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We're looking for a talented Strategic Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team. The Finance team at Anaconda turns financial insights into strategic clarity, enabling data-driven decisions across the business while ensuring responsible stewardship of resources. We partner with leaders across the company to translate business objectives into financial models, drive profitable growth, and build sustainable operations that advance our mission to transform the world with open source. As a Strategic Finance Business Partner supporting our Product & Engineering (P&E) organization, you'll work directly with our Chief Product & Technology Officer and P&E leadership team to manage the P&E P&L and navigate the ambiguous nature of engineering spend. Unlike revenue-generating functions where impact is directly measurable, you'll help leadership make complex trade-off decisions on investments without clear ROI benchmarks: balancing innovation, technical debt, infrastructure costs, and platform capabilities that enable our entire business. You'll bring structure to uncertainty and can work within the grey, translating technical complexity into financial clarity. This is an excellent opportunity for you to leverage your experience and skills and apply it to the world of data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
Job Responsibility
Partner with P&E leadership to manage the department P&L
Build financial models and business cases that evaluate competing P&E investments
Work closely with Engineering leaders to interpret complex cost dashboards
Deliver monthly and quarterly expense analysis
Lead the annual planning and quarterly forecasting process for P&E
Apply AI tools to accelerate scenario modeling
Design and maintain reporting frameworks
Help guide headcount planning decisions
Provide financial guidance on build-vs-buy decisions, vendor negotiations, infrastructure capacity planning, and technical experiments
Requirements
5+ years of progressive finance experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or finance business partnering roles
Demonstrated experience supporting Product & Engineering or similar technical functions in a SaaS, DevOps, or technology company
Proven ability to operate in ambiguous environments
Balance of strategic and tactical capabilities
Strong proficiency with financial modeling, variance analysis, and building executive-ready presentations
Experience with ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, Adaptive Insights, Planful), business intelligence platforms (e.g. Tableau, Looker, PowerBI), and cloud cost management tools (e.g. Vantage, AWS Cost Explorer)
Advanced Excel/Google Sheets proficiency for financial modeling
Comfort using AI tools to accelerate financial analysis workflows
Track record of building trusted partnerships with senior technical leaders
Executive presence and credibility to hold your own in challenging conversations with senior leadership
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field
You embody our values of Clarity, Care and Candor
You care deeply about fostering an environment where people of all backgrounds and experiences can flourish
Nice to have
MBA, CPA, CFA, or other advanced finance credential
Experience scaling finance operations through periods of rapid growth or significant business transformation
Prior experience as a Finance Business Partner supporting Product & Engineering organizations
Deep understanding of SaaS unit economics and cloud infrastructure cost modeling
Proficiency in SQL, Python, or R for data analysis and financial modeling automation
Familiarity with Anaconda products
Experience applying AI-powered analytics tools to financial forecasting
Background as a software engineer or technical professional who transitioned into finance
Experience working in a fast-paced startup environment
Experience working in an open-source, AI, or data science-oriented company
What we offer
Flexible Vacation Policy
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Short Term and Long Term Disability
Paid Parental Leave
Monthly Wellness Stipend
Employee Assistance Program and Mental Health Resources