Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis, Instructure
$225-265k
+ Equity + performance-based annual Bonus
Dynamic learning management platform
Be an early applicant
Dynamic learning management platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$225-265k
+ Equity + performance-based annual Bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help learners thrive in tomorrow's landscape by delivering a future-ready ecosystem.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- Proven leadership experience working with ~$500M+ ARR B2B SaaS companies (including roles such as FP&A, consulting, banking, or private equity)
- Demonstrated experience using AI in a business setting to drive financial analysis and outcome reporting
- Deep expertise in SaaS business models, metrics, and financial operations
- Proven track record of building and managing complex financial models and driving company-wide annual planning and forecasting processes
- Demonstrated experience in a private equity–backed environment preferred
- Exceptional analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear, concise financial narratives and actionable business insights
- Advanced proficiency in financial modeling
- Strong knowledge of financial systems and data visualization tools
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with executive leadership and cross-functional teams
- High degree of integrity, intellectual curiosity, and attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-change environment
What the job involves
- The Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (Sr Director of FP&A) will be a critical, strategic leadership role at Instructure
- Reporting to the SVP of Finance & Strategy, the Senior Director of FP&A will lead planning, forecasting, budgeting, business modeling, and analytical efforts to drive financial performance and support the company's growth to $1B+ of ARR
- This leader will serve as a key business partner to the Executive Leadership Team and departmental heads, translating operational metrics into financial outcomes and providing actionable insights to optimize resource allocation and strategic decision-making
- Lead the annual operating plan process and quarterly forecasting cycles, ensuring alignment with corporate strategic objectives and growth targets
- Develop and maintain SaaS financial metrics and models to support strategic initiatives and potential M&A analysis
- Partner with the Executive Leadership Team to drive financial discipline and strategic focus across all departments
- Present detailed financial analysis, commentary on business performance, and recommended actions to the CEO, CFO, executive leadership team
- Provide in-depth analysis of financial results, identifying key drivers of variances against budget, forecast, and prior periods
- Develop and monitor key performance indicators and SaaS metrics to evaluate business health and efficiency
- Drive continuous improvement in FP&A processes, systems, and reporting capabilities to increase accuracy, efficiency, and speed of insights
- Lead, mentor, and develop the global FP&A team, fostering a culture of high performance, analytical rigor, and business partnership
- Manage the team's workload, priorities, and professional development to ensure the department meets the evolving needs of the growing organization
Our take
Instructure is an education technology company, creator of the Canvas Learning Management Platform that allows schools to build digital learning environments that meet the needs of their institutions. The platform simplifies teaching, elevates learning, and eliminates the headaches of supporting and growing traditional learning technologies.
The Canvas platform has grown to become a key part of a large number of educational institutions, from pre-school to higher education. Meanwhile, the company has gone international and hit the $1 billion market cap, made a number of acquisitions and invested in R&D. In fact, much of Instructure's workforce is dedicated to R&D, which shows their focus on innovating.
Instructure was itself acquired in 2024 by KKR, which supports a broad-based equity ownership program for Instructure employees. With KKR's record of acquired companies, this is a promising development. And, as the company centres a future-oriented vision and brand strategy, it will be interesting to see what it does next.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jun 2016
$4m
SERIES A
Aug 2015
$1.5m
CONVERTIBLE
Total funding: $5.5m
Company benefits
- Join a passionate community of educators and the people working to support them
- Access to a large course library, mentoring and coaching opportunities, and regular feedback
- Community engagement (partnerships, volunteering, free learning resources, and ongoing outreach efforts)
- Office culture that values outcomes and impact above all
- Equity and ownership programs give every employee a stake in our future
- Ownership, recognition, and celebrations of shared success
- Growth opportunities (we’re all about helping our people move into (and thrive in) new roles)
Company HQ
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Leadership
Steve Daly
(CEO)They have a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a MBA in Strategy and Finance with more than 20 years experience in hardware and software industries.
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