Senior Manager, Product Finance

The Knot•New York City, NY

1d•$108,850 - $186,600•Hybrid

About The Position

The Knot Worldwide’s FP&A team partners with executive leadership to provide financial advice and support informed decision-making across its brands and business models. The Senior Manager, Product Finance is a strategic finance partner to the Chief Product Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and their leadership teams, leading comprehensive FP&A for the Product organization and supporting financial decisions about product, platform, and technology investments. The role develops and maintains financial models to assess product-roadmap investments and defines metrics to evaluate performance, conversion, and efficiency. The position also leads Technology & Operational Finance (FinOps), including cloud and infrastructure cost optimization, technology capital expenditure management, and financial visibility that enables cost-aware engineering decisions. It leads planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and investment analysis for supported functions and product lines, while collaborating with Engineering, Accounting, and senior leadership. This is a hybrid role based near an office hub, with an expectation to work in the office two days per week.

Requirements

At least 8 years of increasing responsibility in highly analytical roles, or at least 6 years demonstrating rapid career acceleration.
MBA and a bachelor’s degree (BA or BS) in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, STEM, or another highly analytical field such as Engineering, Math, or Statistics.
Deep understanding of competitive dynamics and the broader industry landscape, with the ability to connect operational decisions to long-term strategic goals.
Demonstrated ability to build, refine, and maintain sophisticated financial models for existing products and new offerings.
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to think creatively and critically about unstructured problems.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical analysis into clear narratives that influence C-level executives and non-finance stakeholders.
Confidence and skill presenting complex deliverables to senior leadership.
Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills and a positive contribution to the team environment.
Self-starting, goal-oriented approach and ability to develop scalable ways to assess and visualize data and performance.
Ability to adapt to change, work independently, manage multiple priorities, and deliver precise, high-quality work under pressure and tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

Act as a strategic partner to senior leadership, leading development and evaluation of business and financial plans aligned with long-term company goals.
Partner with the Chief Product Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and their leadership teams, providing financial insights and recommendations to support growth and financial targets.
Build, own, and maintain financial models, including NPV, ROI, and TCO analyses, to evaluate product launches, feature development, and major technology investments.
Define, track, and report product-related financial and operational metrics, including R&D efficiency.
Partner with Engineering to drive accountability and optimize cloud infrastructure costs across AWS, Azure, and GCP, providing real-time cost visibility for cost-aware architectural decisions.
Lead financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting for the R&D function, including headcount, software licensing, and infrastructure spending.
Model the total cost of ownership and long-term financial benefits of major technology investments, such as platform migrations, to support executive investment decisions.
Manage and forecast capital expenditure related to technology and product development.
Lead annual budgeting and long-range planning for supported functions and product lines.
Analyze performance against plan, explain variances, and provide leadership with actionable insights and recommendations.
Prepare and present financial reporting for management and the Board; automate management reporting and improve business processes.
Collaborate with Accounting on monthly and quarterly closes and incorporate actual results into the rolling forecast.