Squarespace

Senior Program Manager, Commercial Strategy

Squarespace$126K — $203K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of program or project management experience, preferably in SaaS or software environments.
  • Strong understanding of product development lifecycle and familiarity with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.
  • Experience with A/B testing methodologies and knowledge of statistical/financial analysis and research.
  • Proven ability to bring structure to fast-paced environments and manage multiple priorities.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence without authority.
  • Proficiency in tools such as Jira, Google Workspace, and AI tools for research and documentation.
  • Interest in software products, pricing models, and shipping products globally.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain comprehensive project plans, tracking scope, milestones, and risks.
  • Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to ensure coordinated execution across multiple initiatives.
  • Communicate project status to stakeholders and own executive-level communications.
  • Design and implement sustainable processes and workflows, incorporating AI tools for efficiency.
  • Identify and resolve bottlenecks in team workflows, piloting AI solutions where applicable.
  • Manage the team's operating rhythm, including project planning and leadership updates.
  • Establish regular reviews of pricing strategies and maintain documentation for decision-making.

Benefits

  • Choice between fully covered medical plans and supplemental insurance options.
  • Generous fertility and adoption benefits and paid parental leave.
  • Access to a mindfulness app subscription and a Global Employee Assistance Program.
  • Retirement benefits with employer matching and education reimbursement.
  • Flexible paid time off and a pet-friendly workplace with free lunches.
  • Opportunities for community engagement through donation matches; hack weeks twice a year.
Full Job Description
Squarespace is looking for a Senior Program Manager to support the Commercial Strategy team's mission to accelerate revenue growth by ensuring the team performs at its best with efficiency. Your responsibilities will include ensuring clear project/program planning, transparent progress tracking, risk mitigation, team process improvements, and efficient and scalable delivery. You will help connect the dots across people and projects, and proactively surface opportunities to go beyond the status quo.

The Commercial Strategy team accelerates revenue growth data-driven strategies that optimize pricing, product monetization, and profitability. We drive alignment across the company to ensure successful execution of various initiatives, partnering with product, business, and engineering teams. You will report to the Director of Commercial Strategy and work hybrid from our NYC office 2-3 days per week.
You'll Get To...

Project/Program Management
  • Build and maintain clear project plans covering scope, milestones, owners, risks, dependencies, and issue tracking.
  • Break down silos, surface conflicting priorities, and ensure coordinated execution, including simultaneous launches across multiple product areas.
  • Track and communicate project status to stakeholders; own recurring executive-level communications and leadership agenda updates. Use AI tools to synthesize meeting outputs and draft communications at pace.
  • Facilitate cross-functional collaboration across Product, Engineering, Analytics, UXR, Tax, Legal, and Finance.
  • Manage A/B test pipeline sequencing across concurrent experiments, tracking interdependencies and flagging downstream schedule impacts.

Team Operations & Processes
  • Design and implement sustainable processes and playbooks for collaborative, transparent execution, incorporating AI-assisted workflows where they improve speed or quality.
  • Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies in team workflows and drive solutions, including evaluating and piloting AI tools that could meaningfully reduce manual effort.
  • Manage the team's operating rhythm: project lifecycles, planning cycles, goal-setting, team rituals, and leadership updates.
  • Hold teams accountable for commitments and remove blockers.
  • Establish regular reviews of key pricing levers including foreign currencies, discounts, and optimization opportunities.
  • Create and maintain a source of truth for pricing and packaging decisions; drive knowledge-sharing best practices, including AI-assisted documentation to make institutional knowledge more accessible.
Who We're Looking For
  • 5+ years of program or project management experience, driving cross-functional initiatives with stakeholders from diverse disciplines; preference for experience in a SaaS or software environment.
  • Strong knowledge of the product development lifecycle; familiarity with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.
  • Experience with A/B testing methodologies; working knowledge of statistical and financial analysis and qualitative/quantitative research.
  • Track record of bringing structure and predictability to a fast-paced environment with ease in context-switching.
  • Ability to influence without authority across functions and levels; exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Proficiency in Jira, Google Workspace, Excel, Looker, Amplitude, and Statsig (or equivalent A/B testing platforms). Comfortable using AI tools (e.g. Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) regularly to research, draft, and synthesize; demonstrated ability to evaluate and apply them critically.
  • Interest in software products, business strategy, pricing models, and competitive landscape.
  • Experience shipping products globally with an understanding of localization and internationalization is a plus.
  • Direct experience with online checkout, billing, payment processors, or pricing strategy is preferred.
Benefits & Perks
  • 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
  • 7 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
  • Dog-friendly workplace
  • Free lunch and snacks
  • Private rooftop
  • Hack week twice per year
Cash Compensation Range: $126,500 - $203,550 USD

The base salary for this position will vary based on job-related criteria including relevant skills, experience, and location, among other factors.

In addition to the cash compensation above (which includes base salary and, where applicable for eligible roles, may include overtime pay), Squarespace employees are eligible to be granted an option to purchase our common stock. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive structure in addition to base salary.

About Squarespace

Squarespace is a website building and hosting company headquartered in New York City. The company provides a platform that allows users to create and manage websites, blogs, and online stores. Squarespace was founded in 2003 by Anthony Casalena and has since grown to become one of the leading website building and hosting platforms in the world. The company has over 1,200 employees and serves millions of customers worldwide. Squarespace is known for its user-friendly interface, customizable templates, and powerful e-commerce tools.
Learn more about Squarespace
Size
1,200 employees
Market Cap
$2.9 billion
Industry
Founded
2003
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