Senior Financial Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Embedded finance partner to Engineering and Product leadership. Build trusted relationships to influence resource allocation and roadmap decisions.
• Own end-to-end R&D financial planning: budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning (LRP), and variance analysis with clear narratives for headcount, non-payroll, and infrastructure spend.
• Partner with R&D to define efficiency metrics, identify cost optimization opportunities, and manage cloud and on-prem infrastructure costs.
• Develop and manage KPI reporting that ladders up to business unit and overall company objectives, Develop a clear understanding of the product portfolio's current and future state (drivers, trends, use cases, etc) and provide input on business decisions
• Support DDN's pricing, packaging, and deal structure redesign as the business and product evolve.

Education & Experience

Skills & Competencies

• · Proficient in financial modeling, executive-ready presentations, and business partnership with technical stakeholders.
• · SQL & BI tools, planning tools (Pigment, Adaptive), and ERP (Workday) experience a plus.
• · Strong executive presence with the ability to partner across all levels of stakeholders. Intellectually curious, self-directed, and comfortable with ambiguity.
• · Interest in AI tools and willingness to build them into daily work.