Growth & Business Strategy Director, Placer.ai
$150-210k
Location analytics platform
Job no longer available
Location analytics platform
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$150-210k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To provide everyone access to large-scale consumer real-world behavior.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field. An MBA is preferred
- 10+ years of experience in product management, business intelligence, strategy, or revenue operations
- Strong commercial mindset that biases towards revenue-generating projects and thoughtful about funnel conversion. Experience working with sales teams is preferred
- Strong experience with business intelligence solutions and analysis software such as Tableau or Power BI, Google Spreadsheets
- Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with Python or other programming languages for data analysis
- Demonstrated ability to develop analytic tools and reporting systems that inform business strategies and improve operational efficiency
- Excellent communication skills, capable of effectively presenting data analytics and insights to senior leadership
- Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to structure hypotheses, build thoughtful analyses, and develop POCs
- Ability to work collaboratively with teams across various functions and regions, building strong relationships
- Comfortable working with ambiguity and in an iterative environment, adapting style to changing situations and audiences
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and drive projects to completion within a fast-paced, service-oriented environment
What the job involves
- The Director, Growth & Business Strategy plays a pivotal role at Placer.ai, driving the expansion of our serviceable market and enhancing business intelligence capabilities
- This role demands a high degree of business acumen, analytical prowess, and technical skills to develop products that enhance the effectiveness of growth pipelines, target achievements, and productivity tools
- The Director, Growth & Business Strategy will lead projects that expand our market reach, improve sales efficiency, and optimize operational workflows
- Identify and analyze new market opportunities, particularly in under-served or emerging segments, to expand our serviceable available market
- Develop hypotheses and prototypes, and collaborate with analysts to create models that validate new market segments
- Work closely with SDRs, account executives, vertical leads and pricing teams to experiment and establish appropriate strategies, driving significant market growth
- Monitor and analyze sales processes to identify inefficiencies and pain points
- Design and implement solutions that enhance sales teams productivity, collaborating with development teams and third-party partners
- Build business cases and manage budgets to secure project funding, demonstrating potential ROI from proposed solutions
- Manage a broad portfolio of projects, prioritizing based on business impact and resource availability
- Maintain a high level of engagement with stakeholders across the company to align project goals with business objectives and ensure seamless execution
Our take
For businesses of all sizes, measuring traffic can be a critical component in understanding their audiences. Placer provides valuable insight into audiences and competition, by generating traffic analytics that enable companies to discover new business opportunities.
Placer provides accurate foot traffic counts and dwell time, with a range of filtering options that help companies better understand demographics. It also supplies data to help companies deduce how promotions, holidays, seasonality, and events impact business.
In 2022, Placer reached a valuation of $1 billion, and has continued to raise funding in the years since. Though it faces its share of competition, the company's array of insights and expertise has set it apart in the market and enabled it to secure a leading position.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
41% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jul 2024
$75m
LATE VC
Jul 2022
$60m
LATE VC
Total funding: $301m
Company benefits
- Work with, and learn from, top-notch talent
- Fully remote
Company HQ
Santa Cruz, CA
Leadership
Noam Ben-Zvi
(CEO & Co-founder)Studied Computer Science at Tel Aviv. Former Data Science Team Leader for Israel Defense Forces. Co-founder and Head of Product at BlueTail, before co-founding Placer in 2014.
Zohar Bar-Yehuda
(Chief Data Scientist & Co-founder)Gained a Computer Engineering degree at Ben-Gurion University. Formerly a System Architect at Verint, Senior Algorithm Developer at OrCam, before co-founding Placer in 2014.
Oded Fossfeld
(VP (R&D) & Co-founder)Studied Computer Science at Ben Gurion University. They worked as a Software Engineer at Shine, Lacoon Security and Check Point. Co-founded Placer in 2014.
Ofir Lemel
(CPO & Co-founder)Former Lieutenant in 8200 division of Israel Defense Forces. Co-founder at Juntos! and Roamie. Co-founded Placer in 2014.
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