About Us
Since 2016, dbt Labs has been on a mission to help analysts create and disseminate organizational knowledge. dbt Labs pioneered the practice of analytics engineering, built the primary tool in the analytics engineering toolbox, and has been fortunate enough to see a fantastic community coalesce to help push the boundaries of the analytics engineering workflow. Today there are 30,000 companies using dbt every week, 100,000 dbt Community members, and over 4,100 dbt Cloud customers. You can learn more about our values here.
About the Role
As Director, Corporate Finance & Strategy, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the financial future and strategic direction of our organization. You will lead our Corporate finance function, including oversight of our company’s long-range plan. Reporting to our Head of Finance & Strategy, this role offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on our team, leveraging your expertise to guide our financial decisions and contribute to our long-term success.
In this role, you can expect to:
- Lead and oversee our consolidated financial planning, including quarterly forecasting cycles, long-range planning, and board reporting, to provide actionable insights and support strategic decision-making
- Build and manage our company’s long-rage financial model alongside strategic insights on the various trade-off considerations between growth and profitability to enhance shareholder value
- Drive company-wide financial planning processes, including budget target setting across the organization and communications of KPIs for our executive team
- Support a broad set of initiatives across corporate strategy, investor relations, and business operations
- Oversee key cash flow forecasting and models for the company, including billings, collections, and cash payments
- Oversee our finance business partnership to our CFO and People organizations, leading budget forecasting and strategic projects
- Lead our strategic sourcing initiatives in conjunction with long-term targets on non-headcount expenses
- Build and mentor a high-performing finance team, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
- Act as lead partner to our Accounting team for financial close processes
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations and standards
You are a good fit if you have:
- 8+ years of experience across investment banking, private equity, or growth-stage tech startups
- Demonstrated mastery of concepts and best practices for forecasting consolidated financial statements
- Proven track record of managing strategic, financial, and operational planning processes
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights and recommendations for executive decision-making
- Experience building and leading teams
- Strong business acumen and ability to partner with senior executives
- Excellent leadership and people management skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
You'll have an edge if you have:
- Experience working in a remote-first or distributed team environment, with a deep understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities associated with remote work
- Knowledge of enterprise software industry dynamics, including SaaS business models, subscription-based pricing strategies, and recurring revenue models
- Familiarity with financial modeling tools, ERP systems, and business intelligence platforms to streamline financial processes and enhance decision-making capabilities
- Proven ability to adapt to change and thrive in a dynamic, rapidly evolving business landscape, demonstrating resilience, flexibility, and a growth mindset
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: $223,000-270,000
- Equity Stake*
- Benefits: In the US, dbt Labs offers unlimited vacation (and yes we use it!), 401k w/3% guaranteed contribution, excellent healthcare, paid parental leave, wellness stipend and a home office stipend. For employees outside the United States, dbt Labs offers a competitive benefits package
- Benefits - dbt Labs offers:
- Unlimited vacation (and yes we use it!)
- 401k w/3% guaranteed contribution
- Excellent healthcare
- Paid Parental Leave
- Wellness stipend
- Home office stipend, and more!
*Equity or comparable benefits may be offered depending on the legal limitations
What to expect in the hiring process (a portion of this interview will be in person unless accommodations are needed):
- Interview with Talent Acquisition Partner
- Interview with Hiring Manager
- Team Interviews
- Final interview with our CEO
Who we are
At dbt Labs, we have developed strong opinions on how companies should practice analytics.
Specifically, we believe that:
- Code-based transformations offer unmatched flexibility and transparency across various “multi-player” development to power everyone in the organization to collaborate on a common language
- Data analysts should adopt similar practices and tools to software developers
- Critical analytics infrastructure should be controlled by its users as open source software
- Analytic code itself — not just analytics tools — will increasingly be open source
It turns out that a lot of other people believe this too! Today, there are 30,000 companies using dbt every week, 100,000 dbt Community members, and 4,100 companies paying for dbt Cloud. Our customers include JetBlue, Hubspot, Vodafone New Zealand, and Dunelm. dbt is synonymous with the practice of analytics engineering, defining an entire industry. We’re backed by top investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Altimeter.
dbt Labs is an equal opportunity employer. We're committed to building an inclusive team that welcomes a diversity of perspectives, people, and backgrounds regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or any other protected status. We feel strongly that whether or not your experience exactly fits the job description, your passion and skills will stand out and set you apart even if your career has taken some twists and turns. If you are on the fence about whether you meet our requirements, we encourage you to apply anyway! Please reach out to us directly at [email protected] if you need assistance or an accommodation.
Want to learn more about our focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at dbt Labs? Check out our DEI page here.
dbt Labs reserves the right to amend or withdraw the posting at any time. For employees outside the United States, dbt Labs offers a competitive benefits package. Equity or comparable benefits may be offered depending on the legal or country limitations.
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What We Do
At dbt Labs, we make data work. Our open-source software, dbt, enables anyone who knows SQL to engineer, document, and test data pipelines. By empowering analysts to work like and with data engineers, dbt drastically increases an organization's ability to model and serve analytics. We’ve built a community of 100,000+ people and are backed by top investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital. dbt is already used and loved by thousands of companies and dbt Cloud enables this workflow at scale.
dbt Labs headquarters are in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but we are a distributed team and advocate for a remote-first culture. We want our people to work from the places where they are happiest, healthiest, and most inspired to do great things.
Why Work With Us
At dbt Labs, we bring our whole selves to work. We bring our interests and experiences, our cultural influences, our physical and emotional needs, our communication styles and lifestyles, our values, and our curiosity. We have built a lot of trust in each other, and we work hard to be worthy of it.
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