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# Principal Talent Management Partner at Squarespace

- **Company:** Squarespace
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Posted:** 2026-08-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** http://www.squarespace.com/about/careers?gh_jid=8148428

## Job description

At Squarespace, we believe great talent experiences help people do their best work. We're looking for a Principal Talent Management Partner to help shape how we support performance, growth, careers, and development across the company.

This is a builder role with end-to-end ownership of our Talent Management portfolio, including performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, career development, internal mobility, skills, and future talent initiatives. You'll connect these programs into simple, scalable experiences that help employees grow, managers lead effectively, and the business make better talent decisions.

Working closely with People Business Partners, leaders, and cross-functional teams, you'll turn strategy into action - designing and delivering programs, facilitating critical talent conversations, using data to improve our approach, and leveraging AI and technology to modernize how talent experiences are delivered.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, brings structure to complex ideas, and is equally energized by shaping strategy and making it happen.

## What You'll Do

Own and evolve our talent experience

- Lead and continuously evolve Squarespace's Talent Management portfolio across performance, talent reviews, succession, careers, internal mobility, skills, and emerging talent priorities.
- Design connected, scalable experiences that support employee growth, manager effectiveness, and business performance.
- Bring fresh thinking and practical ideas to how we develop talent and prepare for the future of work.

Shape the future of performance

- Evolve performance management toward a continuous experience centered on feedback, coaching, accountability, and development.
- Design experiences that fit naturally into the flow of work and make meaningful feedback part of everyday conversations.
- Create practical frameworks, resources, and tools that help managers lead performance and career conversations with confidence.
- Use workforce insights, employee feedback, and program metrics to proactively identify opportunities, measure impact, and continuously improve the talent experience.

Lead strategy through execution

- Lead complex initiatives from strategy and design through implementation, adoption, and continuous improvement.
- Manage roadmaps, project plans, stakeholder alignment, governance, and delivery across multiple priorities and programs.
- Drive change that is thoughtful, practical, and easy for employees and managers to adopt.

Partner, communicate, and influence

- Serve as a trusted Talent Management partner to People Business Partners, leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders, providing expertise, guidance, and practical recommendations.
- Build strong relationships and influence through expertise, collaboration, thoughtful recommendations, and data-informed insights.
- Develop clear communications, presentations, toolkits, and enablement resources that help employees and managers understand, adopt, and get value from our talent programs.
- Translate complex talent concepts and data into clear, compelling, and actionable insights tailored for different audiences.

Build with AI & Emerging Technology

- Build and experiment with AI tools, workflows, and automations to solve talent problems, simplify processes, and create better experiences for employees and managers.
- Identify where AI can strengthen talent practices - from skills and internal mobility to talent insights and manager enablement and turn promising ideas into practical solutions that can scale.
- Apply sound judgment about where and how to use AI, balancing innovation with quality, privacy, bias, employee experience, and the importance of human judgment.

## Who You Are

- 10+ years of progressive experience in Talent Management, Talent Development, Organizational Development, or a related People discipline.
- Comfortable operating at both strategic and tactical levels - connecting Talent Management priorities to business objectives, shaping functional strategy and direction, and driving hands-on execution.
- Experienced leading complex, cross-functional programs from concept through implementation and adoption.
- A strong program manager who brings structure, clarity, and momentum to ambiguous and complex problems.
- An effective communicator and facilitator who can influence stakeholders at multiple levels.
- Skilled at building trusted partnerships across functions and is sought out for expertise, sound judgment, and practical recommendations.
- Comfortable using data and insights to identify opportunities, measure impact, and inform decisions.
- Experienced building or experimenting with AI tools, workflows, or automations to solve people or business problems, with strong judgment about where AI can create value and where human judgment matters.
- Proactively identifies opportunities to improve programs, processes, and ways of working with a focus on scalable, sustainable solutions.
- Passionate about creating simple, intuitive talent experiences that help employees grow and managers succeed, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

Why Join Squarespace?

This is an opportunity to shape how Talent Management works at Squarespace. You'll have the autonomy to build, experiment, and improve experiences that influence how employees grow, managers lead, and teams succeed - while helping evolve our talent practices for the future of work.

## Benefits & Perks

- A choice between medical plans with an option for 100% covered premiums including medical, dental, and vision
- Supplemental Life and Disability Insurance plans
- Fertility and adoption benefits
- Headspace mindfulness app subscription
- Global Employee Assistance Program
- Retirement benefits with employer match
- Flexible paid time off
- 12 weeks paid parental leave and family care leave
- Pretax commuter benefit
- Education reimbursement
- Employee donation match to community organizations
- 7 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
- Dog-friendly workplace
- Free lunch and snacks
- Private rooftop
- Hack week twice per year

Cash Compensation Range

New York, NY: $148,000 - $267,500

Dublin, Ireland: € 88,500 - € 159,500

The base salary for this position will vary based on job-related criteria including relevant skills, experience, and location, among other factors.

In addition to the cash compensation above (which includes base salary and, where applicable for eligible roles, may include overtime pay), Squarespace employees are eligible to be granted an option to purchase our common stock. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive structure in addition to base salary.

## 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.

Our Commitment

Today, more than a million people around the globe use Squarespace to share different perspectives and experiences with the world. Not only do we embrace and celebrate the diversity of our customers, but we also work toward the same in our employees. At Squarespace, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

#LI-Hybrid Thank you in advance for providing the following details about your work history from your resume! This helps us ensure that your candidate information is accurate and consistent during the hiring process.

Squarespace will never solicit your personal banking information or ask you to transfer money in connection with a job offer or interview. We also will not reach out to you via phone or SMS without your permission or knowledge.

If you plan to use AI in any capacity during your candidate journey, please review our [Candidate AI Policy](https://sqsp.link/Sxow3s).

## About Squarespace

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Squarespace is a website building and hosting platform that provides tools for entrepreneurs and creators to build, manage, and grow their online presence, including websites, ecommerce stores, domains, and marketing.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NYSE: SQSP)
- **Headquarters**: New York City, USA (with offices in Dublin, Ireland, and Aveiro, Portugal)
- **Founded**: 2003
- **Founders**: Anthony Casalena

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Website building & hosting, ecommerce, content management, marketing technology
- **Target customers**: B2B and B2C – small businesses, entrepreneurs, creators, freelancers, and enterprises building online brands
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “A future where everyone can be an entrepreneur.” Design is the ultimate competitive advantage, making professional online tools accessible to all.

## Products & Services
- **Squarespace Websites**: Drag-and-drop website builder with customizable templates, hosting, and built-in SEO; SaaS.
- **Squarespace Commerce**: Ecommerce platform with inventory management, checkout, payments, and shipping; integrated into websites.
- **Squarespace Scheduling**: Online booking and appointment scheduling tool (formerly Acuity Scheduling); SaaS.
- **Squarespace Domains**: Domain name registration and management.
- **Squarespace Marketing**: Email campaigns, social media integration, and analytics tools to grow customer reach.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (public company; market cap available via stock market data)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue ~$1.0B (LinkedIn)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Public company; no recent funding rounds. Partners include payment processors (Stripe), and the company owns the Unfold brand.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 11.7% year-over-year to 1,523 employees (LinkedIn, about page reports “more than 1,760”). Continues to expand offices in Dublin and Portugal; recognized as Great Place to Work and Best Large Places to Work multiple years.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Design-first philosophy** – every product is built with a focus on aesthetics and usability, differentiating from more utilitarian competitors.
- **All-in-one platform** – customers can get websites, domains, ecommerce, scheduling, and marketing under one roof, reducing the need for third-party integrations.
- **Strong brand and community** – millions of websites created; consistently ranked among top workplace awards, attracting top talent.
- **Flexible work policy** – offers both office-space and home-space classifications, enabling a hybrid model that balances collaboration and remote autonomy.

## Strategic Focus
- **Betting on big ideas** – investing in game-changing products like improved ecommerce features, AI-powered design tools, and deeper integrations.
- **International expansion** – growing engineering and support teams in Dublin and Portugal to serve a global customer base.
- **Inclusion & Impact** – driving diversity through employee resource groups, inclusive policies (20 weeks paid family leave, fertility benefits), and matching charitable donations up to $600 per employee.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Highly collaborative, design-driven, and fast-paced. Emphasis on “protect creativity,” “be the customer,” and “learn fast, act fast.” Strong focus on inclusion with 7 ERGs and an Inclusion Advisory Council.
- **Work flexibility**: Hybrid and remote options are core to the model. Employees can be “Officespace” (in-office at least part of the week) or “Homespace” (fully remote). Previously 13% were fully remote pre-pandemic; now many roles have flexible arrangements.
- **Perks & benefits**:
  - Competitive salary, equity grants, and 401(k) with company match.
  - Up to 20 weeks paid family leave and 12 weeks personal care leave.
  - Fertility and adoption benefits (up to $10k/year, $20k lifetime).
  - Mental health support via Headspace, Talkspace, and EAP.
  - Charitable donation matching ($600/yr).
  - Free Squarespace and Unfold subscriptions for employees.
- **Recognition**: Great Place to Work (US, Ireland); Built In Best Places to Work; Comparably Best Work-Life Balance; Healthiest Employers of NYC; Best Companies for Diversity, Women, and Career Growth.
- **Engineering culture**: Teams work on backend (Java, Go), frontend (React, JavaScript), infrastructure, and product analytics. Open roles include Staff Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, and DevOps roles.

## Sources
1. [squarespace.com/about/careers](https://www.squarespace.com/about/careers)
2. [squarespace.com/about/company](https://www.squarespace.com/about/company)
3. [squarespace.com/about/inclusion-and-impact](https://www.squarespace.com/about/inclusion-and-impact)
4. [linkedin.com/company/squarespace](https://www.linkedin.com/company/squarespace)
5. [squarespace.com/careers/jobs](https://www.squarespace.com/careers/jobs)

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