleyball. Volleyball is already the #1 most played girls' youth sport. There are 38M current and former players today. Of major sports, it's the only one that is women-first (~90% of players are female). But the volleyball market has been almost entirely missed by traditional sports investors, brands, and media.
LOVB is capturing this opportunity by creating a strong club business, and from that built-in audience and fandom, is creating the best Pro League in the world and a digital ecosystem that will connect all aspects of LOVB. This community-up approach will drive participation and fandom, while enabling greater empowerment for girls and young women living this amazing sport. In this role, you will join a mission-driven, roll-up-your-sleeves team of innovators and builders who have come together to change the paradigm of professional volleyball and women’s sports.
Manager, Strategy
League One Volleyball (LOVB)
Reports to: Chief of Staff and Strategy
Department: Central Support 302: Strategy
Location: Hybrid / National Travel as Needed
Role Summary
The Strategy Manager serves as an internal consultant and thought partner to leaders across League One Volleyball (LOVB). This role helps business leaders frame decisions, evaluate opportunities, structure initiatives, and translate strategic priorities into actionable plans.
The Strategy Manager will lead complex strategic analyses, develop executive-ready recommendations, and drive high-impact cross-functional projects across the LOVB ecosystem. Success in this role requires exceptional problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity, strong business judgment, and the ability to move seamlessly between strategy development and detailed analytical execution.
This is a highly hands-on role. The Strategy Manager is expected to independently conduct analyses, build models, synthesize insights, develop presentations, and influence decision-making across a wide range of business topics.
The ideal candidate combines the structured thinking and analytical rigor of a top-tier management consultant with the adaptability, ownership mentality, and execution orientation required in a fast-growing organization.
Performance in this role will be measured not only by strategic and financial outcomes, but by the quality of leadership, collaboration, execution discipline, and adherence to LOVB’s values.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Strategic Analysis & Problem Solving
- Lead strategic analyses addressing critical business questions across growth, operations, commercial initiatives, media, brand, partnerships, product, and organizational effectiveness.
- Structure ambiguous business problems into clear analytical frameworks and actionable workstreams.
- Conduct market, competitive, customer, financial, and operational analyses to support strategic decision-making.
- Develop business cases, investment theses, scenario analyses, and strategic recommendations.
- Identify risks, trade-offs, and key decision points for leadership consideration.
- Translate complex findings into clear implications and recommended actions.
Cross-Functional Strategic Support
- Partner directly with key stakeholders across the organization to help refine strategic thinking and clarify priorities.
- Support development of strategic plans, annual priorities, and major initiative roadmaps.
- Help teams articulate objectives, define success metrics, and establish execution plans.
- Facilitate alignment across stakeholders with differing perspectives and priorities.
- Assist in preparation for key leadership discussions, planning sessions, and decision forums.
Project Leadership & Execution
- Independently manage multiple strategic projects simultaneously.
- Create and maintain project plans, workstreams, timelines, and stakeholder communications.
- Drive projects from initial problem definition through final recommendation and implementation support.
- Ensure analyses are completed accurately, efficiently, and on schedule.
- Proactively identify issues, dependencies, and execution risks.
Executive Communication & Storytelling
- Develop executive-level presentations, memos, briefing materials, and strategic communications.
- Distill complex analyses into concise, compelling narratives.
- Present findings and recommendations to senior leaders with confidence and clarity.
- Translate quantitative insights into practical business implications.
- Support leadership teams in communicating priorities and strategic decisions.
Required Skills And Abilities
- Exceptional structured problem-solving and analytical capabilities.
- Strong quantitative skills, including financial modeling and business analysis.
- Outstanding written, verbal, and visual communication skills.
- Ability to create clear, compelling executive presentations.
- Strong project management and organizational skills.
- Ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority.
- Comfort operating in ambiguity and evolving business environments.
- Self-starter who requires minimal direction and proactively drives work forward.
- Strong business judgment and ability to balance analytical rigor with practical decision-making.
- Ability to move effectively between strategic thinking and detailed execution.
- Collaborative, low-ego team player with a strong ownership mentality.
Education And Experience
- MBA from a leading business school strongly preferred.
- 4–6 years of professional experience.
- Experience at a top-tier management consulting firm strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex workstreams and delivering strategic recommendations.
- Experience conducting independent analyses and building executive-level materials.
- Experience working across multiple business functions and stakeholder groups.
- Experience in sports (especially volleyball), media, consumer brands, entertainment, or high-growth environments is a plus.
Values & Leadership Alignment (Required)
- Deep alignment with LOVB’s mission to elevate volleyball and advance women and girls through sport.
- Demonstrated commitment to building inclusive, high-performing cultures.
- Clear belief that how results are achieved matters as much as what results are delivered.
- Track record of leading with integrity, accountability, and transparency.
- Ability to model LOVB’s leadership behaviors in moments of ambiguity, pressure, and growth.
- More on www.lovb.com
