Job Description:Own the finance partnership for the technology organization - Product, Engineering, Security, and IT. You partner directly with the CPO, CTO, and CISO to turn technology investment into disciplined, ROI-based decisions: building build-vs-buy business cases, driving cost optimization, informing roadmap prioritization, and assessing headcount efficiency. This is a hands-on analytical role for someone equally at home in a financial model and in a product or engineering planning review.
Duties and Responsibilities:- Build vs. buy business cases - build and own the financial models comparing in-house build against third-party / SaaS alternatives - total cost of ownership, payback, NPV, and sensitivity - to inform CPO, CTO, and CISO decisions.
- Cost optimization - identify and quantify savings across cloud / infrastructure, vendor / SaaS, and tooling spend; set targets and track realization.
- Roadmap prioritization - partner with Product and Engineering to attach cost, ROI, and resourcing to roadmap initiatives so investment follows value. This will be in close partnership with the GTM FP&A leader and GTM function
- Headcount efficiency - plan and monitor technology headcount and contractor spend; analyze productivity, span and layers, and build-vs-contract trade-offs.
- Opex & capex - own the operating and capital expense forecast for Product, Engineering, Security, and IT, including capitalized software (with Accounting).
- Cloud & infrastructure - model and forecast cloud / hosting cost; partner with Engineering on unit-cost and efficiency metrics.
- Vendor & SaaS - maintain the technology vendor and SaaS portfolio; support rationalization, renewals, and negotiations with data.
- Reporting - deliver the monthly technology variance and commentary into the close cycle; own the tech-finance inputs and slides for leadership reviews.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- 4+ years in FP&A, corporate finance, or a comparable analytical role; technology, R&D, or product finance a plus.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:- Strong financial modeling and Excel skills; proven ability to build business cases (TCO, NPV, payback, sensitivity analysis).
- General understanding of software cost capitalization (ASC 350-40 / 985-20) and opex vs. capex treatment.
- Ability to translate technical roadmaps and infrastructure decisions into financial terms - and to partner with senior technical leaders and challenge them constructively.
- Familiarity with cloud cost management (AWS / Azure / GCP billing), vendor management, and BI tools.
- Clear, concise communication; able to turn analysis into a decision.
- A strong desire to leverage AI tools to automate repeatable tasks, professionalize reporting, and focus on meaningful insights.
Work Environment:
- Office setting with a moderate noise level.
- The employee will work at an individual workstation, using a telephone and computer.
Physical Demands:
- Must be able to remain seated for extended periods.
- Regular use of a computer and other office machinery, such as printers and copy machines.
- Occasional movement around the office.
- Frequent communication via telephone.
