Senior Strategist

Canopy is a brand new company with a unique mission, solving for one of the biggest and growing challenges vehicle owners face – the threat of theft. A start-up with a compelling proposition, patented cutting edge AI technology, and a unique layer of expert monitoring from security specialists, we’re backed by Ford and ADT. Together, we’re determined to help vehicle owners stay one step ahead of potential threats by warning them before they happen. Our next step is to take our service to market and write the next big security technology success story. We’re all in. Are you?

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The Role

The Senior Strategist will be part of a small strategy team within Canopy. With the team, they will identify new corporate and product opportunities, assess Canopy’s current product performance and market impact, and develop longer term strategic plans by using research and analysis. They will work within the strategy team and closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, sales, and marketing, to ensure that our products contribute to the growth of the business, drive revenue, and most importantly, deliver exceptional customer experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Define target product segments and verticals and build strategic proposals to maximize the customer offering and business opportunity.
• Create business models to support the product prioritization process.
• Work with Product Marketing to test and iterate product positioning and product strategies based on customer feedback, market trends, and performance metrics.
• Work with internal teams including Advanced Product, Sales, Marketing and Engineering to ensure company alignment and a holistic product offering.
• Proactively implement new policies and processes to build our team, culture and establish best working practices.
• Communicate strategic roadmap and rationale to all levels within the organization including our senior leadership team.

Requirements

• An entrepreneurial mindset and strong understanding and experience of corporate strategy and setting product requirements.
• Experience, and proven success, in building and fostering excellent internal and external relationships.
• A data savvy and experienced approach in customer research, translating problems and unmet customer needs into customer-centric, and industry leading, product definitions.
• Good Knowledge of either consumer electronics or the automotive industry, particularly fleets and commercial vehicles.
• Demonstrable communication skills to all levels and job roles within our organization.
• Bachelor Degree (MBA or similar preferred)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision coverage
• Life Insurance
• Retirement planning: 401K or UK pension scheme contributions
• Employee assistance program- wellness & mental health support
• Continuous education support/allowance
• Flexible work from home policy
• Generous paid time off per year
• Paid community outreach days
• Wellness day observed on the last Friday of every month
• Parental leave: Generous Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave
• Ford plan car discount program
• Bereavement support

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

We value diversity — in backgrounds and in experiences. Security is a universal concern, and we need people from all backgrounds.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people's lives. We are committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and opposed to any form of less favorable treatment or harassment on the grounds of gender, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnic origin, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion/belief, gender reassignment and gender identity, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Canopy is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Canopy will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact recruitment@canopy.security