Strategic Finance Manager, Reddit

• A Builder Mindset: A willingness to dig into the details, create new frameworks, and continuously improve existing processes
• Analytical Rigor: Strong analytical instincts, high attention to detail, and an unwavering commitment to accuracy
• Curiosity & Drive: A deep curiosity for how product decisions and marketing levers impact user behavior and a desire to build meaningful impact in a rapidly growing, high-visibility area of Reddit
• Collaboration: Comfort working both independently and collaboratively across diverse functions to achieve results
• Impact Focus: A drive to ensure your work directly informs and influences key company strategy and investment decisions
• 3–5+ years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Strategic Finance, Growth Analytics, Consulting, or related fields
• Strong proficiency in building financial models from scratch, including forecasting, scenario modeling, and driver-based methods
• Exceptional ability to work with complex datasets and synthesize findings into clear, compelling insights
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills; working experience with SQL or BI tools is a significant plus
• Excellent communication skills with the proven ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority
• Experience operating and thriving in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with frequently shifting priorities

Desirable

• We’re looking for a highly analytical and detail-oriented Strategic Finance Manager to support Reddit’s user growth efforts
• This is a high-impact role that will directly influence how we understand, forecast, and invest in Reddit’s future growth
• In this position, you’ll partner closely with Product, Growth Marketing, Data Science, and Finance to build models from scratch, analyze user performance, and inform strategic conversations with data-backed insights
• A core focus will be supporting and evolving our Daily Active Unique (DAUq) forecasting and the operating rhythms that drive the user growth organization
• This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, working deeply with data, and enabling cross-functional teams with clear, actionable insights
• Build and maintain driver-based financial and user growth models (DAUq, net adds, conversion funnels, retention curves)
• Own portions of the weekly, monthly, and quarterly forecasting process, partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure accuracy
• Conduct sensitivity analysis and scenario modeling for product changes, new initiatives, and marketing investments
• Maintain and enhance forecasting templates, tools, dashboards, and methodologies
• Analyze performance drivers across acquisition, activation, retention, and engagement
• Perform cohort analyses and funnel optimization assessments to identify opportunities
• Translate complex data into sharp insights and clear, actionable recommendations for Product and Growth Marketing partners
• Support Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and weekly business reviews with robust analysis, slide preparation, and key insights
• Work closely with Product Managers, Data Science, Engineering, and Marketing to understand roadmap initiatives and their impact on user growth
• Serve as a connector between Finance and operational teams to ensure consistency in Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), metrics, and reporting
• Partner with teams to improve measurement, instrumentation, and data pipelines where needed
• Help create and maintain KPI frameworks across net adds, retention, conversion, and engagement
• Assist with annual budgeting, headcount planning, and long-range forecasts related to user growth
• Support the preparation of materials for senior leadership and executive reviews
• Ensure alignment between user growth models and the company's broader financial plans