Director Finance

Rambus.com; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 178,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

401(k) matching

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical and dental benefits

Time-off program

Gym membership

Job summary

Rambus is seeking a Director of FP&A to lead monthly forecasts, the annual operating plan, and long-term strategic planning in San Jose, CA. This hybrid role reports to the VP of Finance and collaborates with cross‑functional teams to drive accurate financial guidance for executives.

Responsibilities include building forecasting processes, delivering executive insights, and developing models for M&A opportunities while improving planning automation and data integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA/CPA/CFA encouraged.
• 10+ years of progressive finance experience with FP&A leadership in semiconductor/tech.
• Public-company finance experience with earnings materials and investor relations.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning: Drive monthly forecasts, annual operating plan, and long-term strategic planning.
• Deliver financial analysis: Analyze results vs plan/forecast; identify drivers, risks, opportunities; recommend actions.
• Manage consolidated forecasts: Oversee revenue, gross margin, Opex, and headcount planning with consistent assumptions.
• Prepare executive and board reporting: Translate results into clear presentations with actionable insights.
• Build automation: Define finance requirements, dashboards, and automate processes with IT and data teams on ERP.
• Support SOP: Provide financial analysis linking demand, supply, and financial performance.
• Strengthen processes and systems: Improve forecast accuracy, planning discipline, reporting efficiency, data integrity.
• Collaborate with Accounting: Ensure timely management reporting and understanding of actual vs forecast.
• Support strategic investments: Develop models for M&A and competitive landscape.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

MBA/CPA/CFA or related certification preferred

Job description

Overview

Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, is seeking to hire an exceptional Director of FP&A to join our Finance team in San Jose, CA. In this role, you will be working with some of the brightest inventors and engineers in the world developing products that make data faster and safer.

As a Director, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving our monthly forecasts, annual operating plans, and long-term strategic plans, while strengthening our planning processes and systems. In this full-time role, you’ll report directly to our VP of Finance. Our Finance team is dedicated to accurate, insightful, and relevant analysis, and your contributions will be instrumental in providing financial guidance and insights to executive leadership.

Rambus offers a flexible work environment, embracing a hybrid approach for most office-based roles. Employees are encouraged to spend an average of at least three days per week onsite, allowing for two days of remote work.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning: Drive monthly forecasts, the annual operating plan, and long-term strategic planning, ensuring alignment with business objectives.

• Deliver financial analysis: Analyze results against plan, forecast, and prior periods; identify key business drivers, risks, and opportunities; and recommend actions.

• Manage consolidated forecasts: Oversee revenue, gross margin, operating expense, and headcount planning, ensuring consistent assumptions across functions.

• Prepare executive and board reporting: Translate financial results and business trends into clear presentations with actionable insights.

• Build automation: Define finance requirements, priorities, reporting dashboards, and business outcomes of automation, partnering with IT, Accounting, and data teams on ERP implementation.

• Support Sales and Operations Planning (SOP): provide financial analysis and planning discipline that connects customer demand, supply availability, and financial performance.

• Strengthen processes and systems: Improve forecast accuracy, planning discipline, reporting efficiency, and data integrity through standardized processes and automation.

• Collaborate with Accounting: Ensure timely, accurate management reporting and a clear understanding of actual results and their implications for future forecasts.

• Support strategic investments: Develop financial models and scenario analyses to evaluate M&A opportunities and overall competitive landscape.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience. MBA, CPA, CFA, or a related advanced degree or professional certification preferred.

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including substantial FP&A experience and demonstrated leadership of planning processes and cross-functional initiatives. Experience in the semiconductor, silicon IP, or technology industry, including familiarity with product and licensing business models preferred.

• Proven ability to lead annual operating plans, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial planning in a complex business environment.

• Public-company finance experience, including collaboration with Investor Relations, Accounting, and Legal on earnings materials and external financial communications.

• Experience analyzing peer performance, analyst estimates, industry trends, M&A opportunities and strategic investments.

• Experience developing finance teams and implementing planning automation, business intelligence tools, or financial systems enhancements.

• Solid understanding of financial statements, accounting principles, and the relationships among operating performance, profitability, and cash flow.

• Experience preparing executive and board presentations, with the ability to translate complex financial information into clear insights and recommendations.

• Ability to support quarterly earnings preparation and investor communications through accurate financial analysis, consistent metrics, and clear explanations of business performance.

• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, including driver-based forecasting, scenario analysis, investment evaluation, and consolidated financial reporting.

About Rambus

Rambus is a global company that makes industry-leading memory interface chips and Silicon IP to advance data center connectivity and solve the bottleneck between memory and processing. With over 30 years of semiconductor experience, we are a leading provider of high-performance products and innovations that maximize the bandwidth, capacity and security for AI and other data-intensive workloads. Our world-class team is the foundation of our company, and our innovative spirit drives us to develop the cutting-edge products and technologies essential for tomorrow’s systems.

• Rambus offers a competitive compensation package including base salary, bonus, equity, matching 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, comprehensive medical and dental benefits, time-off program, and gym membership.

The US salary range for this full-time position is $177.500 to $329,600. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location and market conditions.

At Rambus, we are committed to fostering a workplace where every individual is respected, supported, and empowered to succeed. We value a range of perspectives and experiences that contribute to innovation and collaboration. Our goal is to ensure that all team members have equitable access to opportunities, resources, and a sense of belonging. We believe that a culture of fairness and inclusion helps us all do our best work.

Rambus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Afficionate Actions employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Rambus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans during our job application procedures. If you require assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please feel free to inform us in your application.

Rambus does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.

For more information about Rambus, visit rambus.com. For additional information on life at Rambus and our current openings, check outrambus.com/careers/.

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