MBA Product Marketing Intern, UK (Summer 2022)

The Hardware Product Marketing team is responsible for the growth of Square’s global hardware portfolio, from driving go-to-market and launch planning to executing marketing and product strategies to drive awareness, conversion, and adoption of Square Hardware.

We are hiring for a MBA Hardware Product Marketing Intern to join our team for Summer 2022 based in the UK.You will define and execute go-to-market strategy based on a comprehensive understanding of the customer;ensure that cross-functional partners (Product, Marketing, Comms, Creative, Packaging, customer-facing teams, etc.) share that understanding; optimize the conversion funnel for in-market products; andensure that product/business decisions incorporate our customer insights. 

The ideal candidate is data-driven, strategic, analytical, well-organized and a clear written and oral communicator.

Your role will include some combination of the following activities focused on the UK market.

• Inform product roadmap and product marketing plans for Square’s hardware portfolio in the UK

• Identify target customers, understand their needs through surveys, interviews, and other research, and ensure that products will meet those needs at the right price

• Develop and implement quarterly marketing plans for sustained product growth, partnering with local marketing team and customer-facing teams to maximize ROI and ensure that marketing is on-message

• Design and execute pricing and marketing tests to inform future strategy.

• Review UK competitive offerings and drive ongoing differentiation

• Enable customer-facing teams to effectively serve customers through development of product marketing and training materials

• Offer creative problem solving and analytical reasoning

You have:

• 4+ years of professional experience

• First half of Masters in Business Administration (MBA) or other relevant graduate program or about to complete a Master’s program degrees or equivalent.

• 3+ years working in a related field (e.g. management consulting, product marketing/management, strategy) 

• Previous background in B2B or B2C marketing preferred

• Strong quantitative analytical ability and familiarity with marketing analytics

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, and strong organizational skills

• Demonstrated capacity to communicate complex, large-scale concepts clearly and simply

• Comfort leading initiatives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, start-up environment

Location: The role can be based remote in the UK or near our office in London. Square internships are 12-weeks long.

We’re working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, based solely on the core competencies required of the role at hand, and without regard to any legally protected class.

We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we’re doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page. 

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