Growth Finance Strategist: Product & BU Planning

Proofpoint; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible work environment

Wellbeing days

Job summary

Proofpoint is seeking an experienced FP&A senior manager to partner with product and business leaders, shaping growth plans and integrated models. You will drive planning discussions, reconcile plans to targets, and influence strategic decisions at the highest level.

You will own complex analytical deliverables, partner with analytics and data teams, and report into the FP&A organization to support annual and long-range planning.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in strategic finance, product finance, FP&A, or strategy and operations.
• Advanced financial modeling: driver-based forecasts and integrated models.
• Deep understanding of SaaS and recurring-revenue economics (ARR, NRR, churn).
• Proven success partnering with product or commercial leaders to own plans.
• Structured problem solving and quantitative framework development.
• Strong facilitation and executive-level communication skills.
• Ownership of complex analytical deliverables across cross-functional workstreams.
• Experience with SaaS, enterprise software, or cybersecurity.

Responsibilities

• Business Strategy & Partnership Product Growth Plans with Product Management and BU leaders.
• Planning Facilitation translating growth thesis into driver-based models.
• Own the integrated Growth Model for annual and long-range planning.
• Reconcile bottom-up product plans to corporate targets and identify gaps.
• Support acquisition integration within growth planning framework.
• Evaluate packaging, monetization, and GTM scenarios with related functions.
• Support market sizing, segmentation, scenario and portfolio analyses.
• Prepare executive-ready planning materials with clear alternatives.

Skills

8+ years exp

Financial modeling

SaaS / ARR knowledge

Stakeholder mgmt

Structured problem solving

Facilitation & communication

Analytical ownership

SaaS / cybersecurity

Tools

SQL

BI tools

Planning systems (Adaptive)

Job description

Proofpoint is seeking an experienced FP&A senior manager to partner with product and business leaders, shaping growth plans and integrated models. You will drive planning discussions, reconcile plans to targets, and influence strategic decisions at the highest level.

You will own complex analytical deliverables, partner with analytics and data teams, and report into the FP&A organization to support annual and long-range planning.