Director of Strategy
About Rokt
Rokt makes e-commerce smarter, faster, and better. When customers are buying online, they increasingly expect more personalized and relevant experiences. Rokt uses real-time data and decisioning to deliver the next best action for each person in each Transaction Moment™. Founded in Australia in 2012, Rokt now also operates in the US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, New Zealand, Singapore, The Netherlands, Spain, and Japan. Our clients include Live Nation, Staples, HP, GoDaddy, Expedia, Wells Fargo, Vistaprint, and HelloFresh. Rokt unlocks the hidden potential in every single Transaction Moment™.
With annual revenues of more than $100M and a vibrant company culture, Rokt has been listed in both Built In NYC's ‘Best Places to Work’ NYC and ‘Great Places to Work’ US. Our award-winning culture is guided by our four core values: Smart with Humility, Customer Obsessed, Conquer New Frontiers, and Enjoy the Ride. These values help us recruit, retain, and promote the right talent around the globe and ensure we have the right conditions to do our best work. Rokt closed our Series D in 2020, raising US$80m from TDM Growth Partners and existing investors. The investment supports our continued investment in research and development.
We are profitable, growing fast, and having fun transforming the world of e-commerce. Keen to join us?
Learn more at rokt.com.
About the role
We are looking for a talented Director to join our Strategy and Corporate Development team. Reporting to the CFO and working hand-in-hand with our FP&A function, you will have a broad range of responsibilities across a number of financial, strategic and operational initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong problem solving skills, a can-do attitude and enjoy working in a fast paced environment. Day-to-day, you will be expected to deliver thoughtful analysis on key strategic and organisational problems, through both independent research and analysis and collaborating across functions.
Requirements
Outcomes & responsibilities
- Completing an assessment of our competitive landscape and including potential inorganic growth opportunities
- Working with our GTM and R&D teams on assessing organic growth opportunities, including assessment of new geographic markets and verticals
- Staying across long term industry trends and understanding the impact of these on both Rokt and our clients
- Assisting in the preparation of material explaining the long term value potential of Rokt for both employees and investors
- Providing support on any potential capital raises and acquisitions
- Assisting in the preparation of Board material
- Assisting with various other ad hoc initiatives relating to process improvements and the interaction of People, Finance and Legal
Capabilities & requirements
- Minimum 5 years experience in investment banking, management consulting or corporate strategy
- Analytical mind with expert problem solving skills
- Experience in e-commerce enablement or marketing technology a plus
- Self-starter and comfortable adapting to change regularly
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong collaborator and able to engage various teams across the globe
- Outstanding attention to detail
- Aligned with Rokt’s core values: smart with humility, customer obsessed, conquer new frontiers and enjoy the ride
Benefits
- Work with the greatest talent in town. Our recruiting process is tough. We hold a high bar because we have a high performing, high-velocity culture - we only want the brightest and the best.
- Join a community. We believe the best things happen when we come together to solve complex problems and make meaningful connections with each other through interest groups, sports clubs, and social events.
- Accelerate your career. Develop through our global training events, ‘Level Up’ investment, online training courses, and our fantastic people leaders. Take your career to Rokt’speed - the average time between promotions is 12 months
- Take a break. When you work hard, we know you also need to rest. We offer generous time off and parental leave policies. We also offer a paid Rokt’star Sabbatical for employees who have been with us 3 years or more.
- Stay happy and healthy. Enjoy catered lunch 3 times a week and healthy snacks in the office. Plus join the gym on us! In the US, access generous retirement plans like a 4% dollar-for-dollar 401K matching plan and get fully funded premium health insurance for your whole family.
- Become a shareholder. All Rokt’stars have stock options. If we succeed, everyone enjoys the upside.
- See the world! Along with our global all-staff events in amazing locations (Phuket, Thailand in January 2020), we also offer generous relocation packages for those interested in moving to another Rokt office. We have cool offices in great cities - Tokyo, New York, Singapore, Boston, Sydney.
- We believe in equality. Rokt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and recognizes that a diverse workforce is crucial to our success as a business. We would love you to apply for one of our open roles - irrespective of socio-economic status or background, age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, color, pregnancy, carer/family responsibilities, national and social origin, political opinion, marital, veteran, or disability status.