Strategic Finance Lead - Core
Requirements
- Experience
- 6+ years
Joblaze summary
The Strategic Finance Lead at Perplexity is responsible for developing and managing core financial models that inform strategic planning and decision-making across the organization. This role requires expertise in financial analysis, with a strong emphasis on collaboration with various teams, including product and engineering, to ensure accurate projections. Ideal candidates have at least four years of experience in strategic finance within a growth-stage startup and possess a solid background in banking or financial planning. Perplexity's dynamic environment calls for individuals who can navigate ambiguity and drive clarity in financial operations.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Perplexity's career page.
- Perplexity has 59 other open roles including Customer Success & Enterprise Support Lead, APAC , Sales Systems Engineer, Enterprise Operations, Scaled Enterprise Customer Success Manager.
Quick facts
- How much experience is required?
- At least 6 years of relevant experience for this Strategic Finance Lead - Core role.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Perplexity targets lead candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Strategic Finance Lead - Core role at Perplexity.
From the original posting
Perplexity is looking for a dynamic and analytical individual to join our Strategic Finance team to help own our core financial models and analysis, develop planning processes, and be the go-to expert on all things related to our financial and operational projections.
About the Opportunity:
This role will have a variety of responsibilities but we’re seeking a sharp, creative individual to join our Strategic Finance team to own the core financial responsibilities. You’ll work closely with the business, finance, product, and engineering teams to help ensure our corporate financial models accurately reflect the state of the business and goals. The ideal candidate combines strong financial rigor with intellectual curiosity about AI technology, bias for action, and creativity in problem solving.
Responsibilities:
Develop and own core financial models used for strategic planning and decision-making, including aggregating projections and feedback across all major teams in the organization
Develop and maintain analysis and projections related to various aspects of the business, ranging from headcount planning, growth, infrastructure costs, and more
Lead various special projects required by C-suite and VPs related to corporate finance and accounting
Help develop and build scalable processes and well-defined metrics that are used by leadership and key teams to determine the state of the business
Independently identify areas within the organization that need analytical support and use analysis to drive clarity in critical decision-making
What you’ll bring:
At least 4+ years of strategic finance / FP&A role at another growth-stage startup
At least 2 years of banking or financial planning experience at a top-tier firm
Experience in building financial analysis and planning and implementing various processes to improve visibility across spend, budgeting, and procurement
Strong financial acumen and ability to work cross-functionally across various engineering, product, growth, and operations teams
Ability to take ownership and execute on ambiguous tasks with first principles mindset
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment