Director, Technology & Product Finance
Ticketmaster · Forest Home, NY · 1 wk ago
Information Technology$180k/yrFull-time
Job Summary
About the role
The Director of Technology & Product Finance plays a crucial role in shaping how the company invests in technology and product development. This role sits at the intersection of finance, product strategy, and technology investment, providing financial insight and governance across a large-scale technology portfolio.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Finance Partnership
- Partner with engineering, product, and design teams to connect roadmaps and initiatives to measurable financial outcomes.
- Provide guidance on investment decisions, trade-offs, and resource prioritization across the technology portfolio.
- Annual planning, forecasting, and monthly financial performance reporting for Engineering, Product, and Design organizations.
- Manage key cost drivers including headcount, infrastructure, vendor spend, and operating investments.
- Support investment decisions across engineering and product initiatives.
- Guide financial evaluation of technology and product investments to assess ROI and strategic alignment.
- Own tooling that tracks engineering investment allocation and capitalizable development work.
- Identify and analyze cost drivers across engineering and infrastructure, aligning operational activity and product usage with consumption-based technology spend (e.g., cloud and platform services).
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing technology finance team supporting the Delivery organization.
- Drive improvements in financial processes, reporting, and analytics to strengthen investment discipline.
Requirements
- 8-12+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking, or consulting.
- Experience partnering with engineering, product, or technology leadership on investment decisions and resource prioritization.
- Experience evaluating technology investments, including software development and ROI analysis.
- Strong understanding of technology cost structures, including engineering headcount, infrastructure, vendors, and software development & capitalization.
- Experience managing financial planning for large or complex technology investment portfolios.
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills with the ability to synthesize complex data.
- Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with ERP systems and BI tools supporting planning and reporting.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field (MBA or CPA preferred).
- Knowledge of coding languages such as SQL, or use of AI would be a plus.
Qualifications
- Build strong partnerships and influence senior stakeholders through clear, data-driven insights.
- Demonstrate strategic thinking and sound judgment in complex, ambiguous environments.
- Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Act with integrity and uphold high standards in financial governance and decision-making.
- Lead with accountability while developing and empowering high-performing teams.
- Adapt quickly to change and continuously seek opportunities to improve process.
Skills
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills.
- Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with ERP systems and BI tools supporting planning and reporting.
- Knowledge of coding languages such as SQL, or use of AI.
Benefits & Perks
- Health: Medical, vision, dental and mental health benefits for you and your family, with access to a health care concierge, and Flexible or Health Savings Accounts (FSA or HSA).
- Yourself: Free concert tickets, generous paid time off including paid holidays, sick time, and personal days.
- Wealth: 401(k) program with company match, stock reimbursement program.
- Family: New parent programs including caregiver leave, plus fertility, adoption, foster, or surrogacy support.
- Career: Career and skill development programs with School of Live, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment.
- LIFE AT TICKETMASTER: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding match.
Pay
The expected compensation for this position is $180,000.00 USD - $225,000.00 USD. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location, qualifications, skills, and experience.