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💰 Finance⏰ Full-time🎯 Lead / Principal💰 $155k-170k🇺🇸 Los Angeles, USA
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DeepL·about 12 hours ago
DeepL is a global communications platform powered by Language AI. Since 2017, we’ve been on a mission to break down language barriers. Our human-sounding translations and intelligent writing suggestions are designed with enterprise security in mind. Today, they enable over 100,000 businesses to transform communications, reach new markets, and improve productivity. And, empower millions of individuals worldwide to make sense of the world and express their ideas.
Our goal is to become the global leader in Language AI, building products that drive better communication, foster connections, and make a real-life impact. To achieve this, we need talented individuals like you to join our exciting journey. If you're ready to work with a dynamic team and build your career in the fast-moving AI space, DeepL is your next destination.
What sets us apart is our blend of modern technology, competitive benefits, and an open, welcoming work culture that enables our people to thrive. When we share what it's like to work at DeepL, the reactions are overwhelmingly positive. This may be because of our products that have helped countless people worldwide or our shared mission to improve communication for individuals and businesses, bringing cultures closer together. What we know for sure is this: being part of DeepL means joining a team dedicated to innovation and employee well-being. Discover what our teams have to say about life at DeepL on LinkedIn, Instagram and our Blog.
The Senior Manager, Strategic Finance is a high-visibility and high-pace role designed for a finance professional who thrives at the intersection of Finance, Strategy, Data Science, and Investor Relations. This role partners closely with executive leadership to drive long-term value creation, translating complex financial and operational data into clear strategic insights that inform decision-making at the highest levels of the organisation. The successful candidate will play a critical role in shaping financial strategy, supporting growth initiatives, and ensuring the business is well positioned for scale, investment, and future capital markets activity.
Strategic partner: Act as strategic partner on a daily basis, leading the coordination of broader finance processes and events.
Cross-Functional Bridge: Act as the primary liaison between Finance, Data, Communications, Strategy and Revenue operations.
Strategic Initiatives: Lead "Special Projects" for Finance, specifically focusing on AI Automation within the Finance stack to drive efficiency and predictive accuracy.
Ad-hoc strategic analysis: Support the CFO, VP FP&A and VP Finance in ad-hoc requests, strategic analysis, and core finance processes (business plan, audit, etc.).
Board and investor reporting: Support the CFO and the VP FP&A with the end-to-end production of Board of Directors materials and Quarterly Investor Updates. Translate data and metrics into a compelling strategic and financial narrative.
ARR Analytics: Support the CFO and the VP FP&A with detailed financial analysis of Annualized Recurring Revenue (ARR). Partner with Revenue Operations and Data teams in ensuring high accuracy and completeness of ARR data.
Metrics Leadership: Define and govern the "Master Glossary" of SaaS KPIs (NRR, GRR, CAC Payback, LTV, Magic Number) to ensure Sales, Marketing, and Finance are aligned on a single set of facts. Partnering with the Communications team, ensure DeepL’s metrics used externally with media and stakeholders are always accurate and up to date.
Advanced Analytics: Leverage SQL and Python to build automated dashboards that scale with our data volume.
Competitive Intelligence & Benchmarking: Constantly monitor the AI industry and DeepL’s competitors, and prepare actionable insights for the different parts of the organization. The analysis will include both financial (competitors KPIs, valuation, multiples, etc.) and non-financial (new partnerships, products, etc.). This person will be responsible for collecting and analyzing benchmarking data which can then be used to inform DeepL’s Business Plan and strategic decisions.
Valuation & Benchmarking: Maintain DeepL’s valuation models and perform "Outside-In" analysis against public SaaS and AI peers to track relative performance.
Partnerships: As required, support the Head of Partnerships with strategic analysis and financial modelling.
SQL (Advanced): Ability to query large datasets directly from our data warehouse to audit ARR logic and build custom reporting without Engineering support.
Python (Intermediate): Experience using Python for data manipulation, automating manual reconciliation tasks, or basic predictive financial modeling.
Financial Engineering (Advanced): Expert-level Excel/Google Sheets skills with the ability to build complex, audit-ready cohorts analysis, three-statement models and DCFs from scratch
Professional Pedigree: 10+ years in Strategic Finance, Investor Relations, Investment Banking, Management Consulting, or a Chief of Staff role at a high-growth (Series D+) Tech company.
SaaS Mastery: Deep understanding of SaaS metrics.
IR Experience: Previous exposure to Investor Relations or Board-level reporting in either a private or public company environment.
Executive Presence: Ability to challenge VPs and C-suite leaders with data-driven insights while maintaining high-trust relationships.
Extreme Discretion: Proven ability to handle highly sensitive data (cap tables, compensation, M&A) with total integrity.
Storytelling: The ability to take a "data dump" and distill it into actionable insights for the Leadership Team and Board.
Diverse and internationally distributed team: joining our team means becoming part of a large, global community with people of more than 90 nationalities. We're more than just colleagues; we're a group of professionals with a shared mission to connect diverse cultures. Our global presence is growing–we've doubled in size nearly every year, with our employees based in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, the US, and Japan, and we continue to expand our network.
Open communication, regular feedback: as a language-focused company, we value the importance of clear, honest communication. We value smooth collaboration, direct and actionable feedback, and believe that leading with empathy and growth mindset makes us better together.
Hybrid work, flexible hours: we offer a hybrid work schedule, with team members coming into the office twice a week. This allows you to engage directly with your team and experience the unique energy of our workspace, while still enjoying the flexibility and comfort of working from home. With flexible working hours and trust in your productivity, we are in sync with your team’s general locations and time zones to foster effective and seamless collaboration.
Virtual Shares - An ownership mindset in every role. We believe everyone should share in our success, and that’s why every employee receives Virtual Shares, linking your contribution directly to DeepL’s growth and rewarding you with a stake in our future.
Regular in-person team events: we bond over vibrant events that are as unique as our team, from local team and business unit gatherings, to new-joiner onboardings, to company-wide events that bring us all together–literally.
Monthly full-day hacking sessions: every month, we have Hack Fridays, where you can spend your time diving into a project you're passionate about and get the opportunity to work with other teams–we value your initiatives, impact, and creativity.
30 days of annual leave: we value your peace of mind. With 30 days off (excluding public holidays) and access to mental health resources, we make sure you're as strong mentally as you are professionally.
Competitive benefits: just as our team spans the globe, so does our benefits package. We've crafted it to reflect the diversity of our team and tailored it to align with your unique location, to ensure you feel supported every step of the way.
If this role and our mission resonate with you, but you're hesitant because you don't check all the boxes, don't let that hold you back. At DeepL, it's all about the value you bring and the growth we can foster together. Go ahead, apply—let's discover your potential together. We can't wait to meet you!
You are welcome at DeepL for who you are—we appreciate authenticity here. Our product is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all succeed, contribute, and think forward! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our diversity that we will find the power to break down language barriers in the world.