Remote job description

Squarespace is looking for a Senior Director of Strategy to help us evaluate new business opportunities to enable rapid growth in our user base, drive innovation in the customer experience, and boost our overall competitive market position.

The Strategy function at Squarespace is newly created and is responsible for leading the company-wide strategic planning process, leading foundational research (research, market mapping, total addressable market, etc), and partnering with our Operating Committee on high priority, cross-functional strategic projects.

In this role you will report directly to our Chief Financial Officer. Our headquarters is in New York City, but we are open to remote candidates based in an approved state.

All Squarespace employees are working remotely at this time. We are closely monitoring the status of COVID-19 as we continue our work to build a return-to-work plan that ensures a safe return to our offices and provides flexibility for our employees.

Responsibilities

  • Build Squarespace's near- and long-term growth strategies, in areas that can create new profitable revenue sources.
  • Drive end-to-end strategic projects to launch a new business or accelerate the growth of an existing business
  • Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to combine market research, user insight, and product vision to drive strategic decision making. As part of this, oversee and lead the scoping of complex research-based projects, secure stakeholder and working team engagement and provide operational leadership and support as needed to deliver key business outcomes.
  • Lead high-priority executive sponsored projects end-to-end spanning product development, pricing, market sizing, international expansion, conversion strategy, and TAM analysis
  • Guide team on best practices by utilizing your expertise in primary and secondary research, project management, and stakeholder management
  • Lead Squarespace's long-term, near-term, and annual strategic planning processes, drawing insight from the full leadership team and integrating all functional areas to define a single agenda for the company
  • Prepare financial and operational analysis on business cases, such as build vs buy initiatives and strategic partnerships, among others.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 12+ years of relevant experience, MBA preferred
  • Prior top tier management consulting, and/or corporate strategy experience is required; experience at a consumer software company is preferred (not mandatory).
  • Experience managing complex projects and programs while demonstrating exceptional business judgement
  • Ability to influence and communicate effectively with all levels throughout the organization and present comfortably to leadership
  • Experience executing and managing primary / secondary research and translating data into strategic recommendations to aid in decision making
  • Excellent strategic problem solving and analytical skills
  • Strong verbal and written communicator

Benefits & Perks

  • Health insurance with 100% premium covered for you and your dependent children
  • Flexible vacation & paid time off
  • Up to 20 weeks of paid family leave
  • Equity plan for all employees
  • Retirement benefits with employer match
  • Fertility and adoption benefits
  • Free lunch and snacks at all offices
  • Education reimbursement
  • Dog-friendly workplace in New York office
  • Commuter benefit in the form of pretax (US)

About Squarespace

Squarespace is a leading all-in-one website building and ecommerce platform that enables millions to build a brand and transact with their customers in an impactful and beautiful online presence. Our suite of products enables anyone at any stage of their journey to manage their projects and businesses through websites, domains, ecommerce, marketing tools, and scheduling, along with tools for managing a social media presence with Unfold and hospitality business management via Tock. Squarespace democratizes access to best-in-class design, helping our customers in approximately 200 countries and territories maintain consistent branding across all digital touchpoints to stand out online. Our team of more than 1,400 is headquartered in downtown New York City, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, Portland, Oregon, Los Angeles, California and Chicago, Illinois. For more information, visit www.squarespace.com.

Our Commitment

Today, more than a million people around the globe use Squarespace to share different perspectives and experiences with the world. Not only do we embrace and celebrate the diversity of our customer base, but we also strive for the same in our employees. At Squarespace, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Summary
Company name: Squarespace
Remote job title: Senior Director, Strategy
Job tags: saas / subscription, business services, smb, soho, websites

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