FP&A Manager, Product San Francisco

vercel.com; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity included

Healthcare package

Mentorship

Flexible Time Off

WFH budget

Job summary

Vercel is seeking an FP&A Manager, Product to join our Finance team in San Francisco. You’ll own OpEx and headcount planning for Engineering, Product, and Design, building scalable models that improve visibility and decision-making.

You will partner with Engineering leadership, People, and Strategic Finance to ensure investments are intentional, efficient, and aligned with long-term company strategy, while driving budget controls and reporting excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience partnering with engineering leaders to align budgets with roadmaps.
• Strong cost-driver understanding for cloud and SaaS.
• Proven workforce planning across multiple departments.
• Advanced financial modeling with ROI focus.
• Systems-oriented with scalable forecasting and controls.

Responsibilities

• Own the Product investment envelope and manage OpEx and headcount budgets.
• Build bottoms-up headcount models by function and level.
• Develop forecasting models for cloud hosting, AI compute, internal tooling, SaaS and enterprise systems.
• Evaluate build vs. buy decisions and R&D accounting implications.
• Lead monthly budget vs. actual reviews and automate reporting.
• Design scalable financial controls for approvals and tooling.

Skills

Partner to Engineering Leaders

Cost drivers understand (cloud/SaaS)

Workforce planning

Financial modeling

Forecasting & controls

Job description

About Vercel:

Vercel is the agentic infrastructure company. We free people and agents to ship what’s next.

For more than a decade, Vercel has shaped how the web is built. As the team behind Next.js, v0, and AI SDK, we create products that help builders move from idea to production with speed, security, and exceptional developer experience.

Now, software is entering a new era, and the next generation of products will not just be used by people. They will be built, extended, and operated by agents.

We are building the platform for that future, trusted by companies likeOpenAI, PayPal, Ramp, Supreme, and millions of developers worldwide. Whether you’re building our products, supporting our customers, growing our community, or shaping our story, you’ll help define what comes next.

About the Role:

We’re looking for an FP&A Manager, Product to join our Finance team. You’ll be the financial lead for our Engineering, Product, and Design (EPD) organizations—owning OpEx and headcount planning while building scalable systems that improve visibility and decision-making. You’ll partner cross-functionally with Engineering leadership, People, and Strategic Finance to ensure investments are intentional, efficient, and aligned with long-term company strategy.

What You Will Do:

• Own the Product investment envelope – Manage OpEx and headcount budgets across EPD. Ensure investments align with company strategy while maintaining disciplined spend and margin targets.
• Drive rigorous workforce planning across technical and corporate teams – Build bottoms-up headcount models by function and level. Partner with Engineering leaders to sequence hiring against roadmap needs, compliance requirements, and operational scale.
• Model infrastructure and internal systems economics – Develop clear forecasting models for cloud hosting, AI/compute, internal tooling, SaaS applications, and enterprise systems. Identify optimization opportunities across both product infrastructure and corporate tech stack.
• Translate roadmap and corporate priorities into financial tradeoffs – Evaluate build vs. buy decisions, capitalizable vs. expensed R&D, and vendor investments across EPD. Provide clear recommendations grounded in ROI and long-term cost structure impact.
• Elevate budget vs. actuals rigor across the organization – Lead monthly BvA reviews for EPD. Automate reporting, improve accrual accuracy, and surface actionable insights—not just variance explanations.
• Design scalable financial controls without slowing teams down – Implement approval workflows for headcount, vendor spend, and enterprise tooling that are disciplined, fast, and transparent. Use automation and AI to reduce manual review and eliminate bottlenecks.

About You:

• Proven partner to Engineering leaders – You’ve supported technical teams and corporate functions, understanding how product velocity and operational infrastructure translate into financial outcomes.
• Fluent in infrastructure and SaaS cost drivers – You understand cloud economics, AI/compute scaling, enterprise tooling, and how architecture and vendor decisions impact margins.
• Strong operator in workforce planning – You’ve managed complex headcount models across multiple departments, aligning hiring pace with financial guardrails.
• Advanced financial modeler – You build scenario-driven models with clear assumptions and sensitivity analysis that stand up to executive scrutiny.
• Precision-focused and systems-oriented – You eliminate blind spots in forecasting, improve accrual accuracy, and build processes that scale without creating bureaucracy.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation package, including equity.
• Inclusive Healthcare Package.
• Learn and Grow - we provide mentorship and send you to events that help you build your network and skills.
• Flexible Time Off.
• We will provide you the gear you need to do your role, and a WFH budget for you to outfit your space as needed.

The San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is $180,000.00 - $220,000.00. Actual salary will be based on job-related skills, experience, and location. Compensation outside of San Francisco may be adjusted based on employee location. The total compensation package may include benefits, equity-based compensation, and eligibility for a company bonus or variable pay program depending on the role. Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.

Vercel is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Vercel encourages everyone to apply for our available positions, even if they don't necessarily check every box on the job description.