What You Will Do

Functional Ownership

Lead our Product & Engineering strategic finance function
Play a central role in defining how the team partners across the organization
Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders to influence + quantify key business decisions

Strategic Planning & Forecasting

Develop, own and improve the process of defining the business impact of key Product and/or Engineering investments
Ensure connectivity between our operational objectives and financial targets
Influence program objectives, structure and define success of investments to ensure adherence to company-level efficiency targets

Decision Support

Partner with senior Product & Engineering leaders to provide financial insights and scenario analysis supporting strategic initiatives (e.g. pricing & packaging), resource allocation, and investment decisions
Leverage an in-depth understanding of market dynamics, unit economics, pricing strategies, etc.
Help ensure financial assumptions translate into measurable outcomes

Business Case Development

Build robust operational + financial models for major projects, including ROI, LTV/CAC and payback analysis
Help teams quantify trade-offs between driving growth + profitability
Articulate compelling financial narratives

Cross-functional Collaboration

Lead cross-departmental financial projects
Drive alignment across teams on budgeting, resource planning, and strategic goals

KPI Development & Tracking

Define and track key performance indicators / productivity metrics across Product & Engineering
Lead performance measurement initiatives to drive accountability and transparency

Team and Culture Building

Hire, mentor and guide other finance team members
Foster a high-performance, collaborative and data-driven culture
Architect scalable team structures, workflows, and governance models that support business growth while maintaining a high degree of quality

AI-enabled Process Improvement

Identify and spearhead opportunities to leverage AI-based tools to streamline existing close / improve precision of forecasting processes
Help unlock team capacity to focus on other ad-hoc or high-impact analysis

What You Bring

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field (MBA, CFA, CA, or equivalent advanced qualification in Finance, Economics, or Business)
12+ years of progressive experience in strategic finance, FP&A, investment banking, private equity, or corporate strategy in a late-stage / high-growth tech or public company environment, with at least 5+ years of leadership / management experience
Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with experience interfacing with executive teams, board members, and investors
Excellent business partnering skills, with both financial and non-financial leaders; track record of advising operational and financial improvements across multiple areas in the business
Willingness and ability to operate at multiple levels - deep within the details and big picture - with strong awareness of when to leverage each to achieve a targeted outcome
Advanced modeling skills, including strong understanding of bottom-up financial modeling and tying together unit economics to the overall business impact
Deep understanding of SaaS and usage-based business models and metrics
Ability to jump into ambiguous questions or situations, identify the key variables and drive toward a successful outcome
Extraordinary ability to story-tell with data / analysis and distill complex topics and tradeoffs into a simple framework to influence decision making
Possess a bias toward action, strong work ethic, and player-coach mentality with experience driving operational outcomes under tight timelines
Advanced experience with Excel / Google sheets, BI tools (Tableau), financial planning tools (e.g. Adaptive Insights) and AI tools (e.g. GPT-based copilots, etc.)

Strong Candidates May Also Bring

Track record of using AI to improve forecasting methodologies or drive process improvements
Experience building & scaling a strategic finance function from scratch