GitLab
Director, FP&A
$168K–$286K
Remote, United States +1 · Remote · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Location
- Remote, United States
United States of America - Education
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
About the job
Leads finance for GitLab’s R&D organization, partnering with the CTO on planning, forecasting, investment decisions, and AI-centered finance transformation.
What you'll do
- Advise the CTO and R&D leaders; lead annual planning and rolling forecasts across R&D expenses.
- Connect R&D investments to product outcomes, evaluate business cases, and track efficiency metrics and savings.
- Redesign finance workflows with AI and lead and develop the R&D finance team.
What they ask for
- Finance experience as lead partner to an R&D, Engineering, or Product organization, plus experience leading a team of analysts.
- Strong understanding of financial statements, accounting principles, and R&D cost drivers.
- Experience leading finance process redesign and change, including hands-on use of AI tools.
- Advanced financial modeling, expertise in Google Sheets, financial and data visualization tools, and a bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
Nice to have
- Enterprise SaaS finance experience or direct CTO partnership.
- NetSuite, Sisense, Adaptive Planning, or SQL; MBA, CFA, or CPA.
Pay
$168,000 — $285,600 USD (base salary)
Tools
Google Sheets, NetSuite, Sisense, Adaptive Planning, SQL, AI tools, Excel
AI focus
Lead AI transformation of R&D finance by applying AI tools to improve planning, forecasting, reporting, and finance workflows; evaluate AI capabilities and manage AI and LLM costs.
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