Senior Director of Finance and Growth

2 weeks ago

santa barbara, United States ParentSquare Full time

Senior Director of Finance and Growth

Who We Are

ParentSquare is a rapidly growing Santa Barbara-based company that’s changing the way schools and parents communicate every day. Sounds simple? We strive to keep it that way Our mission is to give schools the power to incredibly enhance family engagement for all students. ParentSquare and RemindHub, our flagship products, serve over 20 million students and drive our mission by providing unified communications tools -forms, sign ups, payments, RSVPs, direct messaging, language translations, chat and more. Remind Chat, our free product, reaches over 80% of K-12 students, providing a safe and easy-to-use platform for direct communication between teachers and families. And our latest innovation, SmartSites, offers state-of-the-art websites for school districts, enhancing their online presence and accessibility.

We are not just creating a product; we are creating empowered educators and engaged parents to improve the lives of all students. We are passionate advocates for our customers and for our employees and we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.


Who We’re Looking for:

This is an opportunity to serve as a senior partner and advisor as part of ParentSquare’s finance team, focused primarily on go-to-market, business expansion and foundational finance as our Senior Director of Finance and Growth. The finance team is a cross-functional team that partners with senior leaders across the company, focusing on high-impact strategic projects and analysis.

In this role, you’ll act as a strategic advisor and right-hand to the CFO and SVP of Finance & Strategy and will report to the SVP of Finance & Strategy, a seasoned leader with experience in taking companies valued at over $1B public. The leadership team has a track record at top-tier firms like Morgan Stanley and McKinsey. You are someone who is a high-caliber professional who can navigate complex financial landscapes, drive strategic initiatives, and enhance operational efficiencies across the organization. You’ll lead projects, work hand-in-hand with leadership and act on the most challenging strategic and operational questions impacting our business.



Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Financial Projects:

  • Collaborate in the development and refinement of stage-gate processes to thoroughly assess project viability and return on investment (ROI), ensuring alignment with broader team insights.
  • Continuously evaluate ongoing projects, deciding strategically on funding increments, cessation, or scaling based on performance metrics and alignment with overall business objectives.
  • Structuring complex, ambiguous strategic problems for the ParentSquare leadership team, defining clear hypotheses and building business cases and quantitative analysis that will inform and influence our approach - individually and with teams
  • Support the identification and management of key business performance drivers, seeking opportunities for improvement and integrating these insights into collaborative efforts.
  • Work towards a deep understanding of ParentSquare customers and the market landscape to gather insights that will guide and enhance your recommendations.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

  • Partner with department heads across the organization to provide financial insights and visibility into their profit and loss statements, helping them understand key drivers and areas for improvement.
  • Work closely with data science, revenue operations and accounting teams to leverage data for decision-making, ensuring that financial metrics are integrated with operational and business data.
  • Collaborate with go-to-market (GTM), product and other functional teams on special initiatives aimed at improving operational efficiencies, achieving financial optimization and driving increased value to our users and our business

Leadership and Impact:

  • Contribute strategic insights and recommendations, aiming to direct the financial and operational direction of the organization through sustained learning and adaptation.
  • Facilitate communication and project alignment among various stakeholders, ensuring that all departments are moving towards common goals with clear financial perspectives.
  • Aim to attract, develop, and retain talented individuals for the Finance team, fostering a culture of learning, excellence, and teamwork.

Qualifications:

  • 5 years of experience in high-stakes environments such as bulge bracket investment banking, management consulting or private equity is preferred for this role.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data, recognize trends, and recommend forward-looking strategies.
  • Data self-sufficiency: proficiency in data mining to access relevant data without the need for outside assistance.
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with experience working cross-functionally among diverse teams.
  • Displaying a “Founder Mentality” and demonstrate accountability and ownership of Company goals
  • A masters degree as part of a fast-track undergraduate program such as management engineering is highly desirable.


The perks of working for us are great

You’ll get your foot in the door as our company continues to grow. We’re big believers in work-life balance and provide:

  • Employer-paid health insurance (including dependent coverage)
  • An employer-matched 401K retirement savings program from day 1
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Stock options
  • Health + wellness reimbursements
  • PTO that increases each year
  • 15 paid holidays, including your birthday

As a fully remote team, we’ll make sure you have all the tools and equipment you need to make your home office a place where you can thrive.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

This role will have a salary of $180K to $225K, DOE.

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