Director, Strategic Finance

Superhuman•San Francisco, CA

2d•$266,000 - $350,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Superhuman is seeking a Director of BU Finance to lead finance partnership across its Mail, Docs, Go, and Agents business units. The role partners with business unit leaders to translate strategy into financial plans, evaluate growth and investment opportunities, and guide resource decisions. It leads and develops a four-person BU Finance team, establishing consistent planning and performance practices while tailoring support to each business unit. The director connects business unit plans and results to the company outlook and helps leaders respond to opportunities, risks, and trade-offs. The position leads budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning, oversees Product P&L narratives and key metrics, and runs monthly and quarterly business reviews. It guides product and growth initiative evaluations from concept through post-launch review, leads scenario analysis and investment evaluations across multiple functions and markets, and partners with GTM, Functional, and Corporate Finance. The role also uses AI and automation to improve research, analysis, model review, scenario development, and team workflows. Superhuman describes its working model as hybrid, combining focus time with in-person collaboration. The company offers competitive pay and a benefits package. The expected Zone 1 base salary is $266,000–$350,000, varying by location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive experience in strategic finance, investment banking, consulting, or a related field, including significant experience partnering with business leaders.
Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Math, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
Experience leading, coaching, and developing finance professionals, including managers or senior individual contributors.
Track record of influencing senior leaders, building alignment across functions, and helping teams make decisions in ambiguous or rapidly changing environments.
Strong financial judgment and advanced modeling skills, including experience with product economics, revenue forecasting, scenario analysis, and investment evaluation.
Ability to set direction for a team, prioritize competing needs, and drive complex workstreams to completion in a fast-paced environment.
Experience working with complex models and large datasets.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SQL, Python, or R.

Responsibilities

Partner with business unit leaders to translate strategy into financial plans and align investments, staffing, and operating priorities with BU goals and company targets.
Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning across business units, including personnel, vendor, and investment assumptions.
Oversee Product P&L narratives and key metrics, connecting business unit plans and results to the company outlook.
Lead monthly and quarterly business reviews, explain performance against plan and forecast, assess strategic initiatives, surface risks and opportunities, and recommend actions.
Guide evaluation of new products, launches, and growth initiatives from concept through post-launch review, including market opportunity, adoption, revenue potential, costs, and expected returns.
Lead scenario analysis and investment evaluations across Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Partnerships, channels, and customer segments to support resource trade-offs.
Partner with GTM Finance, Functional Finance, and Corporate Finance to align revenue assumptions, resource plans, financial definitions, and business unit impacts.
Lead, coach, and develop a team of four; set priorities and ownership, assign BU coverage, and establish consistent standards for analysis and business partnership.
Use AI and automation to improve research, analysis, model review, scenario development, and team workflows, validating outputs with sound judgment.