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Manager, Strategy and Business Operations
Duolingo INC · 🇺🇸 New York, NY; Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 100 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 5 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Duolingo INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Senior Content Operations Manager” (Marketing Managers) in PA: $163k–$163k, median $163k. Most were filed at wage level I (100%) — 1 lottery entry, ≈15% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 100 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 5 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and that’s where you come in! At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about educating our users, experimenting with big ideas, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities and daily collaborations with world-class minds — while doing work that’s both meaningful and fun. Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world. Read our blog to learn more. About the role... This role sits at the intersection of strategy and execution. You will balance speed and rigor to resolve ambiguity and turn one-off wins into scalable systems. As a Strategy & Business Operations Manager at Duolingo, you will play a key role in shaping Duolingo’s path towards becoming a 100-year company. You will partner closely with leaders across Growth, Language Learning, Monetization, and more to create clarity and alignment that unlocks faster progress for Duolingo’s top priorities. This role is based in our Pittsburgh HQ. We use a hybrid work model of 4 days in the office per week. You will... • Develop actionable strategies: collaborate with cross-functional leaders to combine market understanding, user insights, and product vision into strategies that teams will pursue to achieve Duolingo's mission • Sprint to assess opportunities & markets: identify and assess compelling opportunities for Duolingo. This spans problem-space definition, hypothesis generation, industry research, execution and iteration • Lead with data, structure, and judgment: establish success metrics, build clear frameworks, and make trade-offs across competing priorities • Partner cross-functionally: work closely with product, engineering, design, marketing, partnerships, data science, and finance • Learn and grow : rapidly gain new skills, methods, and industry learnings as you deliver world-class strategy work alongside talented colleagues across disciplines You have... • Fast, flexible, and outcomes-oriented : able and excited to thrive with rapid cycles of analysis, decision, and action • Analytical chops and logical thinking : develops data and fact-based understanding of complex problems. Able to simplify findings to clear conclusions • Strong people skills , including a demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders • Relevant experience: 3+ years of professional experience, ideally in strategy, business operations, consulting, product, or a related field • Excitement for our mission to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available Exceptional candidates will have... • Strong knowledge of and passion for the consumer tech industry • Experience with mobile apps and subscription-based services • Experience working with global / international teams • Experience leading cross-functional projects in a high-growth environment The offered salary is dependent upon several factors, including work experience, skills, and internal peer comparisons. The posted range is subject to change in the future. For this role, base salary is supplemented by equity compensation. We encourage you to talk with your recruiter for more information related to compensation for this role! Salary Range: $129,200 — $174,800 USD Benefits: Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here . Job Alerts: Sign up for job alerts here . Accommodations: We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately