Director, Strategic Finance

Veeam; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 169,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

Veeam, a leader in data resilience, seeks a Strategic Finance Director to lead financial analysis and strategy. This role will enhance decision-making processes across departments, requiring deep analytical skills and extensive background in strategic finance. The ideal candidate will have 12-15+ years of experience and will work closely with senior management to drive business growth and optimize resources.

Benefits

Unlimited PTO

Medical, dental, and vision benefits starting day one

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance and disability coverage

Family planning support benefits

Professional training and education access

Qualifications

• 12-15+ years of progressive experience in FP&A or similar roles.
• Strong understanding of enterprise SaaS business models.
• Demonstrated ability to build and implement systems that improve efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead FP&A efforts for strategic initiatives that accelerate revenue growth.
• Develop and refine financial frameworks to support strategic investments.
• Provide insightful recommendations to senior management.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Strategic finance

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or relevant advanced degree

Tools

Hyperion

Netsuite

Tableau

Salesforce

Job description

Veeam, the #1 global market leader in data resilience, believes businesses should control all their data whenever and wherever they need it.

Veeam provides data resilience through data backup, data recovery, data portability, data security, and data intelligence. Based in Seattle, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running.

We are looking for a Strategic Finance Director to lead financial analysis, strategy, and key decision-making processes across Veeam. This role will be central to evaluating high-impact investment decisions and supporting cross-functional strategic initiatives. The role requires exceptional analytical skills, a strong grasp of business drivers, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights. You’ll operate as a thought partner to business leaders and cross-functional teams to drive business growth, optimize resource allocation, enhance financial performance, and establish the infrastructure (systems and process) for strategic finance to scale with the company.

Responsibilities:

• Lead FP&A efforts for strategic initiatives that accelerate revenue growth, optimize costs, improve operational efficiency, and enable data-driven decision-making.
• Build trusted partnerships and serve as a key advisor to business leaders, grounded by a solid understanding of business data inputs and outputs.
• Develop and refine financial frameworks to support strategic investments and effective resource allocation.
• Oversee detailed financial models and analyses to forecast performance, conduct scenario planning, and guide strategic decisions.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration to gather assumptions, define key metrics, assess impacts, and perform sensitivity analyses supporting executive decision-making.
• Provide insightful and actionable recommendations to senior management on operating strategies, resource allocation, and investments in growth initiatives
• Design and maintain robust systems and processes for financial reporting and analysis, providing timely and accurate insights to key stakeholders.
• Identify and implement opportunities to automate and streamline FP&A processes, reducing manual workload and improving data accuracy.
• Offer leadership and mentoring to the finance team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Qualifications:

• 12-15+ years of progressive experience in FP&A or similar roles, with at least 3 years in a leadership role
• Proven experience in strategic finance, including financial modeling, forecasting, and analysis
• Background in management consulting, investment banking, and/or private equity strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of enterprise SaaS business models, metrics, and key drivers of growth and profitability
• Demonstrated ability to build and implement systems and processes that improve efficiency and leverage within FP&A
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with senior leadership
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making
• Experience with financial systems like Hyperion, Netsuite, Tableau and Salesforce
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or relevant advanced degree a plus
• Unlimited PTO
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits that start on day one
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Family planning support benefits, along with 100% paid maternity and parental leave
• Veeam Care Days – additional 24 hours for your volunteering activities
• Professional training and education, including courses and workshops, internal meetups, and unlimited access to our online learning platforms (Percipio, Athena, O’Reilly) and mentoring through our MentorLab program.

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The salary range posted is On Target Earnings (OTE), which is inclusive of base and variable pay. When making an offer of employment, Veeam will take into consideration the candidate’s expectations, experience, education, scope of responsibility for the role, and the current market demands.

United States of America Pay Range

$169,900 — $242,700 USD

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