<p>Factory is looking for a Strategic Finance hire to be a foundational member of our Finance team. You will partner directly with Sales, Operations, Engineering, Finance, and senior leadership to build the financial infrastructure that powers our most important decisions.</p> <p>This is a generalist role with broad scope - spanning planning, operations, go-to-market finance, board and investor reporting, and strategic projects.</p> <p>What You Will Do</p> <ul> <li> <p>Own and maintain the company's core financial models</p> </li><li> <p>Drive the annual planning, budgeting, and forecasting cycles, partnering with leaders across the business</p> </li><li> <p>Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Operations, Engineering, and senior leadership to align financial outcomes with company strategy</p> </li><li> <p>Define, track, and report on the KPIs that measure topline performance, unit economics, and operational efficiency</p> </li><li> <p>Build business cases for strategic decisions including pricing, deal structuring, investments, hiring plans, and product launches</p> </li><li> <p>Prepare board, investor, and executive materials that distill complex data into clear narratives and influence key decisions</p> </li><li> <p>Partner closely with our Accounting team to evolve financial reporting and broader finance operations</p> </li><li> <p>Help us leverage AI across every part of the finance org - from modeling, to reporting, to insight generation</p> </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <ul> <li> <p>4-7+ years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, investment banking, consulting, or growth investing</p> </li><li> <p>Operational experience at a fast-paced, high-growth technology company strongly preferred</p> </li><li> <p>Expert financial modeling skills</p> </li><li> <p>Strong analytical rigor and the ability to critically evaluate opportunities and risks in financials</p> </li><li> <p>Excellent communication and storytelling ability - can translate complex models and datasets into concise narratives, visuals, and recommendations for executives</p> </li><li> <p>Familiarity with SaaS, usage-based, and consumption-driven business models</p> </li><li> <p>Comfort with ambiguity and a 'roll up your sleeves' mindset in a lean, fast-paced environment</p> </li><li> <p>Enthusiasm for AI and Factory's mission to redefine how software is built</p> </li><li> <p>Nice to have:</p> </li><li> <p>Background in AI, ML, or cloud infrastructure economics</p> </li><li> <p>Experience using AI tools to automate finance workflows</p> </li><li> <p>This is an in-office position (5 days/week) in San Francisco (walking distance to Caltrain)</p> </li></ul>