Principal, Strategy & Planning

Cohesity•Santa Clara, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale. We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design. Join us on our mission to shape the future of our industry. As the Principal, Strategy and Growth, you will partner closely with the Office of the CFO to solve complex business problems: ranging from strategic planning, business model transition, to M&A diligence and integration. You will support and work with executives directly to manage cross-functional projects and steer the teams towards deliverables that will shape the future of Cohesity. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated and resourceful individual who excels at problem solving, and tackling the company’s largest business challenges.

Requirements

10+ years of related experience in business strategy, operations in tech companies, management consulting firms, or finance
A strong track record of delivering quantifiable business impact and running large corporate strategy and / or finance projects to desirable outcomes
Exceptional critical and creative thinking skills including evaluating risks and contingencies, developing structure in ambiguous situations, connecting the dots and demonstrated flexibility in accepting new ideas and pivoting as needed
Ability to identify patterns and synthesize disparate data to explain problems and propose recommendations
Experienced at breaking down problems to determine key questions/issues, diagnose the root causes, and creating realistic solutions that can be readily executed across the organization
Highly collaborative and comfortable working across teams cross-functionally.
Ability to effectively partner, motivate and inspire stakeholders
Executive-ready communication and problem-framing/solving skills, including experience working directly with and advising members of the C-suite
Ability to work quickly in a fast-paced environment while seamlessly transitioning from high-level to a detailed view
Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making

Responsibilities

Be a critical member of the FP&A team, working closely with Cohesity executives on high priority initiatives
Lead initiatives and work across teams to inform decisions related to business strategy, annual planning, investment strategy, prioritization, and other ongoing business priorities, enabling insights and improving decision-making velocity
Proactively identify areas of opportunity for Cohesity from a strategic and operational perspective
Manage cross-functional project teams to structure complex business critical problems, develop clear hypotheses, conduct analyses, and provide recommendations through a data-driven process
Support M&A related diligence, including developing investment models, returns analysis, valuations, and exit scenarios.
Develop executive level presentation materials related to strategic investments
Support M&A related integration efforts, working with cross-functional stakeholders on financial planning and synergy realization
Become an expert on Cohesity’s business model and how it benchmarks against competitors in the market
Able to seamlessly transition from high-altitude / big picture to diving deep into details to uncover insights, perform financial and market analyses and synthesize a point of view to make recommendations to executive leadership.
Influence across all levels from the front lines to C-suite through effective communication and collaboration
Tackle ambiguous, open-ended questions, plus quickly develop and iterate to develop a solution