Strategic Finance Manager, GTM

Vercel is seeking a Strategic Finance Manager to join its Finance team, playing a crucial role in metrics-driven decision-making for a rapidly growing startup. This hybrid position involves significant cross-functional collaboration with executives and high visibility into key company decisions. The role focuses on delivering actionable insights through forecasting, scenario analysis, and business case development for GTM leadership, developing robust financial models, and managing key metrics for financial planning and capital allocation.

Must Have

• 5+ years of experience in strategic finance or FP&A at a fast-paced, scaling company
• Experience in investment banking, private equity, or consulting
• Demonstrated ability to distill complex financial data into actionable insights
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for crafting compelling narratives using data
• Expert financial modeling skills, including building detailed revenue and operating models
• Proven ability to collaborate and establish relationships with business partners

Good to Have

• Previous Strategic Finance experience from an infrastructure software company or consumption-based business model

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including equity
• Inclusive Healthcare Package
• Mentorship and events for network and skill building
• Flexible Time Off
• Provided gear and WFH budget

About Vercel:

Vercel gives developers the tools and cloud infrastructure to build, scale, and secure a faster, more personalized web. As the team behind v0, Next.js, and AI SDK, Vercel helps customers like Ramp, Supreme, PayPal, and Under Armour build for the AI-native web. Our mission is to enable the world to ship the best products. That starts with creating a place where everyone can do their best work. Whether you're building on our platform, supporting our customers, or shaping our story: You can just ship things.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Strategic Finance Manager to join our Finance team. You will be a crucial part of shaping metrics-driven decision making at a rapidly growing startup. Your role will include heavy cross-functional collaboration with executives and visibility into the most important decisions we’re making as a company. This is a hybrid-role (3 days/week in office) based in New York City or San Francisco and reports to the Director of Strategic Finance.

What You Will Do:

• Serve as the trusted partner for GTM leadership by delivering actionable insights through forecasting, scenario analysis and business case development
• Develop robust financial models to forecast and analyze the performance of our GTM channels, ensuring alignment between financial objectives and sales strategy
• Establish and manage key metrics underpinning financial planning, target setting and capital allocation efforts
• Prepare data-driven recommendations on resource allocation decisions by developing metrics for measuring investment efficiency and ROI
• Collaborate across teams to drive implementation of high priority initiatives and continuously drive process improvements, standardization, simplification, and reporting enhancements
• Participate in ad-hoc projects and initiatives as needed to support the finance team and company's strategic objectives. This may include evaluating potential partnerships, including conducting due diligence and financial analyses

About You:

• 5+ years of experience including strategic finance or FP&A at a fast-paced, scaling company coupled with experience in investment banking, private equity or consulting
• Have previous Strat Fin experience, preferably from an infrastructure software company or consumption-based business model
• Demonstrated ability to distill complex financial data into actionable insights and critically evaluate risks and opportunities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, capable of crafting compelling narratives using data
• Expert financial modeling skills, including building detailed revenue and operating models
• Proven ability to collaborate and establish relationships with business partners

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation package, including equity.
• Inclusive Healthcare Package.
• Learn and Grow - we provide mentorship and send you to events that help you build your network and skills.
• Flexible Time Off.
• We will provide you the gear you need to do your role, and a WFH budget for you to outfit your space as needed.

The San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is $160,000.00 - $210,000.00. Actual salary will be based on job-related skills, experience, and location. Compensation outside of San Francisco may be adjusted based on employee location. The total compensation package may include benefits, equity-based compensation, and eligibility for a company bonus or variable pay program depending on the role. Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.

Vercel is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Vercel encourages everyone to apply for our available positions, even if they don't necessarily check every box on the job description.

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