About the Role

As the Vice President of Finance & Investor Relations, you will be a key member of our senior leadership team, responsible for shaping our financial strategy, forecasting outcomes and providing timely, insightful, data-driven analysis. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), you will lead the Finance & Strategy and Investor Relations teams to execute on a broad array of responsibilities.  You will work closely with the teams that manage Pricing, Data Science, Marketing, Operations and Risk to deliver informed volume and margin forecasts.  Your team will produce quarterly, annual and multi-year planning and forecasting.  You will evaluate ROI across various initiatives and identify, develop and report upon KPIs to deliver quantitative, data-driven business insights and support strategic decision-making. You will lead the Investor Relations team to convey the company's vision and financial performance both to internal stakeholders and to outside parties such as analysts and investors. You will have outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, comfortably translating details into the bigger picture story and interacting at all levels of senior management and stakeholders, including VP, C-suite, the Board, investors and analysts.

Role Responsibilities:

Lead and develop a high-performing Finance and Investor Relations team to achieve the following:

• Partner with the CFO to develop the company's long-range financial strategy in alignment with business objectives and market conditions.
• Lead the annual planning and quarterly forecasting process with senior leadership.  Provide timely budget to actual reviews and hold leaders accountable for budgets. 
• Provide timely feedback on actual vs. forecasted performance against key performance metrics such as acquisition contracts, contribution margin and resale contracts.  Drive root cause analysis with Pricing and Data Science when objectives are not met to determine potential corrective actions and quantify the implications to the forecast.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to determine and track the meaningful KPIs to predict outcomes and measure the success of a team, initiative or program.
• Update and refine the investor presentation, craft narratives for inclusion in the quarterly shareholder letter and engage in conversations with investors to communicate the company’s vision and financial performance.
• Prepare various senior leadership and Board presentations such as Quarterly or Monthly Business Reviews, annual plan, long-range plan, and monthly actuals to forecast.
• Support the company's capital activities, including debt financing, equity issuances, and other financing arrangements, to optimize cost of capital and liquidity position.

Skills Needed:

• Proven experience (15+ years) in Strategic Finance, Corporate Finance or Investment Banking, in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Experience in Finance leadership within a public company.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with a track record of developing talent and fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate financial concepts, findings and strategies to diverse audiences.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data and trends to support strategic decision-making. Strategic thinker who can anticipate market trends, assess risks, and identify opportunities for growth and value creation.

Location:

In-office roles require all role responsibilities to be performed in the office. Candidates must be based within a 50-mile commuting distance of our specified San Francisco, CA office location.

Compensation:

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $256k - $352k annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. We also offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, 12 paid holidays per year, medical/dental/vision insurance, basic life insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.

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