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Director, Cloud Finance

Confluent • Columbia, SC • 1d ago

Location:

Remote, United States

Employment Type:

FullTime

Location Type:

Remote

Department

Finance & Operations

Compensation:

$237.6K - $285.1K - Offers Equity

At Confluent, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry standards. We analyze and carefully consider several factors when determining compensation, including work history, education, professional experience, and location. The actual pay may vary depending on your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Confluent offers a wide range of employee benefits. To learn more about our benefits click here (https://confluentbenefits.com) .

Overview

We're not just building better tech. We're rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, data doesn't sit still. Our platform puts information in motion, streaming in near real-time so companies can react faster, build smarter, and deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them.

It takes a certain kind of person to join this team. Those who ask hard questions, give honest feedback, and show up for each other. No egos, no solo acts. Just smart, curious humans pushing toward something bigger, together.

One Confluent. One Team. One Data Streaming Platform.

About the Role:

Confluent is seeking a seasoned Director of Cloud Finance to lead financial planning, analysis, and strategic decision support for R&D. This role requires a seasoned finance professional with a strong financial modeling, forecasting, and strategic planning background. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated individual who is intellectually curious, results-driven, and a crisp communicator with solid business and financial acumen.

What You Will Do:

Lead FP&A support for R&D Cloud Finance, partnering with senior executives to drive financial discipline and strategic decision-making

Partner across the product lifecycle with Product Management, Engineering, and GTM on pricing/packaging, new product introductions, or new monetization initiatives to assess revenue recognition impacts, operational scalability, and business risk-and influence decisions that balance growth and compliance

Develop business processes and engage with R&D executive leadership on financial reviews by product and develop growth plans

Develop financial models reflecting strategic long-term plans by product highlighting key success factors

Provide leadership on topline consumption insight and analytics. Establish a framework outlining growth drivers and predictive insights for forecasting consumption

Structure and influence complex revenue deals in partnership with Sales, Deal Desk, and Accounting to achieve optimal revenue outcomes and speed-to-close; serve as an escalation point for complex arrangements

Analyze and optimize Cloud gross margins and infrastructure costs, partnering across both internal teams and external vendors

Lead overall cloud capacity planning strategy and set efficiency targets in hosting capacity across Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) in partnership with R&D

Lead and develop a high-performing team, fostering career growth and operational excellence

What You Will Bring:

10+ years of FP&A experience, with at least three years directly managing people and teams in a high-growth software company

Experience partnering with the R&D function

Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive clarity in complex environments

Experience operating at all levels with the ability to be hands-on while also keeping an eye on the strategic big picture

Usage-based SaaS contract experience a strong plus

Excellent interpersonal skills (oral and written) and the ability to communicate effectively with all levels at the company

Ready to build what's next? Let's get in motion.

Come As You Are

Belonging isn't a perk here. It's the baseline. We work across time zones and backgrounds, knowing the best ideas come from different perspectives. And we make space for everyone to lead, grow, and challenge what's possible.

We're proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Employment decisions are based on job-related criteria, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.

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