Tech & Product FP&A Partner — AI-Driven Capital

Ridgeline; San Ramon (CA); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited vacation

Education & wellness reimbursements

Zero-cost employee insurance plans

Stock plan

Job summary

Ridgeline is seeking a finance business partner to join the Product & Technology organization in a hybrid in-office role, onsite at San Ramon, CA or Reno, NV, with a minimum of three days on site. You will move beyond monthly close to deliver financial judgment, ROI analyses on deals, and capital-allocation improvements using AI.

Within six months, you'll implement the new processes and establish a cadence; within a year you'll be seen as a strategic partner by P&T leadership, helping

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, accounting, strategic finance, or a related analytical role.
• Demonstrated ability to move beyond reporting to deliver an actual financial recommendation that changed a real decision.
• Strong communicator who builds trust with senior stakeholders quickly.
• A bias toward action: focused, driven, and able to show concrete follow-through rather than talk.

Responsibilities

• Own financial partnership for the Product & Tech organization, from budget vs. actuals through long-range planning.
• Build and run a rebuilt capital allocation process, leveraging AI and modern tooling to move faster than legacy manual processes.
• Deliver ROI analysis on customer deals and build-vs-buy / roadmap trade-offs that directly inform tech org decisions.
• Establish a recurring operating cadence that gives finance a proactive seat at tech org planning meetings.
• Partner closely with P&T VPs as a trusted advisor, not just a reporting function.
• Manage headcount and vendor planning for the tech org, including forecasting and budget ownership.

Skills

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication

Strategic thinking

Bias toward action

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Ridgeline is seeking a finance business partner to join the Product & Technology organization in a hybrid in-office role, onsite at San Ramon, CA or Reno, NV, with a minimum of three days on site. You will move beyond monthly close to deliver financial judgment, ROI analyses on deals, and capital-allocation improvements using AI.

Within six months, you'll implement the new processes and establish a cadence; within a year you'll be seen as a strategic partner by P&T leadership, helping