Senior Manager, Product Finance

The Knot Worldwide•New York, NY

2d•$108,850 - $186,600•Hybrid

About The Position

The Knot Worldwide’s Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team partners with executive leadership to provide financial advice and enable informed decision-making across the company’s 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 FP&A for the Product organization and supporting financial decisions across product, platform, and technology investments. The role develops and maintains financial models to assess the impact of product roadmap investments and defines metrics to evaluate performance, conversion, and efficiency. It also leads Technology and Operational Finance (FinOps), including cloud and infrastructure cost optimization, technology capital expenditure management, and cross-functional work to help engineering teams make cost-aware decisions through timely cost visibility. This is a hybrid role based near an office hub, with two in-office days per week. The posted annual base salary range is $108,850–$186,600 USD. Benefits for eligible employees include medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, and generous leave policies.

Requirements

8+ years of increasing responsibility in a highly analytical role, or 6+ years demonstrating rapid career acceleration.
Experience in a relevant field such as Strategic Finance, Product Finance, Go-to-Market Finance, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Data Science, or Management Consulting.
MBA and a bachelor’s degree (BA or BS) in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, STEM, or another highly analytical field.
Deep understanding of competitive dynamics and the broader industry landscape, with the ability to connect operational decisions to long-term strategic goals.
Proven 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.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical analysis into compelling narratives for C-level executives and non-finance stakeholders.
Ability to present effectively and communicate complex deliverables to senior leadership.
Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills, and the ability to contribute positively to a team environment.
Self-starter with the energy and drive to meet goals and 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

Partner with senior leaders to develop and evaluate business and financial plans aligned with long-term company goals.
Serve as the finance partner to the Chief Product Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and their leadership teams, providing strategic insights and recommendations.
Build, own, and maintain financial models, including NPV, ROI, and TCO analyses, for 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 optimize cloud infrastructure costs and provide timely cost visibility that supports cost-aware architectural decisions.
Lead financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting for the R&D function, including headcount, software licensing, and infrastructure spending.
Model total cost of ownership and long-term financial benefits for major technology investments, such as platform migrations, and justify expenditures to the executive team.
Manage and forecast technology and product-development capital expenditure.
Lead annual budgeting and long-range planning for supported functions and product lines.
Analyze performance against plan, explain variances, and recommend corrective actions to leadership.
Prepare and present financial reports 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.