About Coursera
Coursera was founded in 2012 by Stanford professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller to make world-class learning accessible to everyone, everywhere. Today, over 190 million learners and 375+ university and industry partners use our platform to gain skills in fields like AI, data science, technology, and business. As a Delaware public benefit corporation and Certified B Corp, we’re driven by the belief that learning can transform lives through learning.
Why Join Us
At Coursera, we’re looking for inventors, innovators, and lifelong learners ready to shape the future of education. You’ll help build global programs and tools that power online learning for millions turning bold ideas into real impact. People who thrive here are customer-first builders who move fast, simplify ruthlessly, and iterate relentlessly on the metrics that matter.
We’re a globally distributed team and let you choose the best way you work, whether it's from home, a Coursera hub, or a co-working space near you. Our virtual hiring and onboarding make it easy to join us and start making an impact from anywhere. If you’re ready to make a global impact, scale unique products exclusive to Coursera, and expand your career horizons, apply below.
Job Overview
This role will join Coursera’s Finance team and play a strategic role in forecasting, business planning, performance reporting, and business analytics activities. In this role, you will own key components of Coursera’s revenue forecasting and planning processes, build and maintain key performance metrics, analyze and drive insights on those metrics. You will bring outstanding planning and modeling skills with a willingness to learn about the industry. This role will be dedicated to helping stakeholders make well informed decisions based on Company financial analysis and performance. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, business acumen, and a passion for connecting data to meaningful business outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Finance Partner to internal consumer business leaders and FP&A team, defining, tracking, analyzing and communicating key metrics to guide operational and strategic decisions
- Own analysis and reporting of underlying drivers of monthly business performance. Lead daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly topline performance updates and business deep dives
- Build, enhance and manage scalable financial models, including regional forecast models, LTV/CAC framework, content benchmarking and marketing ROI analyses to support forecasting, planning and strategic decisions
- Drive continuous improvement of FP&A processes, systems, and tools, helping streamline forecasting cycles, enhance data accuracy, and improve reporting automation and scalability
Qualifications
- 5+ years of progressive, relevant experience in FP&A
- Demonstrated background to build strong relationships and establish credibility with diverse audiences and work collaboratively to deliver meaningful analyses and decision support
- Direct experience with Excel, G-suite, NetSuite, Planning Systems like IBM TM1/Oracle Essbase
- Ability to work with large volumes of data, drive insights through analysis, and communicating to business partners
- Experience in Financial modeling, understand US GAAP revenue recognition standards
Nice to haves
- A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics or other relevant quantitative field
- Advanced Excel/Gsheet skills with the ability to create and operate complex financial models and automated reporting
- Proven experience working with large volumes of data
- Experience with process re-engineering and improvement
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact effectively and communicate with all levels of the company
- Internet Consumer business experience preferred
Compensation
This role is available in the following US Pay Zones:
US Zone 3: $121,125 - $142,500
US Zone 4: $112,646 - $132,525
At Coursera, we offer competitive, zone-based pay aligned to your location, experience, and role level across four U.S. pay zones. Our total rewards package goes beyond salary, with comprehensive health and wellness benefits, bonus and RSU equity programs, and global perks designed to help you grow and thrive wherever you are.
US Pay Zones:
- US-Z1: Bay Area
- US-Z2: NYC and Seattle Metro
- US-Z3: CA, WA, NY, NJ, CO, CT, DC, GA, IL, MA, MD, OR, RI, TX, VA
- US-Z4: AK, AZ, DE, FL, HI, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NV, NH, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, UT, VT, WI
If this opportunity interests you, you might like these courses on Coursera:
- Business and Financial Modeling Specialization
- Data Analysis & Presentation Skills
- Business Statistics and Analysis
- Data Warehousing for Business Intelligence Specialization
Coursera is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a welcoming and inclusive workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request at [email protected]. Learn more in our CCPA Applicant Notice and GDPR Recruitment Notice.
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What We Do
Coursera was launched in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. It is now one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 183 million registered learners as of June 30, 2025. Coursera partners with over 350 leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, and degrees. Coursera’s platform innovations enable instructors to deliver scalable, personalized, and verified learning experiences to their learners. Institutions worldwide rely on Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, citizens, and students in high-demand fields such as GenAI, data science, technology, and business. Coursera is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a B Corp. We’re a global platform aiming to transform lives through learning by offering transformative courses, certificates, and degrees that empower learners worldwide to advance their careers through skill mastery. We’re looking for inventors, innovators, and lifelong learners eager to shape the future of education. If you’re ready to build the global programs and tools that fuel the power of online learning, join Team Coursera.
Why Work With Us
People who thrive at here are customer-first builders who deeply understand our learners and partners, translate their needs into simple, high-impact solutions, and refuse to stop at “good enough.” They own outcomes end to end, move fast, simplify ruthlessly and iterate relentlessly on the metrics that matter to invent the future of learning.
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