Senior Director, Product & Technology Finance

Overview

This role is responsible for providing strategic, value-added financial leadership in partnership with the Engineering organization. The position will support alignment and resourcing planning decisions by connecting business needs to the organization’s financial plan, improving the accuracy of reporting and insights, and owning the agenda within the scope of Product and Technology Finance.

In addition, the role will help stand up and continue to evolve financial processes for evaluating and tracking Global Technology decisions, working cross-functionally with teams including tax, legal, accounting, and audit to ensure decisions are well thought through.

Responsibilities

• Develop and build a Product Finance function
  • Spearhead the development and evolution of Product Finance processes that balance financial rigor with product velocity.
  • Design and implement a strategic framework for evaluating investments with ambiguous or long-term returns.
• Support the Engineering organization
  • Partner with Engineering leadership to provide financial modeling for key decisions, including resource and investment prioritization to maximize ROI.
  • Develop an understanding of Engineering issues and priorities and reconcile them with long-term forecasts.
• Provide strong thought leadership
  • Use industry knowledge and business acumen to influence business leadership and drive results.
  • Improve existing processes and collaborate across teams to achieve outcomes.
• Deliver engineering P&Ls
  • Own financial forecasts, annual operating plan, budget tracking, and long-range planning by partnering with stakeholders.
  • Establish and communicate quarterly and annual financial targets.
  • Identify and report risk and opportunity levels for the overall financial plan.
  • Provide actionable insights including productivity analysis, ROI, contractor spend optimization, and capex management.
• Cloud reporting and cost optimization
  • Track and report KPIs against strategic Cloud Hosting agreements.
  • Optimize costs by working with engineers to balance workloads across a dual cloud environment.
  • Lead strategic projects with program management and engineering leaders to drive efficiencies and accountability for promised returns.
• Business development and corporate development support
  • Partner with business development and corporate development teams to support growth initiatives.
  • Assess M&A opportunities and evaluate post-deal results.
• Engineering productivity and resource allocation
  • Deepen understanding of resource allocation and support CTO and CPO product rationalization discussions.
  • Evaluate how strategic developer productivity decisions correlate to financial efficiencies.
• Communications and presentations
  • Provide strategic input for business decisions by overseeing complex financial model production, incorporating assumptions, expectations, and known risks.
  • Prepare presentations and supporting materials for recommendations.
• Talent and leadership
  • Develop and implement strategies to attract and retain a highly skilled, engaged workforce.
  • Diagnose capability gaps and recruit, select, and develop talent.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, or similar quantitative discipline (MBA, CPA not required, but highly preferred)
• 15+ years in FP&A experience
  • 2+ years of experience supporting cloud infrastructure and cloud cost analysis
  • 5+ years of people management experience (this role will actively manage a small but highly productive team)
• Must have experience working with AWS or GCP cloud products
• Experience working in investment banking or consulting required
• Experience working with Engineering is a plus
• Strong understanding of financial statements, including B/S, P&L, and drivers for margin
• Experience owning and leading planning and forecasting, large data sets, and sophisticated models
• Proven proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint, including deck creation
• Strategic thinker with leadership, vision, and insight
• Hands-on manager with a strong finance background
• Strong work ethic and ability to learn and deliver results in tight timelines
• Experience partnering with stakeholders across the organization and driving projects forward
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with Engineering

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range (US-based roles): $260,000—$390,000 USD
• Eligible for equity in the form of restricted stock units
• Depending on the position offered, may also be eligible to receive commission
• Annual Personal & Professional development funds
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Workspace benefits for your home office
• 401(k) matching
• Family planning support
• Flexible vacation and monthly Global Wellness Days
• 4+ months paid parental leave
• Paid volunteer time off

Location

This role’s location is not specified in the posting. Base salary ranges are shared for US-based job postings regardless of state.

Additional Information

• This job posting may span more than one career level.
• In select roles and locations, interviews may be recorded, transcribed, and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI), with an option to opt out prior to scheduled interviews.
• The organization is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in the job application process.