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About Retool Nearly every company in the world runs on custom software. Retool is building a new type of development platform that combines the benefits of traditional software development with a drag‑and‑drop UI editor and AI, making it dramatically faster to build internal tools. Our customers span from small startups to Fortune 500 companies.
Why we’re looking for you We are looking for an experienced Strategic Finance leader who can partner with our CEO and other executives to help us make thoughtful investment decisions and drive strong execution against the company’s short‑term and long‑term financial targets.
What You’ll Do
Lead quarterly, annual, and long‑range planning processes to guide investment decision‑making and resource allocation.
Partner with leaders across the business, from product and engineering to GTM, to support strategic decision‑making and initiative prioritization.
Deliver timely reporting packages and provide insights on key business trends, using them to identify levers for driving growth and efficiency.
Define KPIs and create dashboards that help us better monitor the financial and operational health of the business.
Prepare deep‑deep analyses to better understand key drivers of the business and identify opportunities to improve performance and unit economics.
Drive projects to evaluate new investment opportunities and create business cases for key initiatives.
Support the CEO and CFO on communications to investors and other external stakeholders.
The Skillset You’ll Bring
10+ years of work experience and a Bachelor’s Degree; an MBA or other advanced degree is a plus.
Prior experience in investment banking, PE/VC, or management consulting, and experience working in a Finance operating role at a high‑growth technology company. SaaS industry experience is required; exposure to AI and usage‑based business models is preferred.
Excellent analytical problem‑solving skills with the ability to unearth insights and turn them into recommendations and action plans.
Strong management skills, including experience scaling and leading high‑performance teams, while rolling up sleeves as needed.
Highly proficient in Excel/Sheets with strong modeling skills and attention to detail; intermediate SQL knowledge is strongly preferred.
Ability to effectively build and maintain cross‑functional relationships, manage multiple competing priorities, and drive projects to completion.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to synthesize findings and concisely articulate them to an array of audiences.
Self‑starter with a demonstrated ability to adapt to a rapidly‑changing environment and execute on many projects at once.
Retool offers generous benefits to all employees and hybrid work location. For more information, please visit the benefits and perks section of our careers page.
Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid work location).
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Head of Strategic Finance
role at
Retool
About Retool Nearly every company in the world runs on custom software. Retool is building a new type of development platform that combines the benefits of traditional software development with a drag‑and‑drop UI editor and AI, making it dramatically faster to build internal tools. Our customers span from small startups to Fortune 500 companies.
Why we’re looking for you We are looking for an experienced Strategic Finance leader who can partner with our CEO and other executives to help us make thoughtful investment decisions and drive strong execution against the company’s short‑term and long‑term financial targets.
What You’ll Do
Lead quarterly, annual, and long‑range planning processes to guide investment decision‑making and resource allocation.
Partner with leaders across the business, from product and engineering to GTM, to support strategic decision‑making and initiative prioritization.
Deliver timely reporting packages and provide insights on key business trends, using them to identify levers for driving growth and efficiency.
Define KPIs and create dashboards that help us better monitor the financial and operational health of the business.
Prepare deep‑deep analyses to better understand key drivers of the business and identify opportunities to improve performance and unit economics.
Drive projects to evaluate new investment opportunities and create business cases for key initiatives.
Support the CEO and CFO on communications to investors and other external stakeholders.
The Skillset You’ll Bring
10+ years of work experience and a Bachelor’s Degree; an MBA or other advanced degree is a plus.
Prior experience in investment banking, PE/VC, or management consulting, and experience working in a Finance operating role at a high‑growth technology company. SaaS industry experience is required; exposure to AI and usage‑based business models is preferred.
Excellent analytical problem‑solving skills with the ability to unearth insights and turn them into recommendations and action plans.
Strong management skills, including experience scaling and leading high‑performance teams, while rolling up sleeves as needed.
Highly proficient in Excel/Sheets with strong modeling skills and attention to detail; intermediate SQL knowledge is strongly preferred.
Ability to effectively build and maintain cross‑functional relationships, manage multiple competing priorities, and drive projects to completion.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to synthesize findings and concisely articulate them to an array of audiences.
Self‑starter with a demonstrated ability to adapt to a rapidly‑changing environment and execute on many projects at once.
Retool offers generous benefits to all employees and hybrid work location. For more information, please visit the benefits and perks section of our careers page.
Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid work location).
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