Senior Director, Field Operations

Company Description

SquareTrade is the fastest growing company of its kind. We’re revolutionizing a $30b industry with service innovation and attention to customer satisfaction. We partner with some of the largest, most sophisticated retailers and carriers in the world (Amazon, Walmart, The Home Depot to name a few), consistently win industry awards, have received tens of thousands of 5-star reviews… and we’re just getting started. A member of the Allstate family, SquareTrade has headquarters in San Francisco and London. We are currently expanding in Europe and Asia Pacific, including Japan and Australia. 

Job Description

The Senior Director, Field Operations is a key role leading the SquareTrade Field Operations team. Reporting to the Chief Revenue Officer, this role is pivotal in collaborating with key stakeholders including, but not limited to, the company’s growth strategy and channel management team, channel marketing, executive leadership, and SquareTrade’s retail and mobile operator channel partners to drive key results in North America.

 Responsibilities Include:

• Influence - develop strong relationships with key partner HQ and store operations stakeholders to drive mindshare by being a thought leader and strategic partner.
• Strategy Development - in partnership with channel leaders, define the right priorities, objectives and tactics to support the partner growth strategy.
• Selling & Stakeholder Management – identify opportunities for growth, build selling stories to activate such opportunities, and align with the right stakeholders to achieve.
• Driving Results - Communicate key partner strategies and initiatives to the company’s national Field Ops team and provide sound leadership to achieve desired performance and behavioral goals.
• Management – People and team management. 

 What does our ideal candidate look like?

• The ability to work collaboratively in a highly cross-functional environment, with stakeholders ranging from C-level to front-line employees.
• The ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral mediums to relay key business opportunities and strategy for efficiency and insight.
• Is a strong strategic and analytical thinker.
• Demonstrated organizational development and leadership skills and ability to prioritize work and operate effectively under tight timelines in a dynamic organization.
• The energy and initiative to recognize tasks that need to be accomplished and to take action to fill gaps where necessary.
• Listens to and fully involves others in team decisions and actions; values and uses individual differences and talents.
• Adheres to the team’s expectations and guidelines; fulfills team responsibilities; demonstrates personal commitment to the team.
• Provides necessary resources or helps to remove obstacles to help the team accomplish its goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience. 
• 10+ years of work experience in areas related to retail channels, client relationship building, and sales operations with progressively increasing responsibility. 
• Excellent organizational skills + superior analytical, communication, customer service and management skills.
• Previous experience leading and motivating a national team.
• Advanced user of PowerPoint, Excel and common business intelligence/analytics tools. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Available for travel as needed, up to 40% of the time

Additional Information

At SquareTrade you'll have access to: 

• Robust medical, dental and vision coverage with generous employer contributions tailored for our diverse workforce
• Inclusive fertility care plan
• 5% company match into 401(k)
• Open access to mental health benefits including 1:1 therapy, coaching sessions and digital resources
• $75 monthly allowance to support self-care and well-being
• Career experience programs, tuition reimbursement and unlimited access to online courses to support your professional growth
• Supportive leave policies including paid parental, grieving and loss, and domestic violence protected leaves
• Flexible paid time off plus a generous holiday schedule
• Paid volunteer time to give back to the community
• Hybrid work arrangements
• $80 monthly internet connectivity stipend
• Reimbursement for in-home office setup
• Various corporate perks and discounts

SquareTrade is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender i