Financial Operations Manager

About the Team

Grindr is looking for a Financial Operations (Fin Ops) Manager to help evolve our Finance organization to meet the demands of a public company while maintaining the speed and bias toward action of a startup. This role sits with Finance and reports directly to the CFO, partnering closely with Accounting, Business Operations, Engineering, and Product. You’ll act as an execution partner to senior finance leadership, driving transformation initiatives that improve how financial operations, systems, and processes scale across the business.

The impact of this role is highly visible, shaping how Finance supports Grindr’s broader roadmap with clarity, rigor, and speed.

This is a hybrid role based in our New York City office and will require you to be in person Tuesdays and Thursdays.

• Serve as a primary execution partner to the CFO, driving finance transformation initiatives, operating efficiency efforts, and special projects.
• Lead complex, cross-functional financial operations initiatives across procurement, accounts payable, software capitalization, and related finance‑adjacent processes
• Translate ambiguous high‑level priorities into structured work streams with clear scope, milestones, ownership, and success criteria.
• Support the evaluation, implementation, and improvement of finance systems and workflows, ensuring solutions are scalable, auditable, and well‑documented.
• Drive alignment and transform strategic priorities into scalable processes, tools, and structures across Finance, Accounting, Business Operations, Engineering, and Product through strong judgment, influence, and clear communication.

• 6+ years of experience in Finance Operations, Business Operations, FP&A, or a combination of management consulting and in‑house finance roles.
• Experience operating in or supporting a public‑company accounting environment (e.g., SOX considerations, audit readiness).
• Demonstrated ability to structure ambiguous problems and independently drive execution from concept through implementation.
• Hands‑on, doer‑first mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Experience implementing or materially improving operational systems or financial workflows.
• Experience partnering closely with Accounting, Engineering, or Product teams on systems or process initiatives, preferred.
• Familiarity with finance or accounting systems and operational tooling, preferred (specific platforms not required).

• Enjoy operating in fast‑moving, under‑defined environments that require both speed and rigor.
• Are comfortable leading through influence rather than formal authority.
• Like getting deep into the work to solve real operational problems, not just managing from a distance.
• Take pride in building processes and systems that are clear, durable, and trusted by cross‑functional partners.

• Mission and Impact:
  Grindr is building the global gayborhood in your pocket. Your role will impact the lives of millions of LGBTQ+ people around the world. Through our success, we are making a world where the lives of our community are free, equal, and just.
• Family Insurance:
  Insurance premium coverage for health, dental, and vision for you and partial coverage for your dependents.
• Retirement Savings:
  Generous 401K plan with 6% match and immediate vest in the U.S.
• Compensation:
  Industry‑competitive compensation and eligibility for company bonus and equity programs.
• Queer‑Inclusive Benefits:
  Industry‑leading gender‑affirming offerings with up to 90% cost coverage, access to Included Health, monthly stipends for HRT, and more.
• Additional Benefits:
  Flexible vacation policy, monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, food, and commuting, breakfast/lunch provided onsite, and yearly travel & leisure stipend.

Grindr is building the global gayborhood in your pocket. With more than 14.5 million monthly active users, Grindr has become a fundamental part of the LGBTQ+ community and is charting a path to make the world more free, equal, and just. In 2015 we introduced Grindr for Equality, our in‑house non‑profit which has advanced safety, health, and human…