Illumina

Illumina

Director, Strategic Finance (San Diego/Foster City/Hybrid)

US - California - San Diego, USA · Director

H1B sponsorship available$171k-$256kDetected 79 days ago
Stakeholder ManagementBusiness DevelopmentPipeline ManagementFinancial ModelingFinancial AnalysisAccountingValuationM&ALeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoringPublic SpeakingAdaptability

About the role

  • The role serves as a trusted advisor to senior Finance and Executive Leadership, bringing rigorous financial analysis, strategic insight, and sound judgment to complex decisions that have meaningful enterprise impact.
  • This role operates in a highly matrixed, global environment and requires strong partnership across Finance, Corporate Development, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Commercial, R&D, Operations, and other cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Direct complex financial modeling, valuation, business case development, and scenario analyses to assess opportunities, risks, return profiles, and strategic alternatives.

Responsibilities

  • Lead enterprise-level financial support for inorganic and strategic growth initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions, minority investments, partnerships, alliances, joint ventures, divestitures, licensing arrangements, and new business or venture creation efforts.
  • Partner closely with the Head of Strategic Finance and senior Finance leadership to evaluate, recommend, and help structure transactions and other strategic initiatives in support of corporate priorities.
  • Lead or coordinate financial diligence workstreams for potential transactions, partnering with Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Legal, M&A, Corporate Development, Commercial, R&D, Operations, and other stakeholders to evaluate risk, synergy assumptions, integration considerations, and financial implications.
  • Drive routine assessment, governance, and reporting of active and completed strategic transactions, including tracking performance against investment theses, expected returns, key milestones, and value realization.
  • Oversee, prioritize, and manage the active deal pipeline for the Strategic Finance team, ensuring appropriate pacing, resource allocation, issue escalation, and stakeholder communication across concurrent initiatives.
  • Partner with Finance leadership to ensure clear line-of-sight to the enterprise, functional, and accounting implications of various proposals, structures, and strategic alternatives.
  • Support transaction structuring considerations by providing financial input on key terms, valuation approaches, funding implications, accounting considerations, and potential deal mechanics.
  • Develop and improve strategic finance tools, templates, reporting mechanisms, and analytical frameworks to increase rigor, consistency, and speed of evaluation across opportunities.
  • Lead the preparation of materials for senior Finance leaders and Executive Leadership, including concise summaries, presentations, board-level inputs, and decision frameworks.
  • Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team by providing coaching, prioritization, stretch opportunities, and clear performance expectations in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.

Requirements

  • Significant experience in strategic finance, corporate finance, investment banking, management consulting, corporate development, business development, or another closely related field.
  • Demonstrated experience leading complex financial analyses, valuation work, business case development, and transaction-related activities.
  • Proven ability to operate effectively in a highly matrixed global environment and influence outcomes across senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
  • Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for technical, business, and executive audiences.
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required

Nice to have

  • MBA or other advanced business, finance, or scientific degree preferred.
  • Experience supporting or leading mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, partnerships, or venture formation activities in a corporate environment is highly preferred.
  • Preferred Credentials:

Compensation

  • The estimated base salary range for the Director, Strategic Finance (San Diego/Foster City/Hybrid) role based in the United States of America is: $170,600 - $255,800.

Benefits

  • At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world.
  • Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.
  • Additionally, all employees are eligible for one of our variable cash programs (bonus or commission) and eligible roles may receive equity as part of the compensation package.
  • We offer a wide range of benefits as innovative as our work, including access to genomics sequencing, family planning, health/dental/vision, retirement benefits, and paid time off.
  • Placement depends on experience, skills, location, and internal equity.

Company info

  • Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself.
  • Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference.
  • We are a company deeply rooted in belonging, promoting an inclusive environment where employees feel valued and empowered to contribute to our mission.
  • We are proud to confirm a zero-net gap in pay, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or race.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
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