Director of Strategic Finance
Skills
About the Role
You will lead strategic planning, FP&A, and commercial finance efforts. You will own and evolve the consolidated three-statement corporate financial model, build dynamic top-down and bottom-up forecasts, and drive headcount and capital allocation decisions. You will analyze product and platform profitability, design pricing and deal structures, negotiate with vendors to optimize COGS, and translate complex financial data into clear investor and executive presentations. You will also build sensitivity and scenario analyses and develop customer cohort frameworks to measure LTV and CAC.
Requirements
- 7-10+ years of progressive experience combining rigorous financial training with operating leadership in Strategic Finance or FP&A
- Preferred background in Investment Banking or Private Equity followed by operating experience in Strategic Finance/FP&A at a high-growth tech company
- Experience in FinTech, Crypto, Payments, or Brokerage is highly valued
- Advanced financial modeling skills including building complex integrated three-statement models and granular product profitability models
- Comfortable with modern software tools and large datasets; familiarity with SQL or BI tools (i.e. Databricks) is a major plus
- Leverage AI tools and automation to streamline workflows and inform model assumptions
- Commercial acumen with understanding of B2B/B2B2C API business models and revenue/net revenue dynamics in payments/fintech
- Ability to document and articulate business issues in a timely and professional manner
- Effective written and oral communication skills with ability to distill complex quantitative analysis
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to adapt and learn new processes and tasks
- Excellent organizational and prioritization skills
Responsibilities
- Own and evolve the consolidated corporate financial model (three-statement model)
- Create dynamic top-down and bottom-up forecasts that drive headcount planning and capital allocation
- Architect a framework to track contribution margins per product and per-platform customer
- Liaise with Product and Revenue teams to align technical resources with high-value customer demand
- Partner with Revenue to structure complex enterprise contracts and provide pricing levers
- Lead commercial negotiations with infrastructure vendors and actively manage the COGS stack
- Provide analytical support to senior finance leadership and maintain investor-facing financial models
- Build sensitivity and scenario analyses to pressure-test the business against market and regulatory shifts
- Develop customer cohort frameworks and analyze LTV and CAC across product lines
Benefits
- Healthcare insurance covering roughly 100% of employee premiums and a portion of spouse/children (U.S. only)
- Vision and dental insurance (U.S. only)
- Chance to earn equity
- Maternity and paternity leave (after 6 months)
- WeWork All Access Membership
- WFH yearly stipend
- L&D yearly stipend (after 6 months)