Principal, Strategic Operations & Growth in California at Apartment List

At this stage, the growth and operations doesn't fail for lack of good ideas — it fails when good ideas don't connect, and when the ideas that matter most never get picked up because no single function owns them. A partnership deal doesn't make it into the brand team's channel plan in time. A SEO opportunity gets overlooked across our multi-brand marketplaces because no one's connecting the portfolio strategies. An attribution opportunity that could reshape revenue generation isn’t connected to the channels that drive it. And when the COO is heads-down on one priority, other important threads across the org stall for lack of a clear owner.

This role is built to close these gaps. You'll own the operating backbone that keeps a wide, evolving set of functions under the COO running in rhythm, and you'll be the person the COO relies on to take ambiguous, high-stakes, or 0-to-1 problems to, trusting you to drive them forward with real autonomy, including when the COO isn't in the room. Because there's no CMO sitting above our marketing functions, you'll also be the connective layer bringing shared direction to a growth leader, a brand leader, a technical SEO leader, and - by extension - the leader of our lister marketing business in our B2B organization, none of whom report to you. This is a senior, high-trust seat for an experienced operator who can build repeatable systems, earn cohesion across independent functional leaders through credibility rather than authority, and make sound judgment calls on strategic initiatives with minimal oversight.

At Apartment List, we carefully consider a variety of factors to determine compensation for each position, including the role, level, and work. The US base salary range for this position is:

This reflects the compensation target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Please note, the compensation details provided do not include benefits and perks that we offer.

We also rely on market indicators along with considering your work location, job related skills, experience and relevant education and training, to determine compensation that is fair and competitive for you. Apartment List will consider paying compensation near the higher of the range in exceptional circumstances, where candidates have the experience, credentials or expertise that would warrant such consideration. It is always our goal to hire exceptional talent and we would be happy to share more about compensation during the hiring process.