Senior Director, Finance Operations

About the role:

Samsara's Financial Operations team is the engine behind our company's most critical financial processes — ensuring every dollar in and out of the organization is managed with precision, integrity, and scale. As the Senior Director, Financial Operations, you will own two core operational pillars: the end-to-end Source to Pay lifecycle (strategic sourcing, vendor management, accounts payable, and procurement operations) and Compensation Operations (global payroll, equity administration, and sales commissions). You will be a critical leader who builds best-in-class processes, drives automation and transformation, and delivers an exceptional experience for our employees and vendor partners across a high-growth public company environment.

This is a remote position open to candidates based in the United States. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this role.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and scale a broad Financial Operations organization spanning Source-to-Pay, Global Payroll, Equity Administration, and Sales Commissions
• Drive strategic sourcing, vendor management, and procurement governance across major spend categories, with full ownership of the P2P technology stack
• Oversee accurate and compliant global payroll operations across all jurisdictions, partnering closely with Human Resources, Treasury and Accounting
• Own all equity plan administration and regulatory compliance, serving as the company's internal expert
• Oversee sales incentive compensation design, calculation, and administration in partnership with Sales Operations
• Serve as a key financial operations partner to executive leadership, support SEC disclosures, board reporting, and financial strategy across all functional areas
• Maintain a strong SOX control environment and serve as the primary audit liaison across Financial Operations processes
• Champion AI-driven automation and process transformation while developing high-performing teams and partnering broadly across Finance, Legal, People, IT, and Sales
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices
• Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing team

Minimum requirements for the role:

• 12+ years of experience in financial operations, with meaningful depth across Source to Pay and/or Compensation Operations
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-functional teams spanning diverse operational functions
• Experience operating in a SOX-compliant public company environment, including designing and maintaining controls and serving as a liaison to internal and external auditors
• Experience owning enterprise-level systems across S2P and/or Compensation Operations (e.g., Coupa, SAP, Workday, ADP, Schwab/Computershare, CaptivateIQ, or Xactly)
• A track record of driving large-scale process transformation (people, process, and systems) with measurable business outcomes
• Familiarity with AI and automation tools applied to financial operations use cases such as anomaly detection, commission validation, or employee self-service
• Strong executive presence and experience influencing VP- and C-level stakeholders on complex financial and compensation topics