About Foursquare:

Foursquare is a technology company that enriches consumer experiences and informs business decisions through location intelligence. A community of more than 50 million people use the Foursquare City Guide and Foursquare Swarm apps and websites to discover new places, explore the world and check in. They have written more than 95 million tips and checked in over 12 billion times. Foursquare powers location data for Snapchat, Apple, Uber, Twitter and 125,000 other developers. Foursquare’s business solutions also include Pinpoint, Attribution, Pilgrim SDK and Foursquare Analytics, which empower brands to understand and connect to targeted audiences as well as measure foot traffic and advertising success.

About this position:

We are seeking a data-driven strategic thinker to report into Foursquare’s Director and Head of Strategy. As an early member of the Strategy team, you will work cross-functionally to drive forward company and team-level strategy, disseminate knowledge and insights, and ensure operational excellence. You will contribute to a broad array of strategic processes ranging from annual planning to company-wide OKR development to monthly and quarterly leadership meetings. You will also support and ultimately lead a diverse set of strategic initiatives. Market and competitive intelligence? Better internal processes? New revenue opportunities? Whatever the project, you will be deployed against our most important questions and will partner with individuals from across the organization to execute against our highest priority initiatives. We are a fast moving, fast growing company and this is an exciting opportunity to dive into our most challenging questions and have outsized impact as we invent the future of location intelligence.

This position is based in our New York City headquarters. We offer competitive compensation packages, including full benefits and equity for all employees.

Responsibilities:

• Support the design, delivery, and maintenance of the company’s quarterly and annual strategic planning processes and company-wide OKRs; monitor performance against plan and escalate as needed any areas of non-progress or reprioritization
• Develop strong internal relationships across the Foursquare organization, including the business, finance, analytics, product, and engineering teams, by partnering closely on various high priority projects
• Drive high-impact analysis of internal and market data to generate insights that support our company’s strategic planning and prioritization
• Create compelling materials for both internal and external consumption, such as board and investor decks
• Support agenda setting and material creation for monthly leadership meetings and quarterly offsites
• Become an SME on Foursquare’s data and capabilities to assist in strategy development across diverse areas (e.g., growth opportunities, priority partnerships, product offerings, etc.)

Sample Projects Include:

• Competitive benchmarking
• OKR process optimization
• Industry trend forecasting
• Org design improvements

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3+ years of work experience in data-driven strategic roles such as management consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy, or equity research
• Highly motivated self-starter with ample curiosity and grit; excited by big challenges and capable of diving in and developing thoughtful approaches and solutions
• Extremely organized with strong attention to detail and a passion for instituting effective processes to drive better business decisions and outcomes
• Excellent problem solving, communication, presentation and organizational skills; comfortable communicating with and presenting to senior-level executives
• Experience with SQL preferred, but not required. Willingness to learn quickly is.
• Must be a self-motivated team player and able to work in a small, fast-paced, exciting environment

Foursquare is proud to foster an inclusive environment that is free from discrimination. We strongly believe in order to build the best products, we need a diversity of perspectives and backgrounds. This leads to a more delightful experience for our users and team members. We value listening to every voice and we encourage everyone to come be a part of building a company and products we love. 

Foursquare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.