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Chainguard · 2 days ago

Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Chainguard is a company focused on providing secure open source software development solutions. As the Senior Director of FP&A, you will lead the strategic finance function, driving financial insights and decision support to enable the company's growth.

Cloud SecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareOpen SourceSecurity

Responsibilities

Lead the annual budget, quarterly re-forecasting, and long-range (3-5 year) strategic planning processes

Develop and maintain driver-based financial models, scenario planning, and what-if analyses to support business growth and capital allocation decisions

Provide timely, actionable financial and operational insight to business unit heads (GTM, Product, Engineering, Ops) and executive leadership: revenue trends, margin analysis, cost structure, cash flow, head-count planning

Own the monthly/quarterly business review process: present P&L, balance sheet, cash flow variance analysis, highlight risks & opportunities

Partner with Accounting/Controller on financial close, forecasting vs actuals, ensuring data integrity, assumptions validation, and reporting consistency

Drive process improvement, automation, and system enhancements within FP&A (e.g., financial planning tools, dashboards, analytics)

Serve as a strategic business partner: influence decision making, evaluate new business models, investments, partnerships, M&A, pricing, cost optimization

Build, lead and develop a high-performing FP&A team: recruit, mentor, set goals, build skills in financial modelling, business partnering, and presentation

Ensure FP&A aligns with company values and culture – enabling a fast-moving startup/scale-up environment while maintaining rigor and discipline

Qualification

FP&A experienceFinancial modellingBusiness partneringAnalytical skillsAdvanced ExcelScenario modellingTeam buildingCommunication skillsLeadership skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

~10+ years of progressive FP&A/strategic finance experience, ideally in high-growth technology / SaaS / cybersecurity / security software companies

Demonstrated track record of leading FP&A at the director or senior-director level: building models, driving planning/forecasting, partnering with senior leadership

Strong business partnering and influencing skills — able to translate financial insight into business decisions, engage non-finance stakeholders

Excellent analytical and financial modelling skills; comfortable with complexity, ambiguity, and rapid change

Strong communication skills — able to present to the C-suite and board, distill complex financials into clear recommendations

Experience with driver-based planning, scenario modelling, and advanced Excel / financial planning tools. Familiarity with enterprise planning/CPM systems is a plus

Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup/scale-up environment, with growth orientation, and willingness to roll-up sleeves

Demonstrated ability to build and lead a team, set priorities, and deliver results

Benefits

Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.

Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).

100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.

∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.

18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.