About the Team
The Strategic Finance team provides financial insights and guidance to support the organization's long-term goals and strategies. We partner across the business to allocate and deploy our resources for the highest impact outcomes.
About the Role
We are hiring a Strategic Finance GTM partner to work closely with our B2B sales leadership and help drive our company's financial strategy in alignment with go-to-market initiatives.
This role is based in our San Francisco HQ. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.
In this role, you will:
Serve as a strategic finance partner to our B2B sales leadership, aligning financial and business strategies to drive growth and profitability
Build and own financial forecast models, set targets, and understand deviations in performance of actuals to drive strategy and operational rigor
Manage the development of sales targets and forecasts, ensuring they are ambitious but achievable, and aligned with the company's financial goals
Lead strategic and financial planning processes for GTM, and develop recommendations on strategic resource allocation decisions for leadership
Collaborate closely with RevOps to design and implement incentive-based sales compensation plans, and provide actionable financial insights and recommendations
Establish and manage key productivity and efficiency metrics across all products and channels, and regularly analyze and report on these metrics to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence
Stay abreast of market trends and competitive dynamics to inform financial strategies and GTM plans; leverage insights to identify opportunities and challenges
Create high-quality Exec and Board-facing presentations
You might thrive in this role if you have:
7+ total years of progressive experience in strategic finance, private equity, venture capital, management consulting, investment banking, or related fields
2+ years in relevant roles partnering with GTM orgs, ideally in a high growth environment; familiarity with consumption-based business models is a plus
A passion for helping build world-class sales teams and experience partnering with data science
A strong ability to critically evaluate opportunities and risks in GTM financial plans, across revenue and spend
A proven ability to build strong collaborative working relationships with business partners and executives; you are seen as a trusted and objective advisor
Deep analytical rigor and financial modeling skills, focused on distilling complex financial information into actionable insights for leadership
Excellent communication skills and storytelling ability when presenting data insights
An enthusiastic "roll up your sleeves" mentality and an ability to deal effectively with ambiguity to thrive in an unstructured, fast-paced environment
Experience with SQL or a willingness to learn
Strong enthusiasm about technology and artificial intelligence
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