Hybrid Supply Expansion Strategy – Operations Lead

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About the role

  • Expansion Strategy & Operations Lead at Preply managing the Supply side of new markets and growth. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize tutor quality and lifecycle readiness.

Responsibilities

  • Own the Supply side of Preply’s expansion agenda end-to-end across new markets, verticals, and segments, with a focus on liquidity, tutor quality, and lifecycle readiness
  • Represent Supply in the Expansion squad and cross-functional planning, ensuring Supply implications shape priorities, sequencing, and launch requirements
  • Structure ambiguous expansion problems into clear plans, workstreams, and decisions, coordinating Supply teams and key partners
  • Lead cross-functional delivery with Product, Data, Growth, and Supply Ops to make expansion launches supply-ready for students and workable for tutors
  • Identify the biggest supply gaps and opportunities for each expansion bet, and drive the right solutions
  • Improve foundations for new verticals (e.g., categorization, discoverability, matching) to improve learner and tutor experience
  • Evolve tutor quality standards for new verticals and segments, including requirements, criteria, and checks where needed
  • Review the end-to-end tutor lifecycle for new verticals and work with teams to strengthen it over time
  • Set clear success metrics and build dashboards for expansion supply health (e.g., liquidity/coverage, quality signals, funnel health)
  • Propose new expansion opportunities by challenging assumptions, testing new approaches, and bringing ideas that unlock growth and improve tutor experience

Requirements

  • 6–8+ years of experience in strategy & operations, consulting, marketplaces, or high-growth tech roles
  • Proven track record leading cross-functional initiatives end-to-end, with clear examples of shipping outcomes
  • Strong problem structuring skills: can break down ambiguous topics into a clear goals, options, and roadmaps
  • Excellent program/project management: structured planning, dependency management, risk mitigation and follow-through across multiple workstreams
  • Strong stakeholder management and influence: able to align senior partners, drive decisions, and handle trade-offs
  • Data-driven and analytical: can size opportunities, define KPIs, interpret results, and turn insights into actions (Excel/Sheets required; SQL is a plus)
  • Hands-on and outcome-focused: sets direction, unblocks teams, and makes sure things get delivered
  • Strong communication skills: clear writing, crisp updates, and simple documentation that keeps teams aligned
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and moving fast with imperfect information while keeping quality high
  • Curious and creative: challenges assumptions, brings new ideas, and tests practical approaches

Benefits

  • A generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com
  • Learning & Development budget and time off for your self-development
  • A competitive financial package with equity, leave allowance and health insurance
  • Attractive relocation package to join us in our Preply Barcelona Hub
  • Access to free mental health support platforms
  • Access to Gympass-partnered wellness and gym centers throughout Spain to promote and support well-being and physical health

Job title

Supply Expansion Strategy – Operations Lead

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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