Manager of Strategy and Business Development, Lovevery
+ Stock option package
Stage-based play for children
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Stage-based play for children
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Stock option package
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help every parent feel confident.
Role
Who you are
- This is a cross-functional role that will require outstanding strategic thinking, strong data analytics, financial acumen, and excellent communication skills
- If you possess the required skills, love what Lovevery does, and are excited to work cross functionally, this could be the perfect opportunity for you to make an impact
- You have a BA or BS undergraduate degree with a proven track record of high academic achievement at top tier college; an MBA is optional
- 3 - 5 years of experience at a top management consulting firm (Bain, BCG, McKinsey), investment bank or experience in strategic planning and business development, especially within consumer-facing industries
- Experience consistently meeting or exceeding goals
- Intellectually curious with strong pulse on consumer landscape and macro environment
- Confident and eloquent written and oral communicator who has experience working with senior leaders and external stakeholders
- Strong Microsoft excel and powerpoint skills, google suite
- Curiosity and investment in learning about AI and driving AI implementation across the organization
- Someone who values a culture that assumes positive intent, embraces failure, evolves with purpose, provides context and demonstrates vulnerability
- Someone who thrives in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment, is flexible and able to balance a number of priorities, has high energy to get work done
- A team player who represents Lovevery’s mission and corporate values internally and externally
What the job involves
- Strategy and Business Development at Lovevery is responsible for managing the annual strategic planning process, evaluating and developing new opportunities at Lovevery, from initial prioritization and evaluation through to concepting, modeling and staffing, and driving strong internal and external communication of Lovevery’s strategy
- Lovevery is looking for a Manager, Strategy and Business Development to help drive definition, execution and communication of our strategic priorities. In addition, a Manager is responsible for owning key initiatives, coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders and ensuring that the initiative hits specific milestones and KPIs. An example initiative is a new product launch in an adjacent category
- The Manager, Strategy and Business Development will collaborate internally with everyone from product, content, finance, product marketing, technology, operations and PR as well as across respective external stakeholders. The Manager will have the opportunity to present at Board of Directors’ meetings. This role reports into Lovevery’s VP, Strategy and Business Development and will work directly with Lovevery’s cofounders
- Help manage the annual strategic planning process to align on strategic objectives and key strategic initiatives
- Drive accountability across strategic initiatives and contribute to revenue-generating business by concepting, vetting, modeling, and executing on both internal and external opportunities
- Communicate the strategy through external presentations to investors and board materials as well as help to drive internal alignment and accountability through internal presentations (monthly roadmap meetings, OKR presentations)
- Serve as primary owner of key growth initiatives, coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders and ensuring that the initiative hits specific milestones and KPIs
Our take
A child’s first toys will serve their first foray into learning. Lovevery recognizes this relationship between toys and child development, offering Montessori-inspired, naturally made play kits. Subscribers to Lovevery receive a box every few months containing age-appropriate toys that change and grow in tandem with their child/children.
Not only are the products aesthetically pleasing and well-built, they are also uniquely inclusive. Lovevery products are gender neutral and customizable - for example, parents can choose a doll’s skin tone. Each kit also comes with “play cards” that provide context around the toy and its educational purpose, creating an informative and empowering space for parents when approaching play.
Starting as just a play kit provider, the company's accompanying app now has hundreds of thousands of subscribers, showing that Lovevery is happy to evolve. Partnerships with the likes of Target, plus an expansion into the European market, indicate impressive growth. And with new launches including a resale marketplace, the company is well set for even more growth.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
21% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2021
$100m
SERIES C
Oct 2019
$20m
SERIES B
Total funding: $126m
Company HQ
Downtown, Boise, ID
Leadership
Jessica Rolph
(CEO & Co-Founder)Previously co-founded and served as COO of HappyFamily Brands, now serving as a Board Member. Spent 10 years at RSF SocialFinance, eventually as the Independent Director, Member of Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. Is currently a Henry Crown Fellow for The Aspen Institute and a Member of YPO.
Roderick Morris
(President & Co-Founder)Started out as an Analyst for Corporate Executive Board and Simmons & Company International, before becoming a Consultant for Bain & Company. Served as the Vice President of Business Information Solutions for LexisNexis, Vice President of Marketing for Vovici and Senior Vice President of Marketing and Operations for Opower. Has served as a Board Member for Somos, Energicity and the Conservation Lands Foundation.
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