Director, Finance - Ads

About the role

The Director, Finance – Ads and Discovery role at Chewy is responsible for shaping the financial strategies and performance metrics for Chewy’s Ad Network and Search and Discovery teams. This role will partner with the VP of Chewy Ads and Search and Discovery to define financial targets, investment strategies, and operating mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Own overall financial planning, reporting, and budgeting for Chewy’s Advertising, Search and Discovery businesses
• Lead finance partnership for Chewy Ads, including onsite and offsite advertising, retail media network expansion, ads monetization, pricing, investment decisions, and performance measurement
• Develop and maintain reporting mechanisms to measure and provide transparency into business performance to ensure financial plans are achieved
• Evaluate the financial performance of advertising initiatives, including revenue growth, margin, advertiser return on investment, campaign performance, inventory monetization, and long-term scalability
• Size, analyze, and measure the durable financial impact of roadmap initiatives to improve customer conversion, retention, acquisition, or lifetime value
• Recognize and propose analysis influencing business partners and finance leaders to drive positive change in the business
• Influence cross-functional leaders to drive data-informed decisions and improve financial outcomes
• Drive prioritization across competing initiatives to ensure focus on highest-impact investments
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Lead and develop a high-impact team, including hiring and coaching

Requirements

• 12+ years in finance related roles with progressively increasing levels of responsibility - OR MBA or advanced business degree and 9 years of experience
• Experience in budgeting forecasting, and variance analysis ideally in a Digital Advertising or Retail Media Network capacity
• Direct experience supporting digital marketing, retail media, ads monetization, paid media, AdTech, or a similar advertising-based business model is required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate complex financial concepts concisely to partners across job levels and functions including the CEO and Senior Leadership Team
• History of using data and analytics to drive business decisions
• Strong understanding of the business mechanics of advertising, including how ads are bought and sold, how campaigns are measured, how pricing and inventory monetization work, and how advertising investments translate into revenue, margin, and advertiser/customer outcomes
• Results-orientated with a hands-on approach; comfortable in both scaling and established environments
• Demonstrated ability to self-start and thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced entrepreneurial environments where decisions need to be made quickly with imperfect data
• Relentless curiosity and desire to learn and challenge yourself in functional areas you might not be familiar with
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and financial reporting software (Hyperion preferred)
• Experience leading and building high-performing teams

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of Excel and financial reporting software (Hyperion preferred)
• Familiarity with e-commerce business models, Advertising, or product business support preferred
• Experience with SQL, Tableau, and Hyperion or other financial systems software

Skills

• Strong analytical and financial modeling leadership in a big data environment
• Understanding of how advertising businesses grow, how investment decisions are made, and how performance is measured across revenue, margin, advertiser outcomes, customer experience, and long-term enterprise value
• Ability to clearly express their point of view to executives for long-term business decisions

Benefits

• Covered medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident
• Paid time off, including six paid holidays per year
• Parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com

Pay

The base salary range for this role is $186,500 - $297,500.00. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, education, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant. C08+ positions may also be eligible for annual bonus.

Schedule

This role is based in the West Coast, with many locations in Seattle, WA.