VP, Strategic Finance – Business Operations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead the annual planning process, rolling forecasts, long-term planning, and scenario analysis.

• Develop and sustain driver-based financial models that link operations, unit economics, strategic goals, resource distribution, and long-term financial results.

• Collaborate with the CFO and executive team regarding capital allocation.

• Create business cases for investments, products, partnerships, pricing modifications, commercial structures, and strategic initiatives.

• Convert performance metrics into narratives suitable for executives and the Board.

• Design KPI and OKR measurement frameworks.

• Establish a company-wide authoritative source for key metrics alongside Data leadership.

• Construct and manage executive dashboards.

• Conduct monthly business reviews, quarterly planning sessions, forecast assessments, and in-depth performance evaluations.

• Transform variance analysis into accountable corrective actions.

• Spearhead cross-functional projects across GTM, Product, Operations, Data, and Finance.

• Formulate frameworks for growth opportunities, pricing, partner economics, unit economics, productivity, and resource allocation.

• Collaborate with the CFO and CRO on commercial planning, incentive structures, capacity distribution, compensation frameworks, and major customer and partner decisions.

• Address organizational complexities, ambiguous ownership, poor data quality, and inefficient processes.

• Develop scalable systems, processes, tools, ownership structures, and metrics.

• Create infrastructure to enable the company to scale to over $1B in revenue while remaining lean, agile, and capital-efficient.

• Leverage automation, AI, existing tools, and improved processes before expanding systems or headcount.

• Nurture existing team members and strategically add new talent.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of outstanding performance in strategic finance, finance & strategy, FP&A, business operations, investment banking, private equity, consulting, or similarly intensive analytical and operational settings.

• Proven track record of increasing responsibility.

• Ideally, early-career analytical training coupled with significant operational experience in a high-growth technology, commerce, payments, marketplace, or platform business.

• Experience managing through significant scale, preferably with exposure to a company experiencing revenue growth in the hundreds of millions.

• Exceptional financial modeling and analytical skills.

• Profound understanding of forecasting, scenario analysis, unit economics, pricing, capital allocation, investment returns, and business-case formulation.

• Strong commercial instincts.

• Proven capability to develop KPI frameworks, operating rhythms, and performance management systems.

• Sound judgment regarding organizational scaling.

• Player-coach mindset.

• Strong executive presence with outstanding written and verbal communication abilities.

• High intellectual curiosity, low ego, and the capacity to delve deeper than the initial inquiry.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel/Sheets and strong familiarity with BI and analytical tools; SQL knowledge is a plus but not mandatory.

• Proficiency with contemporary AI tools and agents, demonstrating the ability to leverage technology for enhanced personal and team productivity.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.

• Flexible PTO.

• 13 paid company holidays each year.

• Updater Stock Options.

• 401(k) plan with employer matching.

• Wellbeing Subsidy.

• One Medical membership.

• Virtual on-demand healthcare via Teladoc and Talkspace.

• Flexible spending account (FSA).

• Health savings account (HSA).

• Supplemental Short & Long Term Disability Insurance.

• Supplemental Life Insurance.

• Paid Parental Leave.