Finance Manager, Cloud Infrastructure

Discord • San Francisco, CA

81d • $192,000 - $216,000

About The Position

We are looking for an experienced Finance Manager to join our growing Finance team. The Finance org at Discord is responsible for planning, forecasting and strategic analysis. Senior Product and Engineering leadership rely on the Finance org to develop actionable insights, to steer decisions on cloud infrastructure investment, and to help the business scale efficiently as Discord grows globally! Given this team's unique position in the company, you will help establish coordination and communication between various teams such as Product Management, Infrastructure Engineering, Finance & Accounting, and outside vendors. With these teams you will drive our planning and forecasting process, ensuring that both are aligned with our longer term strategic and financial aspirations. In addition, you will gain invaluable experience that offers autonomy, deep interactions with business partners, and the opportunity to have an impact on a rapidly growing global business.

Requirements

• 8+ years of related experience (e.g., FP&A, management consulting, program management); prior Cloud Infrastructure experience a plus
• Strong analytical skills and ability to use data to drive decision making; demonstrated proficiency in communicating analysis in a clear and easily understood manner
• Willingness to build relationships and collaborate across all levels and teams
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and competing objectives in a fast-paced environment
• Strong understanding of financial planning and accounting concepts a plus
• Proficiency in Excel & financial modeling; experience working with data sets, SQL and Looker knowledge a plus

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business partners on designing and developing hosting efficiency metrics, interactive dashboards, analyses, etc. to drive key business decisions related to cloud infrastructure.
• Establish financial planning processes related to expense forecasting, spend tracking, cost ownership, and resource allocation.
• Conduct cost / benefit analyses and communicate key drivers / inputs to support business decisions.
• Support vendor negotiations on large multi-year agreements for hosting.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be available
• Equity
• Benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees