Director, Financial Planning and Analysis - Corporate

We are hiring for a Director, Finance & Strategy (F&S) role s high‑visibility, executive‑facing leadership position focuses on workforce analytics, forecasting, reporting, and modeling for total company headcount and compensation.

• Strategic Leadership & Planning: Own and orchestrate the enterprise‑wide, driver‑based total company headcount planning architecture. Synthesize complex inputs to build an integrated view of workforce and compensation strategy aligned with long‑term corporate objectives.
• Advanced Analytics & AI Strategy: Define the vision for and champion the deployment of advanced analytical tools, AI, and machine‑learning models to improve scenario modeling accuracy, identify macro‑level compensation trends, and produce potential financial outcomes for senior leadership.
• Executive Curation & Storytelling: Define, curate, and deliver high‑impact management reporting landscapes and strategic narratives for key executive forums. Ensure insights are compellingly messaged to inform and persuade at the highest levels.
• Systems & Process Transformation: Champion continuous process improvement and scalable system transformations across F&S. Partner with IT executives to define data governance frameworks, ensure compliance, and establish modern system requirements for automated, global planning.
• Executive Stakeholder Management: Build long‑term, trusted partnerships across Employee Success, Accounting, Treasury, and F&S. Anticipate business needs and proactively align competing stakeholder goals to drive cross‑functional results.
• People Leadership & Team Building: Lead a cohesive, high‑performing team of finance professionals. Foster an inclusive culture, mentor team members on career progression, and elevate the team's capabilities in advanced financial analysis and storytelling.

• Education: Degree or equivalent relevant experience required.
• Experience: 10–12+ years of progressive experience in analytically demanding financial, strategic services, or corporate planning roles, with clear experience leading teams and managing broad, complex corporate deliverables.
• Executive Communication: Excellent communication and storytelling skills; proven track record of synthesizing dense data architectures into clear, persuasive executive‑level presentations.
• Change Agility: Exceptional ability to navigate major shifts in corporate strategy, foster productive conflict to pressure‑test ideas, and enable the broader organization to manage through ambiguity and change flawlessly.
• Strategic Influence: Proven ability to build consensus, manage multiple senior stakeholders with autonomy, and influence resource allocation decisions at all levels of the enterprise.
• Analytical Rigor: Expert‑level proficiency in financial forecasting, complex scenario modeling, and risk management techniques.

• Comprehensive understanding of SaaS/high‑tech industry trends, metrics, market dynamics, and global operational scaling challenges.
• Extensive experience with enterprise performance management tools (e.g., Hyperion, Anaplan, Workday Adaptive Planning) and data governance frameworks.
• Proven experience leveraging advanced analytics, BI visualization tools (e.g., Tableau), and data cleansing frameworks in a highly scalable way.
• Prior experience successfully implementing or championing AI/ML integrations within corporate financial workflows.

This role is hybrid and requires in‑office attendance 3 days per week.

Salesforce offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes paid time off, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program.

Salesforce is an equal‑opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non‑discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. Candidates are assessed on merit, competence, and qualifications—without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law.

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