WHO WE ARE
Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) is the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of consumer signals to make it easier for marketers to acquire, grow, and retain customers more efficiently. Through the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP), our vision is to make sophisticated marketing simple by unifying identity, intelligence, and omnichannel activation into a single platform – powered by one of the industry’s largest proprietary databases and AI. Our enterprise customers across multiple verticals are empowered to personalize experiences with consumers at an individual level across every channel, delivering better results for marketing programs. Zeta was founded in 2007 by David A. Steinberg and John Sculley and is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world. To learn more, go to www.zetaglobal.com.
The RoleZeta is seeking a Senior Manager, Data Analytics and Revenue Forecasting to lead the Finance-owned view of Programmatic revenue, gross profit, and performance. This role will turn complex commercial and financial data into a clear forward-looking forecast, actionable pacing insights, and executive-ready recommendations. The role is a core business partner to Programmatic leadership and will help strengthen planning discipline as the business scales.
This is a hybrid role based out of our NYC office.
What you will do· Own the Finance revenue and gross-profit forecast for Programmatic, including the weekly and monthly outlook, forecast assumptions, risks, and opportunities.
· Build and maintain a forecast architecture that connects historical performance, daily pacing, advertiser and agency trends, pipeline, churn, seasonality, and other commercial drivers to a dependable Finance point of view.
· Lead P&L forecasting, variance analysis, gross-margin and COGS analysis.
· Create timely daily and weekly performance views that identify variance drivers early and translate them into clear actions for Finance and business leaders.
· Develop executive materials and narratives for Programmatic leaders, including performance readouts, forecast updates, and decision support.
· Partner with Commercial Finance on quarterly revenue-target modeling.
· Advance automation and data reliability across Snowflake, Adaptive Planning, Workday, and reporting tools, reducing manual effort and increasing confidence in performance and forecast reporting.
· Establish strong controls and documentation around forecast inputs, reporting logic, and recurring data-quality checks.
What you will bring· 7+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, data analytics, revenue forecasting, business analytics, or strategic finance; experience supporting a high-growth, data-rich commercial business is strongly preferred.
· Demonstrated ownership of a revenue, gross-profit, or P&L forecast and the ability to explain performance drivers, risks, and tradeoffs to senior leaders.
· Strong analytical and financial-modeling skills, including comfort working with large and imperfect data sets and turning analysis into a point of view.
· Experience with planning, financial-reporting, and data tools such as Adaptive Planning, Workday, Snowflake, SQL, Tableau, Power BI, or similar platforms.
· Excellent executive communication skills. You can make a clear recommendation, explain the underlying evidence, and tailor the message for a senior business audience.
· A collaborative operating style with the judgment to challenge assumptions constructively and work across Finance, Sales, Operations, and data teams.
BENEFITS & PERKS
- Unlimited PTO
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Employee Equity
- Employee Discounts, Virtual Wellness Classes, and Pet Insurance And more!!
SALARY RANGE
The salary range for this role is $170,000 - $180,000, depending on location and experience.
PEOPLE & CULTURE AT ZETA
Zeta considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Zeta discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
We’re committed to building a workplace culture of trust and belonging, so everyone feels invited to bring their whole selves to work. We provide a forum for employees to celebrate, support and advocate for one another. Learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion here: https://zetaglobal.com/blog/a-look-into-zetas-ergs/
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Skills Required
- 7+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, data analytics, revenue forecasting, business analytics, or strategic finance
- Experience supporting a high-growth, data-rich commercial business
- Ownership of a revenue, gross-profit, or P&L forecast
- Ability to explain performance drivers, risks, and tradeoffs to senior leaders
- Strong analytical and financial-modeling skills
- Experience working with large and imperfect data sets
- Experience with planning, financial-reporting, and data tools such as Adaptive Planning, Workday, Snowflake, SQL, Tableau, or Power BI
- Excellent executive communication skills
- Ability to make clear recommendations and tailor messaging for senior business audiences
- Collaborative operating style with judgment to challenge assumptions constructively
- Ability to work across Finance, Sales, Operations, and data teams
What the Team is Saying
Zeta Global Compensation & Benefits Highlights
How does Zeta Global ensure its pay and bonus plans are competitive?
Zeta Global supports competitive compensation through a mix of base pay, equity, performance incentives, financial benefits and employee feedback-informed rewards. The company’s total rewards approach connects compensation with ownership, financial planning and benefits that support employees’ broader well-being.
- Competitive pay and incentives: Zeta lists competitive pay, equity, performance bonuses and an employee stock purchase plan as part of its compensation and total rewards offerings. Employees also describe compensation as a strength. A software engineer said Zeta offers “good compensation,” “best appraisals and pay raise” and a “supportive work environment,” while a director cited “compensation” as one of the strengths of the company.
- Equity and ownership: Zeta offers company equity and an employee stock purchase plan, giving employees ways to participate in the company’s growth. Its broader financial benefits also include a 401(k) with company match, monthly financial workshops, commuter benefits and insurance coverage, reinforcing compensation as part of a larger financial wellness package.
- Performance-oriented rewards: Employee reviews describe Zeta’s compensation as tied to performance and growth. One employee said, “Zeta pays well,” while another said compensation is “within industry range and revised every year.” A finance analyst cited “great incentives,” and a director described Zeta as a place to “shape your career” with room to move up. (Comparably; Glassdoor reviews; Indeed reviews)
- Benefits that strengthen total rewards: Zeta’s rewards package extends beyond pay through health, dental and vision insurance, mental health benefits, pet insurance, flexible time off, parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility and family-building support, travel assistance for reproductive health procedures, volunteer days and wellness resources. The company also says it uses wellness surveys and employee feedback to shape benefits updates, including expanded parental leave and adoption assistance.
- External signals:
- Compensation sentiment: Employees on external review sites describe Zeta’s compensation as “good,” “great” and competitive, with reviews citing pay raises, incentives, benefits and performance-based earning potential. (Glassdoor reviews; Indeed reviews; Comparably)
- Benefits signals: External profile data lists company equity, performance bonuses, an employee stock purchase plan and a home-office stipend for remote employees.
- Financial wellness: Zeta’s benefits include 401(k) matching, financial workshops, insurance coverage and employee stock purchase participation.
Bottom line: Zeta Global’s compensation approach combines competitive pay, performance incentives, equity, stock purchase access and broad benefits, giving employees both near-term rewards and longer-term financial participation in the company’s growth.
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What We Do
Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) is the AI Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of consumer signals to make it easier for marketers to acquire, grow, and retain customers more efficiently. Through the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP), our vision is to make sophisticated marketing simple by unifying identity, intelligence, and omnichannel activation into a single platform – powered by one of the industry’s largest proprietary databases and AI. Our enterprise customers across multiple verticals are empowered to personalize experiences with consumers at an individual level across every channel, delivering better results for marketing programs. Zeta was founded in 2007 by David A. Steinberg and John Sculley and is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world.
Why Work With Us
At Zeta, people have the freedom to think creatively, take initiative, and grow. We value curiosity, innovation, and teamwork, empowering everyone to use AI and technology in smarter ways to drive impact for clients, consumers, and each other while shaping the future together.
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