VP, Finance & Strategy

dbt Labs, Inc.; San Francisco, New York (CA, NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a VP of Finance & Strategy to lead financial planning and strategic functions. This mission-critical role involves driving operational excellence, capital efficiency, and preparing for potential IPO readiness. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in high-growth SaaS environments and a proven track record in financial modeling and scenario planning. Join a dynamic team that values innovation and collaboration, where your contributions will help shape the future of analytics engineering. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a rapidly growing company.

Benefits

Unlimited vacation time

401k plan with company contribution

Comprehensive healthcare coverage

Generous paid parental leave

Health & wellness stipend

Flexible stipends for home office setup

Learning and development support

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in Finance with senior leadership roles.
• Exceptional financial modeling and forecasting expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a finance and strategy team for a global SaaS organization.
• Drive financial excellence and support IPO readiness.

Skills

Financial Planning

Forecasting

Strategic Finance

Financial Modeling

SaaS Metrics

Capital Allocation

Operational Excellence

Investor Relations

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance

Master's Degree in Business Administration

Tools

Financial Systems

Analytics Tools

Job description

Since 2016, dbt Labs has been on a mission to help analysts create and disseminate organizational knowledge. We've pioneered the practice of analytics engineering, built the primary tool in the analytics engineering toolbox, and have been fortunate enough to see a fantastic community coalesce to help push the boundaries of the analytics engineering workflow. Today, there are 50,000 teams using dbt every week, 100,000 dbt Community members, and over 5,100 dbt Cloud customers.

As of February 2025, we surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), scaling from $2M ARR to this milestone in only four years. Simultaneously, we've exceeded the 5,000 customer mark, with 85% year-over-year growth in adoption among Fortune 500 companies. This momentum is fueled by dbt’s critical role as the data control plane for enterprise data teams around the world, who rely on the technology to transform data into reliable, actionable business insights. We're rapidly growing and looking for passionate people to join our global team.

VP, Finance & Strategy

We are at an inflection point as we scale towards $250M ARR and chart our course toward continued hyper-growth and potential IPO readiness. The VP of Finance & Strategy will be a pivotal force in leading and scaling the company's financial planning, forecasting, and strategic finance functions. This leader will serve as a thought partner to the CFO, CEO, and executive team, driving financial rigor, capital efficiency, and business insight during this critical next phase of the company’s evolution.

At dbt Labs, we are building a category-defining business in the analytics engineering space, and this role is instrumental in ensuring we sustain our trajectory with discipline, foresight, and operational excellence. This is more than a finance role—this is a mission-critical leadership position for a dynamic, high-growth SaaS company ready to take its next big leap.

Our ideal candidate is based in the United States with a preference for candidates in the San Francisco Bay Area or greater New York City metro.

The impact you'll have:

• Lead at Scale – Build and mentor a world-class finance and strategy team, capable of supporting a growing, global SaaS organization.
• Drive Operational and Financial Excellence – Elevate financial forecasting, capital allocation, and scenario planning to ensure optimized decision-making across the business.
• Deliver IPO Readiness – Develop and operationalize a roadmap for potential and future public company readiness, including financial controls, regulatory compliance, and investor relations support.
• Act as a True Business Partner – Provide actionable insights and strategic counsel to the CFO, CEO, and executive leadership team, influencing key business decisions and helping drive enterprise value creation.
• Champion Automation and Systems – Streamline financial operations by leveraging best-in-class systems, analytics tools, and automation to scale efficiently.

What success looks like:

• Serve as a trusted strategic partner to the CFO and CEO, helping shape company-wide strategy with data-driven insights.
• Own long-range financial planning, ensuring alignment with company strategy, market dynamics, and investor expectations.
• Build and develop a high-performing Finance & Strategy team, fostering a culture of accountability, development, and excellence.
• Lead company-wide capital allocation strategy, focusing on capital efficiency and risk mitigation as the company scales.
• Establish and execute the IPO-readiness roadmap, including the implementation of financial controls, regulatory readiness, and capital markets engagement.
• Partner with Product, GTM, and Operations leaders to support pricing strategy, business model optimization, and unit economics.
• Drive financial automation and continuous improvement across forecasting, reporting, and decision-support processes.
• Collaborate closely with the Board of Directors and executive leadership on critical financial and strategic matters.

Attributes of our ideal hire:

• 15+ years of progressive experience in Finance, with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles.
• Ability to roll-up your sleeves and dive into the weeds; comfortable operating at both 30,000 feet and ground level—willing to lead from the front and get into the details when necessary.
• Significant experience in high-growth SaaS companies, ideally at or beyond the $500M ARR stage, with direct exposure to IPO processes or public company operations.
• Exceptional financial modeling, scenario planning, and forecasting expertise, with a command of SaaS metrics and KPIs.
• Proven leadership track record in building and scaling FP&A and Strategic Finance functions, coupled with operational rigor and people-first management skills.
• A strategic operator who can balance big-picture thinking with strong execution.
• History of influencing executive teams and Boards, with sound judgment and the ability to distill complexity into clear, actionable insights.
• Deep understanding of enterprise software go-to-market strategies, customer acquisition models, and SaaS unit economics.
• Experience with capital markets activities, including investor relations, equity raises, and IPO preparation.
• Proficiency in financial systems and automation tools to enhance visibility, efficiency, and accuracy in reporting.

You’ll stand out if you have:

• Successfully led financial planning at a company that completed a successful IPO.
• Expertise in business model optimization and pricing strategy within SaaS.
• Experience guiding companies through multiple stages of growth and transformation.
• A proven ability to influence board-level conversations and shape investor narratives.

What to expect in the hiring process:

• Interview with Talent Acquisition Partner
• Interview with Hiring Manager
• Team Interviews with Cross-functional Stakeholders
• Interview with VP of People
• Interview with CEO

Benefits at dbt Labs

• Unlimited vacation time with a culture that actively encourages time off
• 401k plan with 3% guaranteed company contribution
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage
• Generous paid parental leave
• Health & wellness stipend
• Flexible stipends for:
  • Home office setup
  • Learning and development
  • Office space
  • And more!

Compensation

We offer competitive compensation packages commensurate with experience, including salary, equity, and where applicable, performance-based pay. Our Talent Acquisition Team can answer questions around dbt Lab’s total rewards during your interview process.

Who we are

At dbt Labs, we have developed strong opinions on how companies should practice analytics.

Specifically, we believe that:

• Code-based transformations offer unmatched flexibility and transparency across various “multi-player” development to power everyone in the organization to collaborate on a common language
• Data analysts should adopt similar practices and tools to software developers
• Critical analytics infrastructure should be controlled by its users as open source software
• Analytic code itself—not just analytics tools—will increasingly be open source

It turns out that a lot of other people believe this too! Today, there are 50,000 teams using dbt every week, 100,000 dbt Community members, and 5,100 companies paying for dbt Cloud. Our customers include JetBlue, Hubspot, Vodafone New Zealand, and Dunelm. dbt is synonymous with the practice of analytics engineering, defining an entire industry. We’re backed by top investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Altimeter.

dbt Labs is an equal opportunity employer. We're committed to building an inclusive team that welcomes a diversity of perspectives, people, and backgrounds regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or any other protected status. We feel strongly that whether or not your experience exactly fits the job description, your passion and skills will stand out and set you apart even if your career has taken some twists and turns. If you are on the fence about whether you meet our requirements, we encourage you to apply anyway! Please reach out to us directly at [e-mail] if you need assistance or an accommodation.