Finance Systems Technical Lead

Liftoff • Redwood City, CA

10d • $103,000 - $140,000 • Remote

About The Position

Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy. Our end-to-end technology stack helps app marketers acquire and retain high-value users, while enabling publishers to maximize revenue across programmatic and direct demand. Liftoff’s solutions, including Accelerate, Direct, Monetize, Intelligence, and Vungle Exchange, support over 6,600 mobile businesses across 74 countries in sectors such as gaming, social, finance, ecommerce, and entertainment. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, CA, Liftoff has a diverse, global presence. We’re seeking a Finance Systems Technical Lead to drive the design, delivery, and optimization of financial and business systems across the organization. This role blends technical expertise, financial systems knowledge, and leadership to ensure scalable, compliant, and automated processes that support our growth. If you’re passionate about building world-class financial systems, delivering technical solutions, and partnering with Finance teams to transform processes, we want to hear from you!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Information Systems, or equivalent
• 3 years of experience managing technical resources
• 5 plus years of experience implementing and administering financial systems such as ERP (Netsuite, Oracle, SAP), EPM (Pigment, Oracle, Anaplan), Bill.com, and HRIS (UKG, Workday).
• Deep functional knowledge of core finance processes (GL, AP, AR, FP&A, consolidations, revenue recognition, SOX controls).
• Demonstrated ability to partner with Accounting/FP&A teams to translate financial requirements into technical solutions and data products.
• Advanced SQL proficiency for data extraction, transformation, and performance tuning across large data sets.
• Working expertise with cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks) and dimensional / star-schema modeling.
• Python (or equivalent) scripting for data engineering, automation, and API integrations.
• Proven experience designing and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines using modern orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Prefect, dbt).

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver scalable solutions for Finance teams to automate data analysis, reporting, and core business processes.
• Lead the technical delivery of system implementations, upgrades, and enhancements, ensuring on-time and high-quality outcomes.
• Provides day-to-day administration and maintenance of critical business systems including but not limited to NetSuite, Pigment, Tipalti, Performio, Floqast, and etc.
• Works hands-on in systems to triage and resolve production support issues and implement new releases and enhancement requests including workflow configuration, scripts, and new features.
• Provide technical design estimates, solution options, tradeoffs, and documentation to support project prioritization and pipeline planning.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies and tools to solve business problems and drive continuous improvement.
• Partner with Accounting, Finance, Tax, and other teams to support financial reporting, analytics, and compliance requirements.
• Understand business requirements to design scalable system solutions and documentation to drive enterprise growth.
• Ensure governance, compliance, and security standards across financial systems and integrations.
• Mentor team members and foster a culture of operational excellence and collaboration.

Benefits

• Liftoff offers all employees a full compensation package that includes equity and health/vision/dental benefits associated with your country of residence.
• Base compensation will vary based on the candidate's location and experience.
• Liftoff’s compensation strategy includes competitive salaries, equity, and benefits designed to support employee well-being and performance. We benchmark compensation based on role, level, and location to ensure fairness and market alignment. Benefits may include medical coverage, wellness stipends, and additional perks based on your country of residence.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level