CTO FP&A Director: AI-Driven Tech Finance & Strategy

Yahoo Holdings Inc.; Champaign (IL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 326,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Healthcare

401k

Backup childcare

Education stipends

Equity incentives

Job summary

Yahoo Holdings Inc. seeks a Sr. Director of CTO FP&A to lead the financial planning and analysis for the Central Technology Organization. You will partner with CTO and engineering leadership to manage Opex and Capex, drive strategic budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.

You will mentor teams, oversee P&L reviews for CTO pillars, and advance AI-enabled analytics to enhance forecasting accuracy and decision-making across technology initiatives. Hybrid work options are available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
• 10+ years of related finance experience, ideally including digital media industry experience.
• 5+ years of Management experience.
• Proven experience in FP&A / Financial Operations with focus on technology and cloud.
• Strong understanding of cloud services business models, pricing strategies, and market trends.
• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills; attention to detail; problem-solving abilities.
• Experience in Excel, Google Sheets and reporting, while creating visual graphs/data to tell a cohesive story.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate complex financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the VP of Corporate FP&A with forecasting, annual budget planning, long-range planning, day-to-day financial and operations analysis, and executive presentations.
• Serve as the trusted strategic advisor to the CTO and engineering leaders, delivering actionable financial guidance across engineering resource allocation, metrics, cloud infrastructure, software licensing, org design, and cost efficiencies.
• Manage end-to-end monthly, quarterly, and annual Technology P&L review across the CTO pillars.
• Oversee and manage cost budgets across the Central Technology Office, ensuring accountability and discipline.
• Champion the adoption of AI-enabled analytics and predictive modeling tools to automate repetitive variance reconciliations, accelerate month-end close summaries, and improve forecast accuracy.
• Leverage operational data, market trends, and business dynamics to develop, inform, and maintain detailed and accurate short- and long-term financial projections.
• Interface with leadership in providing meaningful insights and analytics to deliver on company goals and objectives.
• Partner with engineering leaders to assess ROI and total cost of ownership for foundational technology initiatives.

Skills

FP&A

Financial modeling

Cloud/Tech finance

Executive partner

Forecasting

Budgeting

Data analysis

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Reporting tools

Job description

Yahoo Holdings Inc. seeks a Sr. Director of CTO FP&A to lead the financial planning and analysis for the Central Technology Organization. You will partner with CTO and engineering leadership to manage Opex and Capex, drive strategic budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.

You will mentor teams, oversee P&L reviews for CTO pillars, and advance AI-enabled analytics to enhance forecasting accuracy and decision-making across technology initiatives. Hybrid work options are available.