Overview In this role you will be the primary finance partner for the Product & Engineering organization, guiding end-to-end budget planning and analysis to support informed decision-making. You will lead OpEx, CapEx, and headcount forecasting, collaborating with R&D, Product Management, and Corporate Finance to drive operational excellence. You'll provide concise executive reporting on R&D spend and trends and mentor a team of financial analysts. This is a chance to shape the financial backbone of a fast-moving, technology-driven product organization.
Compensation / Benefits- medical/dental/vision insurance
- paid vacation and sick leave
- 401(k) with company match
- RSUs or cash-based LTI eligibility
- bonus programs (STI, SIP)
- tuition reimbursement
Responsibilities- Serve as the primary finance partner for Product & Engineering budget management
- Translate business and product strategies into financial plans with Product group executives
- Manage a team of 5 financial analysts
- Oversee headcount planning, non-labor forecasting, and capital expenditure reporting
- Produce concise executive-level reporting on R&D spend, trends, risks and opportunities
- Lead monthly review meetings with VP and SVP level staff of R&D orgs
- Review and approve month-end journal entries related to service POs
- Collaborate with business operations teams to understand program-level forecasts
Key requirements- 10+ years of progressive Finance/FP&A experience, with significant experience supporting R&D, Product, Engineering or technology organizations
- Strong spend management, workforce planning, forecasting, AOP/LRP, and financial modeling skills
- High business acumen with strong analytical and process-improvement capabilities
- Exceptional communication, executive presence, influencing, and storytelling skills
- Ability to anticipate needs, prioritize effectively, and operate in a fast-moving environment
- Strong people leadership and stakeholder-management capabilities
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, with experience using BI/data analytics tools
- communication
- influencing
- storytelling
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- BI/data analytics tools
