Director, Finance Business Partnering

Farfetch is a leading global marketplace for the luxury fashion industry. The Farfetch Marketplace connects customers in over 190 countries and territories with items from more than 50 countries and over 1,400 of the world’s best brands, boutiques, and department stores, delivering a truly unique shopping experience and access to the most extensive selection of luxury on a global marketplace. <br/>FINANCEWe're a diverse team who partners and supports the business to enable delivery against our strategic and financial goals. All of our functions have an instrumental role within Farfetch to drive forward a financially sustainable business, ensuring we set the guardrails for financial control and enable financial performance.<br/>PORTOOur office is near Porto, in the north of Portugal, and is located in a vibrant business hub. It offers a dynamic and welcoming environment where our employees can connect and network with a large community of tech professionals.<br/>THE ROLEWe are looking for a strategic and commercially driven Director of Finance Business Partnering to join our Finance leadership team. Reporting to the CFO, you will lead the financial planning and business partnering activities for two of Farfetch’s most critical areas: Technology and Operations.<br/>This role is central to shaping financial strategy, enabling performance visibility, and supporting investment decisions across these global areas. You will be responsible for ensuring rigorous planning, forecasting, and reporting processes, as well as providing actionable insights to drive value and support long-term business objectives.<br/>You will also embed risk management and internal controls into financial planning processes, supporting compliance and sustainable growth. Additionally, you will provide financial oversight on major vendor contracts, outsourcing agreements, and technology investments, ensuring value-for-money and enabling informed executive decision-making.<br/>This is a highly visible and influential role that partners closely with senior leaders to embed financial accountability, promote cost discipline, and enable strategic growth. <h3>WHAT YOU’LL DO</h3> <ul> <li>Lead finance business partnering for the Technology and Operations departments, providing senior leadership with financial insights that guide decision-making, prioritisation, and investment.</li><li>Own and manage budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes for these functions, ensuring alignment with company strategy and financial goals.</li><li>Develop and enhance performance tracking, KPI reporting, and scenario modelling tools to support business agility and informed decision-making.</li><li>Challenge assumptions and business cases constructively, supporting efficiency initiatives and helping drive operational and financial improvements.</li><li>Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, helping them understand the financial implications of strategic and operational decisions.</li><li>Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Strategy, HR, and Accounting to ensure cohesive and integrated planning.</li><li>Drive continuous improvement in planning processes, tools, and capabilities within the Finance function.</li><li>Contribute to the broader Finance leadership agenda, including transformation initiatives and the evolution of business partnering across the organisation.</li></ul> <h3>WHO YOU ARE</h3> <ul> <li>Holds a degree in Finance, Economics, Business or a related field. An MBA or professional finance qualification (e.g., CPA, CMA, CFA) is highly valued.</li><li>A senior finance leader with at least 12 years of experience in Finance Business Partnering, FP&amp;A, or Strategic Finance roles, ideally within Operations, Technology, or transformation-driven environments.</li><li>Experience in an e-commerce business would be a strong advantage.</li><li>An experienced people leader, with a track record of developing high-performing teams and leading through influence in complex, global organisations.</li><li>Experienced in supporting complex, global functions and influencing at senior executive level.</li><li>A strategic thinker with a strong commercial mindset, highly analytical, and able to connect the dots between financial outcomes and operational performance.</li><li>Confident in managing complex planning cycles and working in matrixed organisations.</li><li>Technically proficient in financial planning systems and data tools.</li><li>An excellent communicator and influencer, capable of translating data into compelling business insight and action.</li><li>Fluent in English; Portuguese is a plus.</li><li>Willing and able to be based in Porto, Portugal.</li></ul> <h3>REWARDS &amp; BENEFITS</h3> <ul> <li>Health insurance for the whole family, flexible working environment and well-being support and tools</li><li>Extra days off, sabbatical program and days for you to give back for the community</li><li>Training opportunities and f