Senior Manager - FP&A

Why Skillz?

• Pioneers of Skill-Based Competition: Skillz is not just any company in the gaming industry; we are the pioneers of skill-based competition, partnered with industry titans like UFC, NFL, T-Mobile, Buzztime, while also hosting renowned events like the Game Developer Conference (GDC). Join us in transforming the way people play games and building the home of competition for all.
• Impact Beyond Gaming: Skillz harnesses the power of its platform to support nonprofit organizations such as Susan G. Komen, American Cancer Society, the NAACP, and more. By participating in Skillz tournaments, you can make a difference and contribute to causes you care about.
• Recognized Success: Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC's Disruptor 50, San Francisco Business Times' Best Places to Work, Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000 list, and many more.
• Talent Magnet: Join a team of talented professionals who are passionate about what they do. Our team includes experts from Meta, Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter (X), Roblox, Zynga, Samsung, Lyft, EA, Riot, Nexon, Gameskraft, PlayStation, Unity, Scopely, Tinder, Intel, Deloitte, EY, Twitch, DraftKings, and more.

The gaming industry is larger than movies, music, and books combined, with over 3 billion active gamers playing monthly and over 25 million active developers worldwide. Mobile gaming, in particular, is the fastest-growing segment, projected to reach $300 billion by 2025. At Skillz, you have the opportunity to be at the forefront of this exciting industry and shape its future. About the Role

• This role owns retention economics, LiveOps incentive efficacy (CPIN), the payment funnel, and virtual-economy/matchmaking policy for Skillz's India platform business, from Bangalore. Incentive spend against a ~$40M pool only compounds retention and NGR when it's held to a CPIN discipline — incentive $ per incremental NGR $ vs. a randomized holdout — rather than just tracked after the fact. It also owns the retention plan itself and represents finance directly in Product's roadmap for owned titles, so retention economics shape what gets built rather than just measuring it after the fact. As the only seat in this structure with a formal direct report (FP&A Analyst — LiveOps), this role also carries people-management accountability: setting that analyst's KPIs, coaching their development, and ensuring incentive-efficacy work scales across titles without funneling every decision through Head of Finance.

Main Responsibilities

• Own retention economics (cohort D14/M1/M3+ curves) and LiveOps ROI & incentive efficacy (CPIN) against the ~$40M incentive pool.
• Own the retention plan and represent finance in the product roadmap for owned titles, ensuring retention-economics input shapes roadmap prioritization rather than just measuring its results.
• Own the payment-funnel conversion partnership with Platform & Key Services (deposits, withdrawals, gateways).
• Shadow virtual-economy and matchmaking policy KPIs with VP Strategy.
• Manage the Product Management business partnership across LiveOps titles.
• Lead and develop the FP&A Analyst — LiveOps: set KPIs, coach, and review performance.
• Flag when this seat's 6-area scope needs a split, using the same review cadence applied to the UA & Cohort Economics seat.

Key Competencies

Experience