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Strategic Finance Lead – Marketing
| Company | OpenAI |
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| Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $265000 – $325000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- 12+ total years of progressive experience in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, management consulting, or related fields, coupled with operational experience in a high growth, scaling company.
- 5+ years in relevant roles partnering with Marketing and GTM orgs. Familiarity with marketing across both B2C and B2B business models is a plus.
- Expertise in managing large, complex budgets and delivering actionable insights from data.
- Deep analytical rigor and financial modeling skills, focused on distilling complex financial information into actionable insights for leadership.
- Excellent communication skills and storytelling ability when presenting data insights.
- Experience partnering with Data Science teams. You must have familiarity with SQL or a willingness to learn.
Responsibilities
- Lead financial forecasting, planning, and reporting processes for the marketing function, ensuring alignment with company-wide goals.
- Own the end-to-end financial management of the marketing budget, including Brand and Paid Marketing spend, ensuring efficient resource allocation.
- Collaborate with marketing leadership to develop and refine data-driven customer acquisition strategies for both B2C and B2B segments.
- Build and manage financial models to evaluate marketing investments, identify risks and opportunities, and measure performance.
- Partner cross-functionally with other finance leaders, analytical teams, and product areas to align marketing efforts with broader company objectives.
- Prepare and present financial results and strategic insights to executive leadership, influencing key business decisions.
- Establish and manage key ROI and efficiency metrics across products and channels, and regularly analyze and report on these metrics to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Analyze market trends and competitive dynamics to inform financial strategies, identifying new opportunities and challenges.
Preferred Qualifications
- A passion for helping build world-class Marketing teams.
- A strong ability to critically evaluate key levers, opportunities, and risks in Marketing plans.
- A proven track record of building strong, collaborative relationships with business partners and executives. You are seen as a trusted and objective advisor.
- An enthusiastic “roll up your sleeves” mentality and an ability to deal effectively with ambiguity to thrive in an unstructured, fast-paced environment.
- Strong enthusiasm about technology and artificial intelligence.
