Responsibilities
- Own the developer platform and self-serve revenue forecasts, connecting usage trends, contracted commitments, and deployment activity to revenue outcomes.
- Drive annual and quarterly planning for the developer business, including target-setting, scenario analysis, and resource allocation.
- Support deal evaluation for strategic transactions, assessing deal structure, payment terms, and margin implications.
- Develop reusable frameworks for consumption-based and hybrid deal structures with Pricing team, Deal Desk, and cross-functional partners.
- Provide financial perspective on go/no-go decisions and partnership economics.
- Develop deep visibility into the developer business across products, revenue streams, usage patterns, and cost structures.
- Partner with R&D Finance and infrastructure teams to connect product economics to commercial outcomes and surface insights for investment and growth decisions.
- Serve as the financial voice of the developer platform to senior leadership, translating complex business performance into narrative-driven perspectives.
- Drive monthly close, forecast, and variance analysis.
- Own budget management and financial stewardship for the developer business, surfacing risks and opportunities proactively.
Requirements
- 10+ years of progressive finance experience in investment banking, private equity, FP&A, strategic finance, or similar highly analytical role.
- Operational experience at a fast-paced, scaling company.
- High-growth, public-company SaaS or cloud infrastructure experience preferred.
- Intellectually curious and AI-native; actively incorporate AI tooling into workflows.
- Builder mindset: energized by ambiguity, take ownership, comfortable with blurred lines of ownership.
- Operating experience as an embedded finance partner to a senior GTM or business leader (VP+) in a technology company.
- Strong fluency in consumption-based revenue mechanics, cloud and AI infrastructure economics, and pricing strategy.
- Ability to build financial models from scratch for new and evolving business lines.
- Clear, direct communication with outstanding ability to turn numbers into narratives that influence senior leaders.
Compensation
For Bay Area based hires: Estimated annual salary of $239,000 - $329,000
For New York City area based hires: Estimated annual salary of $229,000 - $315,000
This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan.