Substack

Substack

Head of Strategic FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)

San Francisco (HQ) · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$200k-$300kDetected 1 day ago
PythonSnowflakeData VisualizationFinancial ModelingFinancial AnalysisForecastingBudgetingFP&ARecruitingLeadershipFinancial ReportingVariance Analysis

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59Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role80
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

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About the role

  • In this role, you will pioneer an AI-native finance organization.
  • At Substack, you will hold a front-row seat-and a hands-on steering wheel-in shaping the business model behind the future of independent media.

Responsibilities

  • Team Building & Leadership: Hire, develop, and lead a high-performing FP&A team as Substack scales. Establish team culture, operating standards, and career paths while remaining deeply hands-on in the highest-stakes strategic initiatives.
  • Corporate Financial Model & Long-Range Strategy: Build, maintain, and continuously upgrade Substack's multi-year three-statement corporate model. Translate high-level strategic goals into granular financial roadmaps.
  • Board & Investor Storytelling: Own financial reporting for executive leadership, the Board of Directors, and investors. Prepare board decks, investor updates, and scenario models for future capital raises or strategic transactions.
  • Executive Presence & High Ownership: Able to translate detailed financial outputs into concise, persuasive executive recommendations for the CEO, CFO, and Board members. Low ego, high hustle, with theGravitas to partner effectively with senior executives.
  • Team Building & Leadership: Hire, develop, and lead a high-performing FP&A team as Substack scales.
  • We're seeking people passionate about enabling independent expression and building a better business model for creators.
  • Partner directly with executive leadership and department heads (Product, Engineering, Marketing, Ops) to build driver-based operational budgets and headcount plans aligned with core business goals.
  • Demonstrated ability or clear readiness to recruit, manage, and mentor top-tier quantitative talent.
  • You know how to drive cross-functional alignment, enforce budget discipline, and streamline planning cycles across complex organizations.
  • Low ego, high hustle, with theGravitas to partner effectively with senior executives.

Requirements

  • You know how to set high operational standards, delegate effectively, and scale a team without adding bureaucratic noise.
  • If you want to see what media, communities, and content can become when unmoored from advertising models, and you have the skills and experience to contribute, we'd love to meet you.

Nice to have

  • Master Modeler & Data Fluent: Exceptional financial modeling capability paired with hands-on data manipulation skills (familiarity with Snowflake, Looker, Python/R, or modern FP&A stack a plus).

Skills

  • This is a premier "player-coach" leadership seat.

Compensation

  • Company-Wide Budgeting & Forecasting: Design, architect, and lead Substack's annual budget cycle and rolling quarterly re-forecasts.
  • Budgeting Process Master: You have built and run company-wide annual budgeting cycles. You know how to drive cross-functional alignment, enforce budget discipline, and streamline planning cycles across complex organizations.
  • Substack's compensation package includes a market-competitive salary, equity for all full-time roles, and exceptional benefits.
  • Our cash compensation salary range for this role is $200,000 - $300,000.
  • You have built and run company-wide annual budgeting cycles.

Benefits

  • Substack's compensation package includes a market-competitive salary, equity for all full-time roles, and exceptional benefits.

Equal opportunity

  • Substack is an equal opportunity employer.
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