Senior Manager, Product Finance

About the role

At The Knot Worldwide, the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team supports the Chief Product Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and their leadership teams by providing comprehensive financial advice that enables informed, high-impact decision-making across all product, platform, and technology investments.

Responsibilities

• Strategic & Business Planning: Act as a strategic partner to members of the senior leadership team, leading the development and evaluation of comprehensive business and financial plans to align with long-term company goals.
• Chief Product Officer and Chief Technology Officer Business Partner: Serve as the finance partner to the Leadership Team, providing strategic insights and recommendations to support business growth and financial targets.
• Product Roadmap Financial Modeling: Build, own, and maintain comprehensive financial models (NPV, ROI, TCO) to evaluate the business case for new product launches, feature development, and major technology investments.
• Metrics & Reporting: Define, track, and report on key product-related financial and operational metrics, including R&D efficiency.
• Technology & Operational Finance (FinOps): Partner closely with Engineering to drive accountability and optimization particularly related to cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP). Provide real-time cost visibility to empower engineers to make cost-aware architectural decisions.
• Technology Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting for the entire R&D function, including headcount, software licensing, and dynamic infrastructure spend.
• Investment Analysis: Model the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and long-term financial benefits for major technology investments (e.g., platform migrations) to justify expenditures to the executive team.
• CapEx Management: Manage and forecast capital expenditure related to technology and product development.
• Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) & Reporting: Lead the annual budgeting and long-range planning process for supported functions and product lines. Track performance against plan, providing detailed analysis of variances with actionable insights and recommendations for corrective action to leadership. Prepare and present financial reporting for management and the Board. Take initiative to automate management reporting and improve business processes. Effectively collaborate with the Accounting team on monthly/quarterly closes and the incorporation of actual results into the rolling forecast.

Qualifications

• Relevant Background: 8+ years of increasing responsibility in highly analytical roles such as Strategic Finance, Product Finance, Go-to-Market Finance, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Data Science, or Management Consulting (or 6+ years showing rapid career acceleration).
• Education: MBA and a Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, STEM, or a highly analytical field (e.g., Engineering, Math, Statistics).
• Strategic Acumen: Deep understanding of competitive dynamics and the broader industry landscape; ability to connect daily operational decisions to long-term strategic goals.
• Model Building: Proven ability to build, refine, and maintain sophisticated financial models for existing products and new offerings.
• Analytical Excellence: Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the capacity to think creatively and critically about unstructured problems.
• Strategic Storyteller: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; capacity to translate complex technical analysis into a clear, compelling narrative that effectively influences C-level executives and non-finance stakeholders.
• Leadership Presence: Confidence and skill to present effectively, describe complex deliverables, and communicate effectively with Senior Leadership.
• Collaboration: Highly collaborative team player with strong relationship-building skills and a positive contributor to the team environment.
• Entrepreneurial Drive: High-energy self-starter who is dedicated to driving toward goals and seeks new ways to assess and visualize data/performance that scales effectively.
• Adaptability: Thrives in constant change and is able to work independently to manage multiple priorities, consistently delivering high-quality, precise work even under pressure and tight deadlines.

Pay

Annual salary range: $108,850 - $186,600 USD

Schedule

This role is Together@TKWW-eligible and based near one of our office hubs. You’ll be expected to work in the office two days a week as part of our hybrid work model.