Director, Finance

We are a team of doers, seasoned engineers, hackers and builders, working on the future of streaming data. Funded by premier investors including GV and Lightspeed, Redpanda is building the streaming data platform for developers. We’re evolving streaming beyond the Apache Kafka® protocol into a unified “engine of record” that delivers a categorical reduction in complexity, wicked-fast performance, onboard Wasm transforms, and transparent tiered storage that gives consumers access to both real-time and historical data from a single API.   The Director of Finance reports to the VP of Finance and will be a key foundational member of the finance team.  You will lead all aspects of financial planning, analysis and strategy at Redpanda.  You will be a trusted partner to senior leaders across the company and drive informed decision making, optimize financial performance and support Redpanda’s growth initiatives by providing actionable insights and recommendations. You Will: Develop and lead the annual planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes Collaborate with stakeholders to establish financial targets and KPIs Prepare detailed financial models and scenario analysis to support business decisions Partner with the Accounting team in the month end close process Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting packages for leadership team and Board of Directors Attract, hire, and develop the Finance team as the company scales.  Be a hands-on leader and mentor for the team Identify gaps and implement financial planning systems Lead strategic finance projects including fundraising, strategic investments and other ad-hoc projects You Have: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or other related field 10+ years progressive experience in financial planning and/or finance related experience, preferably in SaaS Experience with financial planning systems, such as Adaptive Insights or Anaplan Experience navigating NetSuite and Salesforce Experience leading in a rapid growth, startup environment Desire to roll-up your sleeves, prioritize work, execute plans, and drive deliverables Proven ability to hire, manage, and mentor high-performing teams Collaborative working style with colleagues across the organization while confident to make and own critical decisions Strong communicator -- able to present finance information clearly and concisely   U.S. base salary range for this role is $180,000 - $200,000 (CO, TX) and $190,000 - $220,000 (CA, NY). Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. As a remote-first company, we strive to consider each candidate's job-related skills, location, experience, relevant  Redpanda is used by Fortune 1000 enterprises pushing hundreds of terabytes a day, as well as by the solo dev prototyping a React application on her laptop. Think of it as a streaming data API platform that scales with you from the smallest projects to petabytes of data distributed across the globe. Join Redpanda if you’d enjoy being part of a fast-moving, 100% remote organization with team members around the globe and a culture based on trust, transparency, communication, and kindness.  #LI-Remote