Finance Director, Product & Engineering FP&A

WD; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

WD is seeking a Director of Finance to lead FP&A for the Product & Engineering organization in California. You will oversee end-to-end budgeting, forecasting, and headcount planning, partnering with R&D, Product Management, and Corporate Finance to drive operational excellence.

This leadership role manages a team of five analysts, translating business strategy into financial plans, delivering concise executive reporting, and guiding spend decisions to support our hyperscale data center and cloud

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting; MBA, CFA, or equivalent advanced qualification preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive Finance/FP&A experience, with significant experience supporting R&D, Product, Engineering or technology organizations.
• Strong experience in spend management, workforce planning, forecasting, AOP/LRP, and financial modeling.
• High level of business acumen with strong analytical and process-improvement capabilities.
• Exceptional communication, executive presence, influencing, and storytelling skills.
• Ability to anticipate needs, prioritize effectively, and operate in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong people leadership and stakeholder-management capabilities.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, with experience using BI/data analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary finance partner for Product & Engineering budget management.
• Partner closely with Product group executives to translate business and product strategies into financial plans.
• Manage team of 5 financial analysts to support respective functions.
• Responsible for overall headcount planning, non-labor forecasting, and capital expenditure reporting.
• Develop concise, executive-level reporting on R&D spend, trends, risks, opportunities.
• Lead monthly review meetings with VP and SVP level staff of R&D orgs.
• Review and approve month-end journal entries related to service POs.
• Partner with business operations teams to understand program level forecasts.

Skills

Finance leadership

Budgeting

Forecasting

Executive communication

Strategic partnering

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

MBA or CFA preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

BI tools

Job description

WD is seeking a Director of Finance to lead FP&A for the Product & Engineering organization in California. You will oversee end-to-end budgeting, forecasting, and headcount planning, partnering with R&D, Product Management, and Corporate Finance to drive operational excellence.

This leadership role manages a team of five analysts, translating business strategy into financial plans, delivering concise executive reporting, and guiding spend decisions to support our hyperscale data center and cloud