Business Strategy Manager

Job Title: Manager, Business Strategy 

Reports to: Director, Business Analytics 

Location: Baltimore, MD 

Type: Full-time, Exempt

Position Summary:

The Baltimore Orioles organization is a storied Major League Baseball franchise with a proud tradition, passionate fans, and a deep connection to Baltimore. Under new leadership, the team is entering an exciting chapter focused on building a winning tradition, delivering a world-class fan experience, fostering innovation, and making a meaningful impact in our community. 

We are seeking a Business Strategy Manager to help shape transformational decisions that will redefine how our organization operates, engages our community, and achieve sustained excellence on and off the field. In this role, you will advance data-driven decision-making, drive revenue growth, enhance fan engagement, and improve operational effectiveness. The ideal candidate has experience addressing critical business challenges through analysis; developing board-ready presentations and communications;interacting with and influencing senior executives; anddefining, monitoring, and actioning on organizational KPIs. This new role will help translate insights into action — shaping how the organization operates, engages with fans, and grows sustainably on and off the field. The ideal candidate is analytical, curious, and detail-oriented, with a passion for sports, business strategy, and using data to drive real-world impact.

Key Responsibilities:

Inform Big Decisions (Strategic Initiatives)

• Build models and perform quantitative analyses to support key strategic initiatives and drive action to growth opportunities

• Enable the leadership team to make smart and informed decisions using detailed quantitative and qualitative analyses leading to data-driven recommendations

• Prioritize and execute key initiatives using structured plans and timelines while delivering briefs that illuminate options, trade-offs, and strategic implications  

Support the Game Plan (Business and Strategic Planning)

• Assist in annual and multi-year business planning across functions (e.g., Marketing, Ticketing, Corporate Partnerships)

• Define the business strategy with clear, actionable, and measurable objectives and key metrics 

• Bring the story of the business to life, delivering ownership-ready presentations with a cohesive narrative  

Drive Innovation and Growth

• Explore new ideas, technologies, and partnerships – from both inside and outside Sports – to help grow the Orioles business 

• Build business cases, test new initiatives, and recommend scale or pivot decisions 

Strengthen Collaboration and Efficiency

• Help maintain standardized tools, templates, and processes to improve organizational alignment and communication

• Partner with department leads to transform data into actionable insights

• Assist in managing project timelines, deliverables, and follow-ups to ensure strategic priorities stay on track

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with strong record of academic achievement

• 4+ years of experience in Consulting, Finance, Strategy, or related field 

• Exceptional ability to distill and interpret raw data to offer creative, practical, actionable insights for a variety of stakeholders

• Experience making data and insights accessible to broad and diverse audiencesvia tools, dashboards, and presentations

• Excellent communication and presentation skills; demonstrated ability to build credibility and trust, especially with executive leaders; comfort navigating complex stakeholder dynamics in high-stakes situations

• Impeccable attention to detail and organizational skills; ability to work cross-functionally, prioritize, multi-task, and manage major projects with deadlines, often in an ambiguous environment