Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world.
The Strategic Finance team oversees the company's financial well-being while supporting operational and business planning in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. We work hard to ensure growth is accurately projected and managed, and that our financial results are appropriately accounted for. We provide financial analysis to determine critical strategic and operational decisions within a rapidly growing organization.
We only hire the best for our team, and your work will significantly impact the future success of this rapidly growing company. This position requires a strategic finance professional capable of managing multiple priorities in a dynamic, rapidly growing, and fluid organization. You must be highly analytical, organized, and skilled at communication and problem-solving. The successful candidate will adapt quickly to change and will champion the advancement of processes that will enhance the overall strategic finance function. You should have exceptional work ethic, great team mentality and a positive attitude, highly driven, self-motivated, autonomous, and excellent business partnering skills.
What You’ll Be Doing- Manage the company COGS budgets and forecasts; become a subject matter expert on COGS, and assist in other areas where necessary.
- Partner with Infrastructure, Engineering, and Product and perform financial and strategic analysis to drive operational efficiency.
- Work cross functionally to understand the financial impact of new business initiatives and make recommendations to senior leadership.
- Drive improvements in KPI reporting and tracking.
- Own business case development and analysis to inform and support business and financial decisions.
- Build and maintain complex financial forecasting models used to inform key business decisions.
- Assist in coordinating the annual budget and monthly forecasts working with stakeholders across the business.
- Deliver findings to multiple levels of leadership with in-depth analysis and effective presentations.
- Maintain the highest standards of accuracy and precision; extremely detail-oriented, highly organized and resourceful.
- Strong financial modeling, analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly grasp and apply analytical concepts, and translate strategic initiatives into financial models.
- Experience with ERP systems, FP&A tools, and other business spend management tools are a plus (Netsuite, Anaplan, Adaptive, Vena, Coupa, Concur, etc..)
- 2+ years of experience in investment banking, consulting, FP&A, venture-backed high-growth companies, or a fast-paced Fortune 500 environment.
- Experience in datacenter, GPUs, and capital intensive businesses a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to work within fixed timeframes and meet deadlines consistently.
- Proactive communicator with excellent verbal and written skills.
- Passion for technology and genuine desire to make meaningful contributions on a team with big aspirations.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- $75,000.00 - $94,000.00
*This is a remote role
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- We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
- We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
- We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
- We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
Application Limit: You may apply to a maximum of 3 positions within any 180-day period. This policy promotes better role-candidate matching and encourages thoughtful applications where your qualifications align most strongly.
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