Job Title: (Senior) Manager, Strategy & Expansion

As a (Senior) Manager, Strategy & Expansion, you will act as a high-impact internal consultant, driving critical strategic projects that shape the future of HelloFresh. You will diagnose complex problems, build rigorous frameworks, & lead cross-functional workstreams to deliver quantifiable results.

You will pivot between high-level group strategy, transformation & operational efficiency projects. You will hold ownership of analysis, drive insights, & make recommendations that guide our most critical capital allocation & strategic decisions.

What youll do

Group Strategy & Capital Allocation

• Partner directly with the Group Management Board to define & refine our long-term strategic agenda & vision.
• Conduct rigorous analysis to support high-stakes capital allocation decisions, ensuring resources are directed toward the highest-ROI opportunities across our global portfolio.
• Prepare data-driven strategic decision materials & presentations for the Management Board & Supervisory Board, distilling complex dynamics into clear, actionable recommendations.

Group Transformation & Efficiency 

• Coordinate cross-functional efficiency programs & lead strategic initiatives, ensuring speed of execution & alignment across teams.
• Identify organizational bottlenecks or structural inefficiencies & design data-backed solutions to streamline operating models.
• Drive "special projects" that fall outside the scope of day-to-day operations but are critical to the Group's efficiency & agility.

Strategic Expansion & Commercial Analysis

• Drive commercial due diligence & market analysis for key expansion opportunities, with a specific focus on scaling our Ready-to-Eat (Factor) & other verticals across Europe.
• Perform deep-dive competitive intelligence & market sizing to inform "buy vs. build" decisions & new market entry strategies.

Business Unit Strategy (Project-Based)

• Act as a strategic surge resource for Business Unit Managing Directors (MDs) & functional leaders to solve their most critical commercial challenges on a project-by-project basis.
• Support the creation of mid-term strategies & robust business cases for specific BUs, helping local leadership teams identify growth levers & profit driving initiatives.
• Provide objective, "outside-in" analysis to pressure-test local assumptions & optimize strategy execution.

What youll bring

• Experience: 3-5 years of experience in a Management Consulting firm (top tier preferred) or a high-impact internal Strategy team. Experience with commercial due diligence, market entry, or operational improvement projects is highly valued.
• Strategic Toolkit: You possess a classic consulting toolkityou can break down ambiguous problems into logical issue trees, develop hypotheses, & drive to a solution using 80/20 thinking.
• Analytical Rigor: You are comfortable working with large datasets to quantify impact. You don't just present data; you synthesize it into a compelling narrative that influences senior stakeholders.
• Operator Mindset: You thrive in a fast-paced environment where speed matters, & you are actively involved in driving workstreams to completion.
• Collaboration & Influence: Excellent ability to manage stakeholders without formal authority, building trust with MDs, functional leaders, & C-level executives through high-quality work & objective insight.

What we offer

• Healthy discount on weekly HelloFresh boxes
• Annual learning & development budget to attend conferences or purchase educational resources plus access to the HelloFresh Academy
• Subsidized childcare with a professional nannying agency
• Free access to Headspace, biweekly in-house yoga classes (remote since March 2020)
• A diverse & vibrant international environment of 70+ different nationalities
• Additional perks include: Free crash course in German, compensation for advanced external German classes, discounts for our neighboring gym & Urban Sports Club, summer & winter parties, discount on our HelloFresh vending machines
• The chance to have a significant impact on one of the fastest-growing technology companies in Europe in an exciting growth phase

Are you up for the challenge?

Please submit your complete application below including your salary expectations & earliest starting date.

After submitting an application our team will review this & get back to you within 5 business days.