# VP of Finance

**Company:** [Duolingo](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/duolingo)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Salary:** $330k – $550k/yr
**Experience:** 15+ years
**Skills:** Financial Modeling, Long-Range Planning, Capital Allocation, Data Science, Quantitative Methods, AI, Automation, Financial Planning & Analysis, FP&A, Strategic Finance, Subscription Economics
**Posted:** 2026-04-02

> Leads FP&A and Strategic Finance, co-owning financial planning, forecasting, and business reviews while partnering with leadership on strategy and resource allocation. Requires 15+ years in finance, expertise in modeling and data science, and strong cross-functional leadership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Co-own Duolingo’s financial operating cadence, including annual planning, long-range planning, forecasting, and company-wide business reviews.
- Partner closely with the CFO, Board of Directors, and senior leadership to provide rigorous financial insight that shapes company-wide strategy and resource allocation.
- Establish and uphold rigorous financial principles across the company, ensuring teams make decisions grounded in strong unit economics and long-term value creation.
- Serve as a key voice in communicating Duolingo’s financial performance and long-term strategy to the Board and investors, partnering closely with Investor Relations on earnings materials, guidance, and external messaging.
- Define and refine the KPIs that drive operating discipline, ensuring alignment between financial performance, product strategy, and long-term mission impact.
- Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing FP&A and Strategic Finance team (~10 people), raising the bar for analytical rigor and operational excellence.
- Operate cross-functionally by design — partnering deeply with Product, Growth, Marketing, Controllership, Investor Relations, and Corporate Development — to ensure aligned priorities and data-driven decision-making.
- Drive finance modernization, including the thoughtful integration of AI, data science and automation — leveraging quantitative and statistical methods to enhance forecasting accuracy, reporting efficiency, and insight generation.
- Work from our New York City office on a hybrid (4+1) schedule.

## Requirements

- **Bachelor’s degree** in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
- **15+ years** of progressive finance experience in FP&A, Investment Banking, Corporate or Strategic Finance, including **5+ years** leading and managing teams, ideally within a consumer technology, SaaS, subscription or marketplace business.
- Deep expertise in **financial modeling**, **long-range planning**, and **capital allocation** — including familiarity with **data science** and **quantitative methods** — with the ability to translate complex data into clear strategic insight.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex financial topics into clear, compelling narratives for executives, the Board, and investors.
- A strategic and business-minded perspective, capable of balancing financial rigor with bold, long-term thinking.
- A low-ego, high-EQ leadership style that builds trust across functions, earns credibility through impact, and operates both at strategic altitude and in the details.

## Nice-to-haves

- **MBA** or advanced degree in finance or a related field.
- Experience in a global publicly-traded company, with exposure to earnings preparation and investor relations, and with increasing levels of executive responsibility.
- Deep understanding of **subscription economics**, **consumer product metrics**, and global business models.
- Experience enabling Finance departments through **AI**, **data science**, **advanced analytics**, or automation.

## Compensation

**Salary Range: $330,000—$550,000 USD**

This is not inclusive of equity compensation and benefits.

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