Description
Cloudflare is looking for a Director of Strategic Finance & Investor Relations to serve as a key leader on our Investor Relations team and a trusted partner to the CFO, CEO, and senior leadership.
This role reports to the VP of Strategic Finance, Treasury, Deal Desk, & Investor Relations and is the engine room of how Cloudflare tells its financial story to the public markets , translating one of the most differentiated technology platforms in the world into a clear, credible, and compelling investment narrative.
You will own the end-to-end quarterly earnings cycle, drive our long-term financial model and consensus discipline, partner directly with the CFO and senior leadership on guidance, and lead the analytical and communications work behind every major investor and analyst touchpoint , quarterly calls, conferences, our annual Investor Day, and ad-hoc executive projects.
You will be the connective tissue between Finance, Accounting, Legal, Communications, Product, Sales, and the executive team, and the person who makes sure every number, every claim, and every word we put in front of Wall Street is accurate.
Responsibilities:
- Quarterly earnings and consensus management
- Investor engagement and external communications
- Investor Day and special projects
- Cross-functional partnership and analytics
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience combining investor relations, equity research, investment banking, FP&A, corporate finance, or equity investing , ideally with meaningful time in-house at a high-growth public technology company.
- Deep technical fluency with public-company reporting, financial statements, capital markets, valuation methodologies, and SaaS / consumption-based revenue models.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills , including the ability to draft in the voice of senior executives, translate complex technical or financial concepts into clear narratives for non-technical audiences, and operate confidently in high-stakes external communications.
- Advanced financial modeling skills , fluency in building, maintaining, and stress-testing operating models, share-count and dilution forecasts, guidance sensitivity analyses, and consensus benchmarks.
- An ownership mindset , comfort owning a process end-to-end, driving operational structure in a fast-paced environment, and operating with the integrity and accuracy demanded by external disclosure.
- High-trust collaboration , the ability to build credibility quickly with senior internal stakeholders (CFO, CEO, Board, Legal, Accounting, FP&A) and external stakeholders (sell-side analysts, institutional investors).
- AI-native curiosity and skill , fluency with modern AI tooling and a track record of using it to amplify your impact.
Compensation:
- Estimated annual salary of $200,000 - $275,000 for Bay Area based hires
- Estimated annual salary of $190,000 - $262,000 for New York City based hires
- Equity: This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan.
Benefits:
- Health & Welfare Benefits: Medical/Rx Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Spending Accounts, Fertility & Family Forming Benefits, On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program, Global Travel Medical Insurance
- Financial Benefits: Short and Long Term Disability Insurance, Life & Accident Insurance, 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Stock Participation Plan
- Time Off: Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave, Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave