Director, Strategic Finance

Our Mission and Opportunity

Early education is one of the greatest determinants of childhood outcomes, is a must for working families, and has a lasting social and economic impact. Brightwheel’s vision is to enable high quality early education for every child — by giving teachers meaningfully more time with students each day, engaging parents in the development of their kids, and supporting the small businesses that make up the backbone of the $175 billion early education market. Brightwheel is the most loved technology brand in early education globally, trusted by thousands of educators and millions of families.

Our Team

We are a fully remote team with employees across every time zone in the US. Our team is passionate, talented, and customer-focused. Our exceptional investor group includes Addition, Bessemer Venture Partners, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, GGV Capital, Lowercase Capital, Emerson Collective, and Mark Cuban. 

We believe that everyone—from our employees to the students, teachers, and administrators we serve— should be given the opportunity to learn and thrive, whatever their background may be. We celebrate diversity in all forms because it allows our team and the communities we serve to reach their full potential and do their best work. From decision making, to how we operate, we ground ourselves in our Leadership Principles every day. 

Brightwheel is seeking a talented strategic finance leader to play an essential role in our next stage of growth. You will be responsible for driving decision-making on critical components and partnerships across the entire go-to-market functions + own all topline forecasting. You have exceptional problem solving & analytical skills and love tackling complex operational challenges with data-driven solutions. You are an excellent collaborator and have proven experience working with senior leadership teams to deliver outcomes for the company. You thrive in fast-paced environments and are excited to help steer brightwheel into our newest growth phase. 

What You'll Do

• Lead, manage, and grow the Finance & Strategy function for GTM (Sales, Marketing, CS).
• Build and lead a world-class team and push the boundaries to produce deeper operational insights.
• Partner with our leadership team to guide strategic decision-making and evaluate areas of investment.
• Own end-to-end planning (annual, quarterly re-forecasts, and weekly updates) for the key topline inputs and outputs.
• Create a data-based performance culture upleveling and scaling our sophistication and understanding of Annual Contract Value (ACV), Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), Churn, Gross and Net Retention, Pipeline, GTM productivity, etc.
• Develop a deep understanding of our Sales funnel and build financial models to evaluate sales and marketing initiatives, ROI on campaigns (across channels), and customer lifetime value (and payback).
• Prepare deep dives for the Executive team and the Board of Directors on GTM business performance in collaboration with key stakeholders to inform operating health and future investment decisions.
• Drive headcount, quota capacity, cost of sales analysis, and expense planning for Sales, Post-Sales, and marketing teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of finance experience, including a combination of investment banking, investing (venture capital or private equity), and/or in-house operating experience at a technology company; MBA, management consulting, and/or Saas/FinTech experience preferred.
• Proven ability to partner with all levels of management to guide strategic decision making; ability to apply both financial and operational lenses.
• Ability to think strategically, along with a willingness to get into the weeds. 
• Excellent financial modeling and analytical toolkit, and experience building and owning financial models. 
• Entrepreneurial builder, who is comfortable with ambiguity and able to thrive in a fast-growing startup environment. 
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and influencing skills. 
• Familiarity with GAAP accounting and working knowledge of all financial statements.

Brightwheel is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.