Warby Parker is on the lookout for a Senior Director of Retail & Real Estate FP&A to lead a high-performing team responsible for providing critical business analytics and intelligence to fuel and sustain our growing fleet of retail stores. In this position, you’ll play a key role in identifying opportunities for growth and optimization within our Retail operations, directly shaping the future of Warby Parker.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead the development of dynamic financial models and compelling reports that track our Retail business metrics and performance on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis
- Partner directly with Retail Leadership and the Field team on deep business analysis, providing clear insights and actionable recommendations
- Provide integral support on key team deliverables, including annual budgeting, monthly projections, and board meeting preparation
- Drive labor and capital planning strategy for our growing Retail presence, including capital allocation for new store growth, paybacks, and net present value analyses
- Oversee the strategic planning process for Retail by ideating and analyzing initiatives to continue driving channel growth
Who You Are:
- An Excel and PowerPoint expert driven by results, with the thorough accounting knowledge required to build comprehensive, flexible, and scalable financial models
- Creative and analytical as a thinker who can focus on the details without losing sight of the big picture
- Seasoned as a people manager with a collaborative track record across the company
- Passionate about retail and direct-to-consumer businesses, with a firm belief in Warby Parker’s social mission
- Backed by 11+ years of professional experience in strategic financial planning and retail analytics
Extra Credit:
- Experience with Looker or a similar data visualization tool
- Familiarity with business and forecasting planning tools
In compliance with local and state requirements, Warby Parker is committed to pay transparency. We offer a comprehensive compensation package that includes not only a competitive base salary/hourly rate but also variable compensation for eligible employees.
For applicable postings, the range listed is a good faith estimate of the compensation for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation is thoughtfully determined by a variety of factors, including the candidate's qualifications, experience, internal equity, and relevant market data.
For applicable postings, non-exempt employees are eligible for overtime pay if you are required to work more than 40 hours in a workweek.
Some benefits of working at Warby Parker for full-time employees:
- Health, vision, and dental insurance
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Paid sick leave1
- Paid Holidays1
- Vacation days per year1
- Retirement savings plan (401(k))
- Parental leave (non-birthing parents included)
- Short-term disability
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Bereavement Support
- Optical Education Reimbursement
- Free eyewear
- And more (just ask!)
Some benefits of working at Warby Parker for part-time employees:
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Free eyewear
- Paid sick leave2
- And more (just ask!)
Warby Parker will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act.
If you are a California resident, please review the additional privacy disclosures available in Section 8 of our Privacy Policy, which provides a summary of how we collect, use, disclose, and share personal information about you and explain your rights under the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”).
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
CO only: The application window for this position is anticipated to close on the apply before date listed. We encourage interested candidates to apply through our Career website.
1 WA only: Full-Time employees’ paid sick leave is accrued at a rate of 1 hour per every 26 hours worked. Full-time employees receive 5 paid holidays and 5-10 vacation days per year (after waiting period, depending on tenure and hours worked). 2 WA PT only: Paid sick leave (accrued at a rate of 1 hour per every 30 hours worked).
Skills Required
- 11+ years of professional experience in strategic financial planning and retail analytics
- Expert-level Excel skills
- Expert-level PowerPoint skills
- Thorough accounting knowledge to build comprehensive financial models
- Proven people management experience
- Experience with annual budgeting, monthly projections, and board meeting preparation
- Experience with labor and capital planning, capital allocation, payback and NPV analyses
- Experience with Looker or similar data visualization tools
- Familiarity with business and forecasting planning tools
Warby Parker Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Warby Parker and has not been reviewed or approved by Warby Parker.
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Healthcare Strength — Full-time roles are eligible for medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, with multiple snippets indicating day-one health coverage for full-time store employees. No-cost online therapy and an Employee Assistance Program add additional health and mental-health support beyond basic coverage.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match is repeatedly described, with recent retail postings specifying a 4% match. Access to an ESPP and an equity incentive plan further strengthens long-term savings options for eligible employees.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Paid time off, holiday pay, paid volunteer time, commuter benefits, and eyewear perks (free glasses and discounts) are positioned as meaningful add-ons to the overall package. Development-oriented perks like support toward optician certification also function as a practical, lifestyle-relevant benefit for certain roles.
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What We Do
Warby Parker was founded with a mission: to inspire and impact the world with vision, purpose, and style. We’re constantly asking ourselves how we can do more and make a greater impact—and that starts by reimagining everything that a company and industry can be. We want to demonstrate that a business can scale, be profitable, and do good in the world—without charging a premium for it. And we’ve learned that it takes creativity, empathy, and innovation to achieve that goal. Glasses, sunglasses, contacts, and eye exams—we’ve got your eyes covered. Shop prescription eyewear starting at $95 online or find a store near you at warbyparker.com Ultimately, we believe in vision for all, which is why for every pair of glasses or sunglasses we sell, a pair of glasses is distributed to someone in need through our Buy a Pair, Give a Pair program. As of 2020, over eight million pairs have been distributed—and we’re only just getting started. Learn more at warbyparker.com/buy-a-pair-give-a-pair
