Strategic Finance Associate

Profound is an NYC-based AI startup helping brands measure and improve their visibility in AI platforms such as ChatGPT. We partner with some of the biggest brands and marketing agencies, including companies like MongoDB, Indeed, Mercury, DocuSign, Zapier, Ramp, Rho, Golin, Workable, Mejuri, Eight Sleep, G2, US Bank, Chime, and Clay.

We recently raised a $35 million Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital, with continued backing from venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, Saga VC, and South Park Commons, as well as angel investors including Guillermo Rauch (Vercel) and Andrew Karam (Applovin).

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Profound is on a mission to help companies understand and control their AI presence. We're creating a new category at the intersection of AI, search, and brand visibility — helping brands measure and influence how they show up across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and beyond.

As a Strategic Finance Associate, you will play a pivotal role in uncovering the insights that shape company-wide planning, forecasting, and strategic decision-making. This high-impact role blends analytical rigor, technical fluency, and business acumen to steer financial strategy and identify opportunities for scalable growth.

Strategic Finance partners with every team at Profound, and you'll collaborate with stakeholders across the business to drive intelligence and inform data-driven decisions. Your work will influence everything from operating plans and investment decisions to self-serve reporting and process automation. This is a unique opportunity to deepen your analytics expertise in a dynamic, high-growth environment — with visibility into executive-level priorities and the ability to shape them with data.

• Create and advance our analytics infrastructure by partnering with Data Engineering to improve dataset development and unlock overall analytical capabilities.

• Deliver data-driven insights into business performance and operating efficiency through thoughtful and rigorous analysis.

• Act as a technical partner to cross-functional teams — including Sales, RevOps, Data Engineering, and Marketing — serving as a key liaison between Finance and the broader business.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate data into actionable recommendations that drive business outcomes.

• Increase team efficiency by automating recurring deliverables and helping scale Finance workflows as the company grows.

• Empower decision-makers with self-service dashboards and data assets that surface trends and drive informed choices across the business.

• Translate data into clear insights and recommendations that improve sales efficiency and go-to-market strategy.

• 4+ years of experience in business intelligence, strategic finance, data analysis, consulting, investing, or banking, or another highly analytical field. Experience in a high-growth SaaS startup is strongly preferred.

• Strong proficiency in SQL and data visualization tools, with experience handling large and complex data sets. Familiarity with DBT, Dagster, and Hex is a plus.

• Ability to analyze complex data, uncover key insights, and translate findings into actionable strategies that drive financial outcomes.

• Proven success building relationships across functions and engaging stakeholders with varying levels of data fluency.

• A self-starter who thrives in ambiguity, takes ownership, and operates with a bias for action.

• A proactive and clear communicator, with the ability to connect the dots between financial outcomes and business strategy.

This is an on-site role based in our Union Square office, designed for builders who thrive on speed, iteration, and meaningful impact.

For this role, the expected base salary range is $130,000 – $170,000. Profound's total compensation package is designed to be competitive and includes base salary, equity, and a full range of benefits and perks. Final compensation will depend on factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location, and will be determined during the interview process. Our recruiting team will share more details about the full compensation package and benefits as you move through hiring.