Director, FP&A

GitLab is seeking a Director, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) to lead finance for its Research & Development (R&D) organization.

As Director, FP&A, you'll serve as the strategic finance partner to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and their leadership team, owning R&D planning, forecasting, and investment decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the finance advisor to the CTO and R&D leadership.
• Lead annual planning and rolling forecasts for R&D.
• Build frameworks that connect R&D investment to product roadmap outcomes.
• Define and track R&D efficiency metrics.
• Partner with People and R&D leaders on hiring plans, location strategy, and organizational design.
• Lead the AI transformation of R&D finance.
• Redesign FP&A processes, policies, and planning and reporting systems for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Lead and develop your R&D finance team.

Requirements:

• Extensive finance experience, including serving as the lead finance partner to an R&D, Engineering, or Product organization.
• A strong understanding of financial statements, accounting principles, and R&D cost drivers.
• Experience leading process redesign and change in a finance team.
• Expertise in influencing senior technical stakeholders and translating complex analysis into clear recommendations for executives.
• Advanced financial modeling skills.
• A bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Comfort working remotely and asynchronously.

Preferred qualifications:

• Enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) finance experience.
• Direct CTO partnership experience.
• Experience with NetSuite, Sisense, Adaptive Planning, or SQL.
• A Master of Business Administration (MBA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) qualification.

The base salary range for this role is $168,000-$285,600 USD.

Benefits include:

• Health, finances, and well-being support
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Growth and Development Fund
• Parental Leave