Strategic Finance, GTM

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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