Remote Strategic Finance Lead, Product & Tech

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Lead Financial Analyst to partner with Product & Technology, driving budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year planning for one of the world’s most-visited platforms. You will translate roadmaps into financial plans, provide executive-level insights, and mentor analysts in a globally distributed finance team.

You’ll collaborate directly with the CPTO, CFO, and senior leadership, shaping the future of financial business partnership across infrastructure, data, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years in FP&A or corporate finance.
• Experience partnering with product/engineering teams and executives.
• Strong financial modeling, communication, and stakeholder influence.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year planning for Product & Technology.
• Translate roadmaps into budgets and headcount/contractor plans.
• Develop dashboards linking spend to technical/product outcomes.
• Mentor FP&A analysts and raise executive-ready insights.
• Collaborate with CPTO, CFO, and senior leaders on investment trade-offs.
• Oversee vendor spend and capital planning related to infra and software.

Skills

Financial modeling

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Product & Tech collaboration

Executive communication

Mentoring analysts

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning

Job description

Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Lead Financial Analyst to partner with Product & Technology, driving budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year planning for one of the world’s most-visited platforms. You will translate roadmaps into financial plans, provide executive-level insights, and mentor analysts in a globally distributed finance team.

You’ll collaborate directly with the CPTO, CFO, and senior leadership, shaping the future of financial business partnership across infrastructure, data, and