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Squarespace · 1 day ago

Business Development Specialist, App Ecosystem

Squarespace is a design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online. The Business Development Specialist will focus on commercializing new partnerships and developing growth opportunities, collaborating with various teams to ensure successful execution of product partnerships.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Work closely with the Product Partnerships portfolio, Product Solutions Architects, and other cross-functional teams to ensure strategic alignment and execution of product partnerships
Maintain direct and active relationships with app ecosystem partners, including proactively resolving business and technical issues and serving as an internal advocate
Support identification of strategic product partnerships and help bring these opportunities to life in our product for customers
Communicate market opportunities, needs and partner feedback to teams to inform product roadmap and prioritization
Collaborate with product, engineering, legal, finance, and additional teams to launch new product partnerships
Track and communicate partner metrics, industry trends and the impact of these partnerships on business goals
Develop business proposals, structure projections and KPIs, and negotiate term sheets / contracts
Manage partnership pipeline and activities, develop rationale for identified opportunities, and validate of deal rationale and viability
Represent Squarespace in external meetings with counterparts from other companies

Qualification

Business developmentPartnership managementProject managementProduct managementTechnical feasibilityAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsNegotiation skills

Required

3+ years of professional experience relating to partnerships, business development, strategy, or product management
Strong product sense, and comfort with considering basic technical feasibility of partner integrations
A passion and curiosity for new creative tool products and their potential for transforming industries
Excellent project management skills, with the ability to lead and handle multiple time-sensitive initiatives without sacrificing attention to detail

Benefits

A choice between medical plans with an option for 100% covered premiums
Fertility and adoption benefits
Access to supplemental insurance plans for additional coverage
Headspace mindfulness app subscription
Global Employee Assistance Program
Retirement benefits with employer match
Flexible paid time off
12 weeks paid parental leave and family care leave
Pretax commuter benefit
Education reimbursement
Employee donation match to community organizations
8 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
Dog-friendly workplace
Free lunch and snacks
Private rooftop
Hack week twice per year

Company

Squarespace

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Squarespace is a website building and hosting platform that helps users create websites without needing advanced technical skills.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$578.5M
Key Investors
General Atlantic
2024-05-13Acquired
2023-11-15Post Ipo Secondary
2021-05-19IPO

Leadership Team

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Anthony Casalena
Founder & CEO
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Nathan Gooden
Chief Financial Officer
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