Director, Strategic Finance

Talkiatry•New York, NY

2d•$225,000 - $250,000

About The Position

The Director of Strategic Finance will own financial strategy and growth for Talkiatry’s new lines of business, product, and operations, serving as the senior finance partner to Clinical Operations, Core Operations, and Product. This high-impact role provides analytical rigor and strategic guidance to help teams plan, invest, and scale. The Director will partner with business leaders on budgets, headcount, and investment decisions, and build data infrastructure to support executive- and board-level decision-making. The role leads financial modeling, market analysis, and diligence for new services, operational initiatives, and build-versus-buy decisions. It develops operational and unit economics analytics, evaluates Product and Engineering investments, leads business reviews and board reporting, and owns operating plans and rolling forecasts. The Director is expected to provide trusted operational and product partnership, communicate complex analysis clearly to senior leaders, and translate strategy into measurable execution.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, business partnering, investment banking, private equity, or a mix of these fields.
Expert SQL skills, including fluency in complex queries and experience building reporting infrastructure relied on by executives.
Expert financial modeling abilities, including three-statement models, unit economics, and scenario planning.
Proven track record owning and scaling new businesses, products, or operational functions.
Experience partnering with senior operational and product stakeholders to drive measurable business outcomes.
Ability to work as a hands-on, proactive player-coach.
Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, influence stakeholders, and translate strategy into execution.
Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to present complex analysis to the CFO and executive leadership.
Ability to balance long-term strategy with urgent ad hoc requests in a fast-paced startup environment.

Nice To Haves

Healthcare or health technology experience is strongly preferred.
Active use of AI tools to accelerate analysis, automate workflows, and improve decision quality, supported by concrete examples.
Experience partnering with Product and Engineering teams to evaluate investments and build scalable infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Lead financial modeling, market analysis, and diligence for new service lines, operational initiatives, and build-versus-buy decisions; shape investment decisions.
Develop models and dashboards for clinician capacity and productivity, cost per encounter, and operational efficiency, and turn findings into recommendations.
Partner with Product and Engineering to evaluate roadmap investments, build business cases, and track financial returns against commercial and operational outcomes.
Lead monthly and quarterly business reviews and board reporting for Clinical Operations, Core Operations, and new lines of business.
Advise Clinical Operations and Core Operations leaders on planning, budgeting, and resource allocation, translating priorities into financial plans and trade-offs.
Own the annual operating plan and rolling forecasts for Clinical Operations, Core Operations, and new lines of business, including headcount, vendor, and non-headcount spend.
Provide variance analysis and recommendations to leadership.
Build and own SQL-based analytics and reporting infrastructure for decision-making.
Lead complex cross-functional initiatives and drive measurable operational improvements.