Squarespace

Senior Program Manager, Commercial Strategy

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

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of program or project management experience in cross-functional initiatives, ideally in SaaS or software environments.
  • Strong understanding of product development lifecycle with knowledge of Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.
  • Experience with A/B testing, statistical analysis, and both qualitative and quantitative research.
  • Proven ability to bring structure to fast-paced environments and manage multiple priorities effectively.
  • Exceptional communication skills with an emphasis on influencing without authority and managing stakeholders.
  • Proficiency in tools like Jira, Google Workspace, and data analytics platforms, including comfort with AI research and synthesis techniques.
  • Interest in software products, business strategy, pricing models, and international considerations.

Responsibilities

  • Build and manage detailed project plans outlining scope, milestones, and risks.
  • Facilitate collaboration across product, engineering, and other teams to ensure coordinated project execution.
  • Track and report project status to stakeholders, preparing executive communications efficiently using AI tools.
  • Design processes and playbooks to enhance transparency and collaboration while incorporating AI improvements.
  • Identify and address workflow inefficiencies, piloting AI tools when beneficial to reduce manual work.
  • Oversee the team's operations, including planning cycles and updates while ensuring accountability for commitments.
  • Establish a knowledge-sharing framework for pricing decisions and documentation.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical plans with options for fully covered premiums.
  • Fertility and adoption benefits to support employees' family planning needs.
  • Access to supplemental insurance plans for enhanced coverage.
  • Free subscription to Headspace mindfulness app for mental well-being.
  • Global Employee Assistance Program for personal and professional support.
  • Retirement benefits with employer matching to help secure future savings.
  • Flexible paid time off for a healthy work-life balance.
  • Generous parental leave and family care leave of 12 weeks.
  • Pre-tax commuter benefits to ease travel costs.
  • Education reimbursement for continuous learning and professional development.
  • Matching employee donations to community organizations for impactful contributions.
  • 7 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to foster inclusivity and diversity.
  • Dog-friendly workplace environment, enhancing office culture.
  • Complimentary lunch and snacks to promote employee well-being.
  • Access to a private rooftop for relaxation and social gatherings.
  • Unique hack week events twice a year for creative collaboration.
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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