Vertical Manager, Business - Temporary Position

Description

Being a horizontal marketplace that offers a wide range of digital services, Fiverr divides its services into different verticals such as Graphics & Design, Digital Marketing, Programming & Tech, Video & Animation, and more. As the Business Vertical Manager, you’ll be the owner of the Business Vertical on Fiverr. This is a business role that sits within the Marketplace division.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for developing the overall strategy of that vertical, driving innovation and execution across the organization. You will lead the vertical and continually evolve strategy and category expansion.

As the owner of this vertical, you are ultimately responsible for its revenue and conversion. You will define the appropriate revenue objectives, supply and demand requirements, set the right milestones, and lead the execution by driving initiatives across many functional teams. You will have a direct impact on Fiverr’s positioning as the world’s largest marketplace of professional and creative services, in the way the customer experiences Fiverr’s product, and in Fiverr’s overall growth strategy.

This is a temporary position as a replacement for maternity leave.

WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?

• Vision/Strategy/Planning: Develop a strong understanding of the Business Vertical, market, and growth opportunities to develop vision/strategy/action plans to achieve goals. Develop a thorough understanding of the market segment (including seasonality and global business trends/events) and continually monitor competitor/industry developments.
• Qualitative and Quantitative Insights: Gather and synthesize insights from buyers/sellers/competition to inform new initiatives across the business.
• Revenue Growth: expand the catalog of services within the Business Vertical. Collaborate on acquisition/retention/promotion strategies with growth teams on the buyer and seller side. Initiate and support category-specific efforts with the different product teams
• Marketplace: Develop appropriate taxonomy and structured data and develop appropriate Marketplace Integrity rules for the Vertical.
• Business Strategy: Explore new business models for categories, locate and propose potential partnerships, and push business on deals that can contribute to the vertical’s growth, scale, and/or efficiency.
• Performance: Monitor performance, identify opportunities/gaps against KPIs, and make adjustments.
• Competition: Live and breathe your domain - stay up to date on vertical competitors and trends in your industry.
  
  

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience – working at a tech company (preferably - consumer product)
• Strong domain expertise in Business related fields (Consulting, Legal, Finance / Fintech, Business Development, E-Commerce)
• Experience developing go-to-market strategies in a consumer environment.
• Proven track records of cross-functional management, and ability to influence others, with data-driven arguments
• Extremely data driven - being able to gain insights and action items from large amounts of data to inform strategic choices.
• Polished written and verbal communication skills (in both English and Hebrew).
• Ability to think both strategically and tactically.
• Passionate about the world of AI, learning about different ways that AI affects services in their domain, and using AI tools to do their work more efficiently.
• Team player. While this is an individual contributor role, there’s a lot of teamwork and your success will depend on your ability to work with other teams.
• A leader who is highly results-oriented, and has a strong business acumen to drive the revenue and KPIs targets
• Nice to have: Previous experience with SQL
  
  

At Fiverr, we’re not about checklists. If you don’t meet 100% of the requirements for this role but still feel passionate about the position and think you have the right skills and qualifications to excel at it, we want to hear from you.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

At Fiverr, we prioritize diversity. We celebrate difference and embed it into every aspect of our workplace and product, as well as our community. Fiverr is proud and committed to providing equal opportunity employment to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. In addition, Fiverr will provide accommodation to individuals with disabilities or a special need.