Overview

Shopify’s mission is to make commerce better for everyone. As of today Shopify has over 500,000 merchants across 175+ countries using our software to set up and run their businesses across multiple sales channels including: web, mobile, social media, marketplaces, brick-and-mortar locations, and pop-up shops. To top it off, this past Black Friday/Cyber Monday, our merchants collectively generated over 1 billion dollars in sales in a 4 day period, you can read more about it here.

Currently the majority of our stores are hosted in North America and our product has been built to fulfill the needs of this market, but as we expand to new international markets we need to understand the unique requirements of these areas.

The Opportunity

All of Shopify is working towards the same mission of making commerce better for everyone and empowering entrepreneurship, everywhere. Shopify is searching for a Country Manager to lead our growth into France, helping bring the best possible experience for merchants in France.

Why is this exciting?

  • As the lead of this exciting team you will help Shopify engineer a dynamic experience for France – the content displayed in search results, the human conversations delivered through support, and the interface within the product, will all be tailored to attract the people of France
  • There are only a few times in our lives when we will truly have the opportunity to make a huge impact and fully use our skills to contribute at a global scale. This is what we do every day at Shopify. Our team is made up of all sorts of people who go above and beyond every single day. We’re growing quickly, so there are plenty of opportunities to learn and advance. You’ll have the creative freedom to make a real difference in the world of commerce, the support to bring your whole self to work, and the chance to work with some of the best in the business.

We need strong leadership to help us scale

  • As Country Manager, you will report to Shopify’s Director of International Markets
  • Your job will be to make Shopify the leading commerce platform in France for entrepreneurs and SMB’s
  • You will grow and lead a team of high performing individuals across a variety of functions including: growth, partnerships, product, engineering and support
  • You will grow the Shopify brand locally by organizing events, meetups and other creative initiatives.

Who are you?

  • You have hired and managed high performing, cross functional individual performers across multiple domains of expertise including: marketing, growth, RnD and support.
  • Have led a multi disciplinary team of up to 15 people
  • Been accountable for a P&L: responsible for headcount, budgeting, setting and meeting financial targets
  • Have experience working in a software company (experience in SaaS is a plus)
  • You’re not afraid to roll up your sleeves and dig deep into complex problems
  • You’re a strong communicator in both languages (english and french) with experience working for a global company (possibly even remote to HQ) and are comfortable communicating with executive leadership on the status of your country’s progress
  • You believe in leading by influence, not authority

If your experience is close to what we’re looking for, consider sending us your resume and address your cover letter to Sanja!

About Shopify

Shopify is a leading cloud-based, multichannel commerce platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Merchants can use the software to design, set up and manage their stores across multiple sales channels, including web, mobile, social media such as Pinterest and Facebook, brick-and-mortar locations, and pop-up shops. The platform also provides a merchant with a powerful back-office and a single view of their business.

The Shopify platform was engineered for reliability and scale, using enterprise-level technology made available to businesses of all sizes. Shopify currently powers over 200,000 businesses in approximately 150 countries, including: Tesla Motors, Budweiser, Wikipedia, LA Lakers, the New York Stock Exchange, GoldieBlox, and many more.

Your personal growth is important to us, and we’ll give you everything you need to make it happen: learning budgets, mentorship opportunities, one-on-one coaching, skill development workshops, you name it. We encourage you to experiment, take risks, and pursue the things you care about. And if you make a mistake? That’s ok – learn from it, and share your experience with the team.

We hope you’ll love it here, but we also know that it’s not all about work. We’ll help you maintain a healthy balance with a gym allowance, parental leave, childcare benefits, flexible work hours, and catered meals to give you more time for the things you care about most.

We’re growing quickly, so there are plenty of opportunities to learn and grow. You’ll have the creative freedom to make a real difference in the world of commerce, and the chance to work with some of the best in the business.