Strategic Finance Lead

Mercor Alabaster

$165K — $225K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-5 years of experience in investment banking, private/growth equity, consulting, or strategic finance in tech.
  • Proficient analytical and modeling skills, especially with complex data.
  • Demonstrated high ownership and execution in fast-paced environments.
  • Excellent communicator and team player, adept at synthesizing insights for decision-making.
  • Process-oriented with a passion for building and enhancing systems.

Responsibilities

  • Own product-line P&Ls, managing revenue, margins, and expense drivers.
  • Serve as primary finance partner to GMs and product teams for analysis and insights.
  • Lead forecasting and financial modeling to support quarterly and annual plans.
  • Develop budgets and track operating expenses to identify financial risks and opportunities.
  • Support capital allocation evaluations on product investments and pricing strategies.
  • Translate data insights into actionable recommendations for leadership and strategy.
  • Enhance financial reporting and processes for increased efficiency and accuracy.

Benefits

  • Collaborate with top-tier AI experts and influential leaders.
  • Live and work in a vibrant, innovative San Francisco headquarters.
  • Participate in a rapidly growing, ambitious company framework.
  • Gain outsized scope early in your career with significant responsibility.
Full Job Description
About The Role

As we scale, we're building out a Strategic Finance team to elevate how we plan, allocate resources, and assess performance across the business. This role will help shape a finance function in rapid-growth mode and directly influence product strategy, investment decisions, and long-term planning.

You will own the financial health of key product lines and customers, including through forecasting, budgeting, market analysis, and full P&L ownership. You'll partner closely with GMs, product leaders, and executives, bringing analytical rigor, clear communication, and strong judgment.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building from scratch, thrives in ambiguity, and wants outsized scope early in their career.

Key Responsibilities
  • Own product-line P&Ls: Manage revenue, margins, opex, and unit economics with a clear view into performance drivers.
  • Serve as the primary finance partner: Support GMs and product stakeholders with analysis, insights, and financial guidance.
  • Lead forecasting, planning & financial modeling: Build revenue models, size opportunities, and contribute to quarterly and annual plans.
  • Develop budgets and manage operating expenses: Create product-level budgets, monitor spend, and identify risks and opportunities.
  • Support capital allocation decisions: Evaluate returns on product investments, pricing changes, and operational initiatives.
  • Surface insights for leadership: Translate data into recommendations that shape product and company strategy.
  • Improve financial reporting and processes: Enhance dashboards, workflows, and systems to increase accuracy and scalability.


What We're Looking For
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in investment banking, private/growth equity, consulting, or strategic finance at a high-growth tech company. Prior startup experience preferred.
  • Strong analytical and modeling skills, with comfort working with incomplete or complex data.
  • High ownership and execution, able to run workstreams end-to-end in a fast-paced environment.
  • Clear communicator and cross-functional partner who can synthesize insights and influence decisions.
  • Process-oriented and adaptable, with interest in building and improving systems and workflows.


Compensation
  • Base cash comp from $165K-$225k
  • Generous equity grant
  • $15K relocation bonus (for moving to the Bay Area)
  • $10K housing bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)
  • $1.5K monthly stipend for meals
  • Free Equinox membership
  • $200 monthly laundry reimbursement
  • $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
  • Health, Dental, Vision insurance401(k) with company match


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