Business Development Manager, AI Discoverability and Scheduling Partnerships

The Business Development team is looking for a Business Development Manager who is passionate about the power of Squarespace’s platform and products to help customers build their brand and their business. This is an opportunity to define and lead Squarespace's partnership strategy across two highly strategic growth areas: AI ecosystem and discoverability partnerships, and the Acuity Scheduling partner ecosystem. This role will shape how Squarespace participates in emerging technology ecosystems, influence external platform roadmaps, and drive long-term business growth through strategic partnerships.

In addition to our product and finance teams, you will work cross-functionally with engineering, design, legal, marketing, and operations teams to drive product and business growth. You will report directly to the Associate Director of Business Development and can be based in New York, NY or remotely in an approved US state.

You’ll Get To…

AI Discoverability Strategy

• Develop and lead Squarespace's long-term AI ecosystem partnership strategy, shaping how the company participates in and influences emerging AI discovery, search, commerce, and agent ecosystems.
• Influence product direction, partnership strategy, and ecosystem priorities with senior leaders at leading AI and technology companies to advance Squarespace's strategic objectives.
• Act as the company's strategic advisor on AI ecosystem trends, emerging platform opportunities, and competitive developments, translating market insights into company-wide partnership and growth strategies.
• Drive alignment across Product, Engineering, Marketing, SEO, and Executive Leadership to establish and execute a cohesive AI discoverability and ecosystem strategy.
• Represent Squarespace in external meetings and industry forums with senior executives and product leaders from major technology and AI companies

Acuity Scheduling Partnership Ownership

• Define and lead the long-term partnership vision and ecosystem strategy for Acuity Scheduling, identifying transformational opportunities that accelerate product adoption, customer value, and revenue growth.
• Develop and prioritize ecosystem expansion strategies that position Acuity as a market-leading platform within the scheduling, productivity, and service business technology landscape.
• Identify opportunities to integrate Acuity with emerging AI-native workflows, assistants, and agent platforms that enhance scheduling experiences and unlock new customer value
• Influence product roadmap decisions through strategic partner insights, market intelligence, and ecosystem trends that drive long-term competitive advantage.
• Build and maintain active relationships with Acuity integration partners, proactively resolving business and technical issues and driving mutual value
• Define and track KPIs for Acuity’s partner ecosystem, including activation rates, revenue attribution, and customer adoption metrics

About Squarespace

Squarespace is a design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online. We empower millions of customers in more than 200 countries and territories with all the tools they need to create an online presence, build an audience, monetize, and scale their business. Our suite of products range from websites, domains, ecommerce, and marketing tools, as well as tools for scheduling with Acuity and creating and managing social media presence with Bio Sites and Unfold. Our team of more than 1,700 is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, and Aveiro, Portugal. For more information about our company, visit https://www.squarespace.com/about/careers.

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