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VP, ECommerce

WillScot
life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
United States, Arizona, Phoenix
Jan 11, 2025
At WillScot (NASDAQ WSC), our 4000+ people are at the heart of everything we do. In addition to providing industry-leading pay and benefits, we provide opportunities for development and upward mobility, while investing in the communities we serve. We are the undisputed leader in providing innovative exible workspace and portable storage solutions, serving an incredible range of customers across all industries from 240+ locations across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Our values are our foundation. We constantly strive to diversify our teams to ensure we have the best and brightest talent.We're deeply committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where each person can contribute while being their authentic self. For more about WillScot and who we are, click here. Build your future with us! ABOUT THE JOB: VP eCommerce is a seasoned strategic leader responsible for overseeing and enhancing the overall digital experience that Willscot provides to its customers and employees. This leader serves as a digital evangelist for the organization and will drive organizational alignment on digital capabilities that will reduce customer friction and enhance the customer experience. This leader is a digital strategist and has significant experience building B2B and B2C eCommerce platforms from ground-up and growing them to profitable P&Ls. This leader is a 'builder' who enjoys building eCommerce platforms from ground-up. This leader will develop and own the roadmap for digital products including website, self-service portal & apps (WillScot Solutions Center) and other online platforms and evolve the tools to include commerce capability. This role involves a combination of strategic thinking, user experience design, digital product design, technology implementation, and driving digital adoption with employees and customers. This leader will collaborate with various departments, including IT, commercial sales, marketing, customer service, accounting, finance, product, and operations to ensure our digital vision and solutions align with overall business goals. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING: eCommerce Strategy and Roadmap Development: Develop a comprehensive digital experience strategy and building a multi-year digital platform roadmap aligned with the organization's goals and objectives Develop eCommerce roadmap, starting with ability for existing customers to place orders via website and customer portal Balance Execution & Innovation: Formulate the future digital vision for the organization while continuing to manage performance on a day to day basis to support the growth goals of the organization by driving high quality leads, converting traffic, and other digital engagement techniques Leverage consumer and market trends to trial and test new concepts: Understand current B2B consumer trends, anticipate future consumer trends and use market developments to trial and test new ecommerce concepts and technologies. Incorporate findings to evolve the eCommerce roadmap Drive Digital Adoption: Develop strategies and tactics to drive awareness and adoption of digital tools among customers Track and report on adoption of features and capabilities and refine strategies to accelerate adoption Own Solution Design and Outcomes: As a hands-on leader, oversee the integration of technology solutions in play such as content management systems, e-commerce platforms, customer portal and app, configurator tool, salesforce CRM and other operational digital solutions that will drive consistency in experience and operational efficiencies. Oversee GSIs or other software product development vendors engaged in the effort. Assess current systems, processes, and talent to determine opportunities to strengthen processes, ensure feedback loops on performance insights, and capture and incorporate real-time customer trends, data, and insights into the ecommerce design and solution Drive data-driven decision making within the function Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working closely with IT, commercial sales, marketing, customer service, finance, product, and operations to understand requirements and get stakeholder buy-in around eCommerce roadmap and solutions People Leadership: Provide inclusive leadership, guidance, and direction to your teams. Build and maintain a high-performance team and culture through open and clear communications, ongoing mentoring and development, and effective performance management. EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS: Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, business, finance, economics, or a related field. Advanced degree (MBA) preferred Experience: 15+ years of progressive experience in digital product development involving web, app or other platforms such as eCommerce or related roles Significant experience launching B2B eCommerce platforms , Next Best Action solutions and other AI/ML driven digital solutions highly desired Tech-savvy business strategist who has developed and deployed digital solutions on SAP and Salesforce and leveraged snowflake data warehouse or other comparable tech stack Track-record of managing and working with in-house software development teams as well as a variety of software development vendors, developing scope of work and deliverables and owning outcomes Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to interpret complex data. Data science mastery a plus Financial Acumen: Ability to put together compelling business cases for digital transformation that garner executive support and championship for digital initiatives Communication Skills: Excellent communication and presentation skills. This individual needs to clearly and concisely articulate our digital vision, roadmap and customer/employee benefits Negotiation Skills: Proven ability to negotiate and influence strategic decisions Leadership Abilities: Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to lead and motivate a team Ability to collaborate with key leaders in a variety of functions to drive organization alignment and commitment to digital platforms Adaptability: Ability to adapt to changing market conditions and business needs Personal Attributes: Results Oriented, self-starter with high energy who is able to balance multiple priorities and work with ambiguity Healthy "Customer Obsession" focused on understanding needs and painpoints and developing elegant digital solutions Disclaimer: This posting describes the general nature and level of work performed and does not represent an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, or skills required. Collaboration and teamwork drive our success. Team members may be required to perform duties outside normal responsibilities from time to time as needed. All regular WillScot Holdings Corp. positions offer generous benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, paid time off, Company holidays, tuition reimbursement, and 401(k) with match. Most positions also have variable pay opportunities including commission or bonus, performance rewards, or incentive programs. More information about benefits may be foundhere. WillScot provides equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. WillScot embraces diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in all aspects of employment, including recruiting, hiring, promotion, termination, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. We are focused on building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, lived experiences, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the stronger we will be!