Corporate Development Manager

Squarespace is a design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online. We empower millions of customers in more than 200 countries and territories with all the tools they need to create an online presence, build an audience, monetize, and scale their business. Our suite of products range from websites, domains, ecommerce, and marketing tools, as well as tools for scheduling with Acuity. By embedding AI across our platform - from AI-powered site builders to intelligent marketing and SEO tools - we serve as an automated creative assistant that helps our customers save time and scale faster. Our team of more than 1,700 is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, and Aveiro, Portugal.

The Corporate Development Manager supports Squarespace’s inorganic growth strategy by partnering across the organization to identify, evaluate, and execute acquisition and investment opportunities. The role is responsible for industry analysis, valuation, financial modeling, and due diligence throughout all phases of deal sourcing and execution. This position reports to the Director, Strategy and Corporate Development, and is based in the New York City headquarters on a hybrid schedule (three days per week in office).

You’ll Get To…

Analyze industries, businesses, and new opportunities through strategic, financial and feasibility frameworks, applying sound business judgment and contributing M&A expertise

Lead transaction execution, working across diligence teams and leaders, including product, marketing, finance, legal, people, and others, to develop insights on financial and strategic considerations

Apply rigorous quantitative analyses to acquisitions and other strategic plans, including building financial models and applying valuation methodologies

Work with leadership to help develop our strategy and assess new growth opportunities

Drive administrative processes to further build the corporate development team's competencies and visibility

Who We’re Looking For

6+ years of experience through a combination of investment banking, M&A, private equity, or corporate development

Worked with technology companies and SaaS business models with deep understanding of essential software / SaaS business KPIs (e.g., ARR, billings/bookings to revenue conversion, ARPU, LTV/CAC)

Interest in and understanding of Artificial Intelligence, and how AI is being utilized to equip entrepreneurs / SMBs with relevant tools to establish and growth their businesses

Ability to become a trusted partner with our teams

Experience with sharing complex financial analysis succinctly

Deep financial modeling skills

Adept at building executive-facing presentations

Team player, with strategic judgment and attention to detail

Ability to work in a fast-paced, exciting, and sometimes ambiguous deal environment

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

About Squarespace

Squarespace is a design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online. We empower millions of customers in more than 200 countries and territories with all the tools they need to create an online presence, build an audience, monetize, and scale their business. Our suite of products range from websites, domains, ecommerce, and marketing tools, as well as tools for scheduling with Acuity and creating and managing social media presence with Bio Sites and Unfold. Our team of more than 1,700 is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, and Aveiro, Portugal. For more information about our company, visit https://www.squarespace.com/about/careers.

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