Senior Manager, Finance & Strategy, Product

Apollo.io
Summary
Join Apollo.io, a leading go-to-market solution trusted by millions, as a Senior Manager in Finance & Strategy. This role focuses on supporting the Product function by shaping product strategy through a financial lens and ensuring alignment with broader business objectives. You will partner with Product, Engineering, and Design leadership, leveraging financial and operational insights to guide decision-making. The position requires strong analytical skills, experience in strategic finance, and exceptional communication abilities. You will be a key thought partner, driving financial planning, forecasting, and delivering actionable insights. This is an opportunity to make a real impact in a high-growth, product-led SaaS environment.
Requirements
- 6-7+ years of experience in strategic finance, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, or a related field, with at least 2+ years in a finance role at a high-growth company
- A sharp problem solver who can cut through ambiguity and connect dots between data, strategy, and execution
- Strong analytical skills with a high degree of comfort building bespoke financial models and communicating insights to senior stakeholders
- Deep understanding of finance fundamentals and experience applying them in a product environment
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to influence cross-functional partners
Responsibilities
- Serve as a primary Finance & Strategy business partner to the Product organization
- Drive financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes related to R&D, ensuring alignment with Apolloβs strategic priorities
- Develop and deliver actionable insights through recurring reporting on KPIs, performance metrics, and variance analyses
- Analyze and assess investment opportunities, tradeoffs, and prioritization across the product roadmap
- Partner with product leaders to evaluate new initiatives and optimize resource allocation across teams
- Synthesize key takeaways for executive leadership, including risks, opportunities, and performance updates
- Collaborate with Corporate Finance on board and investor materials, long-range planning, and scenario modeling
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in SaaS, product-led growth (PLG) companies, and fluency in SQL and Looker