Finance Manager, WhatsApp

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta's WhatsApp team seeks a Finance Manager to partner with product, engineering and data science leaders, guiding budgeting, forecasting and resource allocation.

You will own end-to-end financial planning, build ROI frameworks for headcount and opex, and drive strategic decision making across monetization initiatives, balancing long-term growth with efficiency. This role is anchored in Menlo Park with global impact.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of finance, strategic finance, or related experience leading investments and strategy.
• Experience leading headcount planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.
• Proven ability to influence, communicate with business leaders, and manage projects end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end partnerships with Product leads and other stakeholders.
• Drive ROI frameworks across headcount, opex, and capacity investments.
• Manage budget, ad-hoc analysis, and long-range planning processes.
• Collaborate with Meta Finance teams to optimize planning and forecasting.

Skills

Finance leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication with leaders

Project management

Stakeholder management

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

WhatsApp's mission is to Connect the world privately. More than 3 billion people in over 180 countries use WhatsApp to stay in touch with friends and family, anytime and anywhere. WhatsApp is free and offers simple, secure, reliable messaging and calling, available on phones all over the world.Finance and Business Planning is a highly mission driven organization. Our mission is to enable Meta to plan, prioritize, and execute as effectively as possible. We are financial advisers to our business partners, helping them solve their toughest challenges and operate with an independent and objective perspective. We take a uniquely long-term view towards our businesses, and our teams own shared business goals and results with our partners.We're looking for a Finance Manager to support the full financial picture for WhatsApp. This is a visible and integral role across the organization - directly supporting business leaders across Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Monetization. You will support decisions around nascent product bets and resource allocation, expense management, and prioritization across a full range of planning, strategic decision making, and forecasting. You'll engage daily with business leaders, and act as both a financial business partner and strategic advisor to the leadership team.An ideal candidate will be interested in the WhatsApp product, have experience working with business leaders on monetization and investment decisions, have a demonstrated interest in data and technology, and be able to self direct highly ambiguous and strategic projects. This role will offer you the opportunity to understand and contribute to many facets of business and product strategy.

Finance & Business Operations Manager, WhatsApp Responsibilities:

• Become an integral part of the org's strategy and planning processes
• Own end-to-end partnerships with a broad range of Product leads
• Drive nuanced ROI and impact frameworks across headcount, opex and capacity investments
• Own day-to-day operational tasks related to budget management
• Perform strategic / ad-hoc business analysis as required
• Champion independent viewpoints across WhatsApp and Meta Finance leadership
• Collaborate with horizontal Financial Planning & Analysis teams to improve and operationalize processes related to headcount planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning

Minimum Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in finance / strategic finance, business strategy, product analytics, or related professional experience managing strategic investments and strategy
• Financial leadership across headcount planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning
• Experience synthesizing strategic insights and problem solving individually or in a group setting
• Experience communicating, influencing, and relationship building with business leaders
• Experience independently managing projects from scoping through delivery, including tracking details and maintaining organized documentation, and experience prioritizing competing workstreams based on impact, deadlines, and stakeholder needs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience in data analytics, developing code, and/or forecasting (SQL, Python, R)
• Experience working at a leading technology, internet or high growth company
• Experience supporting financial planning during periods of rapid organizational or product growth
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affinitive Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [e-mail].

$149,000/year to $212,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.