Senior Analyst/Manager, Product Finance

About the role

This role serves as a strategic finance partner to DDN's Engineering and Product organizations, translating investment and roadmap decisions into measurable business outcomes. It works closely with technical leadership on capital allocation, product strategy and company operations. The position is based in New York.

Key responsibilities

• Act as an embedded finance partner to Engineering and Product leadership, building trusted relationships to influence resource allocation and roadmap decisions.
• Own end-to-end R&D financial planning: budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning (LRP) and variance analysis, with clear narratives for headcount, non-payroll and infrastructure spend.
• Partner with R&D to define efficiency metrics, identify cost optimization opportunities and manage cloud and on-prem infrastructure costs.
• Develop and manage KPI reporting aligned to business unit and company objectives.
• Understand the product portfolio's current and future state and give input on business decisions.
• Support the redesign of pricing, packaging and deal structure as the business and product evolve.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related quantitative field.
• 4+ years in FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking or management consulting; experience at a high-growth or pre-IPO company is a plus.
• Strong executive presence and ability to partner across all levels of stakeholders.
• Intellectually curious, self-directed and comfortable with ambiguity.

Required skills

• Financial modeling and executive-ready presentations.
• SQL and BI tools, planning tools (Pigment, Adaptive) and ERP (Workday) experience is a plus.
• Interest in AI tools and willingness to integrate them into daily work.