Chief of Staff - R&D
Addepar$143,000 - $224,000/year
Full Time
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
$172,000 – $202,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, CybersecurityIndustries
Requirements
- 5+ years of related experience, ideally in corporate finance, financial planning, and analysis (FP&A), investment banking, or investment management
- FP&A or strategic finance experience supporting SaaS businesses and/or the tech industry is critical
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs/Sheets/Slides
- Bonus for experience in SQL and NetSuite
- Strong analytical thinking capability to tackle projects, extract key insights, and translate them into actionable strategies that drive business impact
- Proven ability to work effectively and establish collaboration
Responsibilities
- Cross-functional collaboration: Partner with R&D teams, Accounting, and other G&A business leaders to enable key stakeholders on insights produced and provide recommendations to improve business outcomes
- Deliver strategic insights: Lead financial efforts and provide insights on various projects such as return on investment for R&D spend, KPI reporting and optimization, and external benchmarking
- Be an athlete: Thrive in the end-to-end process of nimbly providing real-time insights that can translate into frameworks for long-term success
- Think critically: Identify topics that merit further investigation and utilize data and frameworks to provide new perspectives
- Operationalize planning: Oversee R&D headcount management and movement tracking to forecast and manage departmental costs. Operate as Finance liaison for the annual operating plan and long range planning processes
- Enforce spend discipline: Serve as the Finance approver on R&D spend deployment. Identify major swings in spend, track against budget, and adjust forecasts in real time
- Deliver results: Prepare recommendations on incremental investment opportunities by weighing financial and strategic trade-offs
- Manifest leadership: Share responsibilities with existing finance leadership, expanding the team’s reach into strategic and analytical support across the business
Skills
Key technologies and capabilities for this role
Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
What is the salary range for the Strategic Finance Manager, R&D role?
The salary range is $172K - $202K.
Is this position remote?
Yes, this is a remote position.
What key skills are required for this role?
The role requires financial expertise, critical thinking, data-driven decision making, cross-functional collaboration, and a builder’s mindset for creating scalable systems.
What is the company culture like at Vanta?
Vanta has a kind and talented team where many have succeeded without prior security experience, emphasizing a collaborative environment focused on continuous security monitoring and trust.
What makes a strong candidate for this position?
Strong candidates combine financial know-how with thought leadership, business partnership skills, a builder’s mindset, and the ability to provide data-driven insights and strategic guidance.
Vanta
Automates SOC 2 compliance for businesses
About Vanta
Vanta simplifies the process of obtaining and maintaining SOC 2 certification, which is essential for organizations that manage sensitive customer data. The company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that automates numerous checks to ensure that security controls are effective and compliant with industry standards. This automation helps small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and tech companies monitor risks and vulnerabilities continuously, significantly reducing the time and cost associated with achieving SOC 2 compliance. Vanta's subscription-based model provides clients with a more efficient and cost-effective way to maintain compliance compared to traditional methods. The goal of Vanta is to transform the compliance process, allowing organizations to focus on their core operations while enhancing their security posture.
San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2018Year Founded
$343.4MTotal Funding
SERIES_CCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, CybersecurityIndustries
501-1,000Employees