Corporate Strategy & Development Manager
Rover
Administration
Seattle, WA, USA
Posted on Dec 12, 2024
Who we are:
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We believe everyone deserves the unconditional love of a pet—and at Rover, our mission is to make it easier to experience that love. Founded in 2011, the Rover app and website connect dog and cat parents with loving pet sitters and dog walkers in neighborhoods across the US, Canada, and Europe. We empower our community of trusted pet sitters and dog walkers to run their own pet care businesses on Rover with the tools and security of a global company to back them.
Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, we work closely with our teams in Barcelona, San Antonio, Spokane, and remote locations. We’ve got a reputation for being a great place to work, having been named among the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Seattle Business Magazine and Washington’s Best Workplaces in the Puget Sound Business Journal. We're an agile, fast-growing company, and our leadership comes from some of the world's most respected tech companies.
At Rover, our furry coworkers are just as important as our human ones—and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Along with making the joys of pet parenthood more accessible, we’re committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community of pet people—and that starts with our employees.
Who we're looking for:
We're looking for a Corporate Strategy & Development Manager to join our Corporate Strategy & Development team. This role will help shape and execute growth strategies for Rover through the Rover platform, M&A, and strategic partnerships. The ideal candidate will have expertise in industry analysis, a proven track record in delivering actionable insights, and a strategic mindset to drive complex initiatives.
This is a high-visibility role that will report to Rover’s Senior Manager of Corporate Strategy & Development and collaborate closely with Rover’s executive leadership team to evaluate and operationalize opportunities.
Your Responsibilities:
- Lead analysis of pet industry trends, providing insights to inform Rover’s strategies
- Develop a deep understanding of new pet verticals and a point of view on organic and inorganic growth opportunities
- Help to identify, evaluate, and build strategies for potential strategic partnerships and M&A
- Own research initiatives, including designing and synthesizing insights from surveys and expert or customer interviews and identifying and analyzing market data sources
- Create detailed business cases through financial modeling and impact analysis to inform recommendations to the executive team
- Drive cross-functional collaboration with product, engineering, and marketing teams to execute partnerships and strategic initiatives effectively
- Develop and deliver executive-level presentations to communicate recommendations
Your Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of experience in a highly analytical role, such as management consulting, corporate strategy or development, venture capital, private equity, investment banking, or related field
- Extensive experience in market and primary research
- Advanced quantitative skills, including financial analysis and scenario planning
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to convey and communicate complex concepts to senior leadership
- Strong project management and prioritization skills, with a track record of driving initiatives to a successful outcome
Nice to Have:
- Experience in technology sector or a high-growth environment
- A passion for pets and familiarity with the pet care industry
Benefits of Working at Rover.com
- Competitive compensation
- 401k
- Flexible PTO
- Competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Commuter benefits
- Bring your dog to work (and unlimited puppy time)
- Doggy benefits, including $1000 toward adopting your first dog
- Stocked fridges, coffee, soda, and lots of treats (for humans and dogs) and free catered lunches semi-monthly
- Regular team activities performed in-person and virtually
Compensation:
- In the greater Seattle area the first-year salary range is $99,719-$128,513. Additionally, Rover offers a long-term incentive plan with a company performance-based cash payout and benefits to full-time employees.
- The cash compensation offered for this role will be dependent on the candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, and abilities as demonstrated in the interview and hiring process.
Rover is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting a diverse, inclusive and inventive environment with the best employees. We’re driven by seeing our people succeed and grow, and we work to ensure everyone contributes to their fullest potential. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, protected veteran status, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
We are committed to work with you to look for reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.