we are looking for a Director, Product/R&D Strategic Finance.
As the Director of Strategic Finance, you will be leading FP&A for all R&D and Product strategy, and will partner closely with key members of the R&D and Product Leadership team, including the CPO and Chief R&D.
You will be a valued business partner in driving cross-functional, strategic planning and delivering business insights for all R&D and Product functions. You will partner with various functions in leading strategic projects as well as report on meaningful financial and operational metrics to drive insightful and data-led business decisions.
You will play an active role in defining strategic investments that favor the long term and set up for continued success. You will have high visibility into the vision and goals of R&D and Product divisions, as you evaluate and support key metrics that will drive profitable growth at scale.
You will be responsible for:
Manage, develop, and grow the strategic finance function for Product & R&D to help drive growth through innovation
Partner with the Product and R&D leadership teams in thinking through and modeling long-term P&L trajectory
Strategically influence ongoing analysis on compute, product adoption, and optimization
Lead forecasting and budgeting, partnering with department leaders on monthly, quarterly, and annual analysis
Prepare and analyze management presentations, including monthly reporting, BOD, QBR, and Finance Review
Partner with the Accounting Team to support the month-end close process
Build complex financial models and analyses, including competitive analysis, gross margin analysis, pro forma models, scenario-based models with sensitivities, and consumption-based product models.
Provide financial expertise to help support headcount planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning.
Develop and implement scalable, efficient financial processes, leveraging AI and automation across FP&A to enhance reporting, forecast accuracy, and overall team productivity in support of our rapidly growing business.
Partner with FinOps and Engineering to manage and optimize cloud infrastructure spend, balancing cost efficiency, performance, and scalability
Requirements: 10+ years of experience in FP&A, investment banking, equity research, strategy consulting, or strategic/corp finance, preferably at either a high-tech or enterprise software company
4+ years of experience building and managing high-performing teams
Proven business partnership experience with C-suite executives and demonstrated ability to provide thought leadership to various functions.
Deep experience with various financial applications, including ERP, CRM, and financial planning applications (Salesforce, Netsuite, Excel, etc.)
Understanding of both traditional SaaS and consumption/outcome-based business models
Familiarity with Enterprise Software (SaaS preferred) metrics, ideally including both seat-based and consumption-based product models, with a focus on AI native technologies
Experience working in a startup environment, with an ability to balance strategic initiatives and operational execution
Bachelors Degree in Finance or related discipline
This position is open to all candidates.