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Salary: USD 184,000 - 276,000 / annual
1Password, a market-leading enterprise password manager and Unified Access Management platform with $400M+ ARR and Forbes Cloud 100 status, is seeking a Director of Strategic Finance to report to the VP of Strategic Finance.
In this role, you will own 1Password's consolidated financial plan, forecast, and reporting cadence while serving as the primary finance partner to Engineering, Product & Design, and G&A organizations. You will set the company's spend strategy for cloud hosting and AI infrastructure as the organization builds toward public-company readiness.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing and implementing Corporate Finance's annual objectives and roadmap aligned with Strategic Finance strategy
- Leading strategic initiatives to drive forecast accuracy and reporting discipline to public-company standards
- Establishing gross margin and unit-economics visibility across cloud and AI spend
- Improving return on R&D investment through rigorous planning and analysis
- Owning the consolidated P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow forecast and long-range plan
- Running monthly outlook, quarterly reforecast, and annual budget cycles with variance analysis
- Leading finance business partnership to CTO and CISO organizations, owning the R&D plan end-to-end including headcount
- Building and leading a high-performing team, coaching and mentoring direct reports
- Fostering a high-performance culture reflecting company values of psychological safety, agility, and ownership
- Partnering with FinSys team to own the planning stack (Anaplan, NetSuite, Salesforce, BI layers) and data definitions
- Cultivating trusted cross-functional relationships and driving integrated change initiatives
- Establishing and managing KPIs aligned with Strategic Finance objectives
1Password uses AI thoughtfully across the Finance team to drive productivity, scale insight, and deliver better decision-making—from summarizing context and pressure-testing assumptions to creating executive-level narratives. The company is committed to leveraging cutting-edge technology while maintaining accountability for accuracy, confidentiality, and controls.
The company emphasizes remote-first work with travel for in-person engagement (annual offsites, team meetings, customer/industry events). 1Password was founded remotely in 2005 and has deep expertise in remote culture.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 8+ years of finance experience with at least 3 years in a leadership role, preferably in SaaS or cybersecurity
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (or equivalent practical experience); MBA, CPA, or CFA preferred but not required
- Proven track record of achieving improved forecast accuracy and planning-cycle speed at scale
- Ownership of consolidated three-statement forecast in high-growth environment
- Measurable cost or gross margin outcomes delivered in partnership with technical organizations
- Strong business acumen with expertise in corporate FP&A for high-growth SaaS: three-statement forecasting, unit economics, gross margin analysis, R&D investment planning, cloud cost structures
- Direct IPO or public-company experience: involvement in IPO process, S-1 support, guidance setting, or quarterly external reporting cycle
- Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills with demonstrated ability to develop and execute plans driving measurable results
- Solid experience in operational excellence: process improvements, system optimization, performance metric management
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively cross-functionally with peer leaders and teams
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to influence peers and upward using expertise and data insights; skill in simplifying complex topics
- Experience leading strategic department initiatives in fast-paced, complex, dynamic environments
- Proven success building and developing high-performing teams
