Finance Manager, Cloud Infrastructure

Discord is used by over 200 million people every month for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does on our platform: play video games. Over 90% of our users play games, spending a combined 1.5 billion hours playing thousands of unique titles on Discord each month. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to talk and hang out before, during, and after playing games.

We are looking for an experienced Finance Manager to join our growing Finance team. The Finance org at Discord is responsible for planning, forecasting and strategic analysis. Senior Product and Engineering leadership rely on the Finance org to develop actionable insights, to steer decisions on cloud infrastructure investment, and to help the business scale efficiently as Discord grows globally!

Given this team's unique position in the company, you will help establish coordination and communication between various teams such as Product Management, Infrastructure Engineering, Finance & Accounting, and outside vendors. With these teams you will drive our planning and forecasting process, ensuring that both are aligned with our longer term strategic and financial aspirations. In addition, you will gain invaluable experience that offers autonomy, deep interactions with business partners, and the opportunity to have an impact on a rapidly growing global business.

What you'll be doing

• Collaborate with business partners on designing and developing hosting efficiency metrics, interactive dashboards, analyses, etc. to drive key business decisions related to cloud infrastructure.
• Establish financial planning processes related to expense forecasting, spend tracking, cost ownership, and resource allocation.
• Conduct cost / benefit analyses and communicate key drivers / inputs to support business decisions.
• Support vendor negotiations on large multi-year agreements for hosting.

What you should have

• 8+ years of related experience (e.g., FP&A, management consulting, program management); prior Cloud Infrastructure experience a plus
• Strong analytical skills and ability to use data to drive decision making; demonstrated proficiency in communicating analysis in a clear and easily understood manner
• Willingness to build relationships and collaborate across all levels and teams
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and competing objectives in a fast-paced environment
• Strong understanding of financial planning and accounting concepts a plus
• Proficiency in Excel & financial modeling; experience working with data sets, SQL and Looker knowledge a plus

Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties). Relocation assistance may be available.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $192,000 to $216,000 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.

Why Discord? Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away!

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