Strategic Finance Director – Business Finance

Veeam, the #1 global market leader in data resilience, believes businesses should control all their data whenever and wherever they need it. Veeam provides data resilience through data backup, data recovery, data portability, data security, and data intelligence. Based in Seattle, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we move forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands. The future of data resilience is here - go fearlessly forward with us.

We are hiring for several Strategic Finance Director – Business FP&A across GTM, R&D, and G&A to provide financial leadership and serve as strategic partners to our business units. These roles will be central to providing financial stewardship, evaluating high-impact investment decisions, and supporting cross-functional strategic initiatives at Veeam. The role requires exceptional analytical skills, a strong grasp of business drivers, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights. You’ll operate as a thought partner to business leaders and cross-functional teams to drive business growth, optimize resource allocation, enhance financial performance, and establish the infrastructure (systems and process) for finance to scale with the company. 

Responsibilities: 

• Build trusted partnerships and serve as a key advisor to business leaders, grounded by a solid understanding of business data inputs and outputs. 
• Lead finance efforts for strategic initiatives that accelerate revenue growth, optimize costs, improve operational efficiency, and enable data-driven decision-making. 
• Develop and refine financial frameworks to support strategic investments and effective resource allocation. 
• Oversee detailed financial models and analyses to forecast performance, conduct scenario planning, and guide strategic decisions. 
• Drive cross-functional collaboration to gather assumptions, define key metrics, assess impacts, and perform sensitivity analyses supporting executive decision-making. 
• Provide insightful and actionable recommendations to senior management on operating strategies, resource allocation, and investments in growth initiatives 
• Design and maintain robust systems and processes for financial reporting and analysis, providing timely and accurate insights to key stakeholders. 
• Identify and implement opportunities to automate and streamline finance processes, reducing manual workload and improving data accuracy. 
• Offer leadership and mentoring to the finance team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. 

Qualifications: 

• 12-15+ years of progressive experience in business finance or similar roles, with at least 3 years in a leadership role 
• Proven experience in business finance, including financial modeling, forecasting, and analysis 
• Background in management consulting, investment banking, and/or private equity a plus 
• Strong understanding of enterprise SaaS business models, metrics, and key drivers of growth and profitability 
• Demonstrated ability to build and implement systems and processes that improve efficiency and leverage within the finance organization 
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with senior leadership 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making 
• Experience with financial systems like Hyperion, Netsuite, Tableau and Salesforce 
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or relevant advanced degree a plus

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one (multiple plan options) 
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options 
• Employer HSA contributions (for HDHP participants) 
• Life and AD&D insurance (employee, spouse/partner, and child options) 
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance 
• Supplemental individual disability insurance (IDI) 
• 401(k) plan with dollar-for-