Plaid
FinTech
HeadofStrategicFinance,Product&Engineering
“Head of Strategic Finance, Product & Engineering at Plaid. Skills: Strategic Finance, Product Finance, Engineering Finance. Build product-level forecasts. Construct long-term forecasts”
Industry & Context.
Analytical rigor; Business judgment
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
15+ years in Finance, Management consulting background, Investment banking background, Private equity background, Strategic finance background, High-growth technology company experience, Product P&L finance fluency, Product-level revenue forecasting, Gross margin analysis, Headcount planning, Capacity planning, Software economics understanding, Analytical rigor, Sharp business judgment, Leading finance teams, Developing finance teams, Executive presence, Exceptional communication skills, Influence senior stakeholders, Influence technical leaders, Influence Board-level audiences, Partnering with engineering leaders, Partnering with product leaders
Nice to Have
Fintech experience, Financial services experience
What You'll Do.
Build product-level forecasts
Construct long-term forecasts
Partner on capital deployment
Plan headcount by function
Model capacity to roadmap
Own EPD performance tracking
Ensure focus on metrics
Partner on data hygiene
Build trusted relationships
Provide counsel on priorities
Provide analytical support
Own Product narrative
Synthesize executive materials
Define EPD Finance team future
Execute EPD Finance plan
Hire high-performing team
Develop high-performing team
Lead high-performing team
Partner with peer leads
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional partnership; Connective tissue; Product and GTM partnership; Peer Finance leads; Finance org partnership
Communication Scope
Executive-ready materials; Board reporting; Written communication; Verbal communication; Visual communication
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