At Go1, we’re on a mission to enable companies to achieve the impossible by maximizing the potential of their people. From a small startup to the world’s largest aggregator of learning content, we’ve grown by solving hard problems, embracing ambiguity, and never standing still.
If you thrive on change, get energy from big, complex challenges, and are excited to grow fast alongside smart, ambitious people, then Go1 might be exactly what you’re looking for. We offer autonomy with accountability, space to experiment, and the opportunity to shape solutions that impact millions of learners worldwide. We don’t have all the answers — and that’s the point. We figure it out together. Every line of code, every conversation, every bold idea helps move us closer to our vision: to enable individuals, organizations, and society to progress. There’s still so much to build — and even more to discover. Go there with us...
The Strategic Finance team's mission is to enable Go1's efficient growth while driving us toward our goal of unlocking the love of L&D managers. We operate across the full spectrum of financial strategy, from long-term planning and budgeting to performance analysis, while supporting executive decision-making and investor relations.
About the role:
As our Senior Strategic Finance Manager with a primary focus on our R&D and G&A functions, you will play a vital role in shaping the financial course of our business and ensuring the successful management of our financial performance. In this role, you will provide financial leadership for our Product, Content, Engineering, and Internal Facing Teams. You will have the opportunity to bring clarity to complex financial scenarios through your exceptional financial modeling, commercial acumen, and stakeholder management skills.
While the role is remote, we are specifically seeking candidates located in the Pacific Time zone who can travel to the Bay Area when required.
What you will do:
- Elevate financial planning from budget management to maximizing ROI on each R&D and G&A dollar we spend
- Build and own financial forecast models that align our strategic objectives with operational execution by setting financial targets and understanding deviations in performance of actuals for your functional areas
- Drive our key operating cadences, including monthly business reviews, bi-annual forecasting, and annual strategic planning processes for the R&D and G&A organizations
- Continuously improve our financial processes, identifying opportunities for enhancement, and contributing to the scalability of our team and business
What you will need to thrive in this role:
- A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field is required
- Possess a minimum of 8 years of financial experience gained in Investment Banking, Private Equity, VC, Strategic Finance, or a similar FP&A role in a fast-paced environment
- Expertise in financial modeling, with meticulous attention to detail. You can confidently build financial models from scratch in Excel, ensuring the highest quality of work
- Excellent business acumen and communication skills. You can extract meaningful insights from large volumes of data and craft executive-level communications that effectively convey the story behind the numbers
- Thrive in a hypergrowth environment, embracing change as the only constant
- A team player who enjoys supporting and uplifting others, fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment
At Go1, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. This role pays between $140,000 and $180,000, and your actual base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, geo-location, and experience. This role is also eligible for the employee bonus plan and employee stock options.
Join us in our mission to improve the lives of a billion learners and help shape the future of SaaS education!
Join our team at Go1 and be at the forefront of transforming education through innovative learning solutions. Together, we can change the world—one learner at a time.
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Perks and Benefits
What makes Go1 special? Every one of our employees. When we work together, great things happen! When you join the Go1 team, you not only get to work with an outstanding bunch of people, but you're also supported to continue your own personal growth and development in an inclusive and flexible environment, with benefits including:
- Competitive incentive plan in addition to salary
- Employee Stock Option Plan
- Insurance benefits with generous premium coverage
- Flexible approach to work
- Monthly work from home or transport reimbursement
- One time work from home office set up budget
- Unlimited access to the Go1 Learning Hub
- Professional development fund
- Volunteer leave to give back to the community
- PTO + Wellbeing days
- Flexible public holidays - take the days off that are important to you, swap out the ones that are not
- Family planning & parental leave, plus support for parents returning to work
- Wellness initiatives and an Employee Assistance Program
We are committed to facilitating a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. If you require any accommodations, we welcome you to let us know so we can work with you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.
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What We Do
Go1 is the world's learning & development content expert. Go1 curates content from top learning providers to deliver high-quality education and training across a world-leading range of industries and topics. Through Go1’s open platform, organisations can offer their employees the skills and training that are relevant for them, in the formats that suit them best – all in a single solution
