Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
Salesforce, Atlanta, GA, United States
About Salesforce
Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. The Finance & Strategy team serves as a trusted adviser to the business to help guide decision‑making through business partner support and innovative analyses. We are looking for forward‑thinking, results‑oriented individuals who can thrive in a fast‑paced environment and drive strategic narratives, cloud unit economics, and process improvements.
Responsibilities
Finance Business Partner to the EVP of Software Engineering and team, acting as a strategic advisor on infrastructure spend, engineering efficiency, and margin impact.
Partner across Product Engineering and Back‑End Finance functions to deliver timely, insightful information into core infrastructure performance and roadmap execution for the global transition to Hyperforce.
Develop and own a consistent framework for assessing product performance with a focus on AWS costing, metric analysis, and unit economics across the core product portfolio.
Establish a network of subject‑matter experts from across the company, earning trust and gaining an understanding of relevant drivers to elevate findings into executive‑ready presentations and strategic recommendations.
Lead collaboration with Procurement teams to influence supplier strategy and ensure spend forecasts align with technical scaling requirements and engineering roadmaps.
Coordinate with the FinOps team to ensure financial forecasts and risks are communicated accurately and synthesized for leadership consumption.
Drive improvement in the execution and standardization of product‑level performance analysis, transitioning from theoretical models to established, automated dashboards.
Partner with Product and Engineering teams to leverage backend financial data and technical telemetry, driving impactful visualization of findings that identify efficiency opportunities and drive business behavior.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree required or equivalent relevant experience. Experience evaluated based on core competencies.
5+ years of relevant experience in finance, consulting, or analytics (Cloud Economics or FinOps preferred).
Proven track record of leading complex financial workstreams and driving professional growth within a high‑scale environment.
Extensive financial modeling expertise, with ability to manipulate large datasets to extract unit economic trends and cloud cost efficiencies.
Deep knowledge of the Salesforce ecosystem and strong understanding of public cloud infrastructure (specifically AWS billing and architecture).
Proficiency with financial systems, including enterprise‑grade ERP, Planning & Analysis, and BI systems (e.g., Tableau, Oracle).
Superior communication and presentation skills, with a proven ability to distill complex data into concise, actionable insights for EVP and C‑Suite audiences.
Strong business judgment and executive communication skills with the ability to communicate risks and opportunities while driving alignment across diverse stakeholders.
Intellectual curiosity and a proactive mindset toward solving the unique financial challenges of scaling to Hyperforce.
This role is hybrid and requires office presence three days per week.
Benefits
Salesforce offers a variety of benefit programs, including time off, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.
Accommodations
If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please submit a request via the Accommodations Request Form.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non‑discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. All employees and prospective employees are assessed on the basis of merit, competence, and qualifications without regard to protected characteristics. Recruiting, hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, and other employment decisions are fair and based on merit.
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Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. The Finance & Strategy team serves as a trusted adviser to the business to help guide decision‑making through business partner support and innovative analyses. We are looking for forward‑thinking, results‑oriented individuals who can thrive in a fast‑paced environment and drive strategic narratives, cloud unit economics, and process improvements.
Responsibilities
Finance Business Partner to the EVP of Software Engineering and team, acting as a strategic advisor on infrastructure spend, engineering efficiency, and margin impact.
Partner across Product Engineering and Back‑End Finance functions to deliver timely, insightful information into core infrastructure performance and roadmap execution for the global transition to Hyperforce.
Develop and own a consistent framework for assessing product performance with a focus on AWS costing, metric analysis, and unit economics across the core product portfolio.
Establish a network of subject‑matter experts from across the company, earning trust and gaining an understanding of relevant drivers to elevate findings into executive‑ready presentations and strategic recommendations.
Lead collaboration with Procurement teams to influence supplier strategy and ensure spend forecasts align with technical scaling requirements and engineering roadmaps.
Coordinate with the FinOps team to ensure financial forecasts and risks are communicated accurately and synthesized for leadership consumption.
Drive improvement in the execution and standardization of product‑level performance analysis, transitioning from theoretical models to established, automated dashboards.
Partner with Product and Engineering teams to leverage backend financial data and technical telemetry, driving impactful visualization of findings that identify efficiency opportunities and drive business behavior.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree required or equivalent relevant experience. Experience evaluated based on core competencies.
5+ years of relevant experience in finance, consulting, or analytics (Cloud Economics or FinOps preferred).
Proven track record of leading complex financial workstreams and driving professional growth within a high‑scale environment.
Extensive financial modeling expertise, with ability to manipulate large datasets to extract unit economic trends and cloud cost efficiencies.
Deep knowledge of the Salesforce ecosystem and strong understanding of public cloud infrastructure (specifically AWS billing and architecture).
Proficiency with financial systems, including enterprise‑grade ERP, Planning & Analysis, and BI systems (e.g., Tableau, Oracle).
Superior communication and presentation skills, with a proven ability to distill complex data into concise, actionable insights for EVP and C‑Suite audiences.
Strong business judgment and executive communication skills with the ability to communicate risks and opportunities while driving alignment across diverse stakeholders.
Intellectual curiosity and a proactive mindset toward solving the unique financial challenges of scaling to Hyperforce.
This role is hybrid and requires office presence three days per week.
Benefits
Salesforce offers a variety of benefit programs, including time off, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.
Accommodations
If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please submit a request via the Accommodations Request Form.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non‑discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. All employees and prospective employees are assessed on the basis of merit, competence, and qualifications without regard to protected characteristics. Recruiting, hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, and other employment decisions are fair and based on merit.
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