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Wikimedia Foundation · Remote · Remoto
Summary Join the Foundation in our ambitious project to empower people to create and share the sum of all human knowledge. We are looking for a Lead Financial Analyst to serve as the strategic business partner to our Product & Technology department, one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing parts of the organization, with a combined budget of more than $100M. You will also support other key areas of our work and, as the most senior analyst on the Financial Business Partner team, be responsible for driving improvements in financial planning, analytics, and our business partnership practices. This is a business partnering role first and an FP&A role second. You will sit alongside product and engineering leaders, help them weigh investment tradeoffs before decisions are made, and turn roadmaps into financial plans. You will work directly with the Chief of Product and Technology (CPTO), the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and the broader executive team. This is a chance to have an outsized impact on a mission-driven organization that operates one of the most visited websites in the world. This role is remote and open to candidates between UTC-8 and UTC+1. Why this role Be the trusted finance advisor to Product & Technology leadership, with a real voice in how we invest more than $100M in people, infrastructure, and partners. Work on infrastructure that serves more than 20 billion views per month. Drive projects with impact and executive visibility, including our CPTO and CFO. Shape the future of our business partner function by leading projects, setting standards, and mentoring other analysts. Join a collaborative, globally distributed team that values knowledge sharing. What you'll do Be the Finance Partner to Product & Technology, and a second department Act as the lead finance partner to department leaders and budget owners, providing analysis that informs prioritization and investment trade-offs. Join planning and roadmap conversations early as the voice of finance, raising tradeoffs and risks before commitments are made. Provide the financial voice in business strategy across our technical infrastructure and product development objectives. Translate roadmaps from teams like SRE, AI/ML, and Data Engineering into budgets, forecasts, and headcount and contractor plans. Lead annual budgeting, quarterly reforecasting, and multi-year planning for your departments. Facilitate on vendor spend optimization across cloud, hosting, software, and con