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DuckDuckGoSenior Strategic Finance Manager
DuckDuckGo, an online protection organization operating as a remote-first team of over 400 individuals, is seeking a Senior Strategic Finance Manager to direct financial planning, analysis,…
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DuckDuckGo, an online protection organization operating as a remote-first team of over 400 individuals, is seeking a Senior Strategic Finance Manager to direct financial planning, analysis, and strategic financial initiatives. Established in 2008, the company delivers privacy-focused products including a widely used browser across multiple operating systems, a search engine, subscription options, and private artificial intelligence services like Duck.ai. This position involves partnering with leadership to evaluate profitability and scale…
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DuckDuckGo, an online protection organization operating as a remote-first team of over 400 individuals, is seeking a Senior Strategic Finance Manager to direct financial planning, analysis, and strategic financial initiatives. Established in 2008, the company delivers privacy-focused products including a widely used browser across multiple operating systems, a search engine, subscription options, and private artificial intelligence services like Duck.ai. This position involves partnering with leadership to evaluate profitability and scale for new product ventures, strategic investments, and mergers and acquisitions.
This role suits an experienced finance professional who can independently handle complex analyses, automate recurring workflows using modern tools, and communicate effectively in a remote environment. Responsibilities include building financial models for scenario planning, managing periodic forecasts covering the profit and loss statement, balance sheet, and cash flow, as well as overseeing recurring performance analyses. The successful hire will help scale internal processes by leveraging artificial intelligence and business intelligence platforms.
Responsibilities
- Lead financial planning, analysis, and strategic finance initiatives
- Partner with cross-functional leadership on critical decisions and evaluate profitability for new products and acquisitions
- Construct financial models for product expansion, search monetization, marketing return on investment, and potential deals
- Examine and summarize financial performance and drive quarterly forecasts, annual budgets, and long-term planning
- Manage recurring deliverables such as headcount analyses, user metrics, profit and loss reviews, and forecast variances
- Enhance process efficiency through the application of artificial intelligence and business intelligence tools
Requirements
- More than eight years of background in strategic finance, financial planning and analysis, corporate development, investment banking, or consulting
- Advanced expertise in Excel and financial modeling, encompassing three-statement forecasting
- Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex and ambiguous analysis and connect it to measurable metrics
- Experience building professional relationships with business partners
- Familiarity with United States GAAP accounting and reporting principles
- Residency in North America
- Availability to attend video meetings on camera, travel approximately twice annually for team retreats and all-hands meetups, and maintain an average schedule of 40 hours per week
Qualifications
- Experience working with Tableau, Grafana, and Sage Intacct
- Background in sales finance, go-to-market strategies, corporate finance, or mergers and acquisitions
- Previous exposure to ad-based or subscription business models, technology companies, or public organizations
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Benefits
- Annual salary ranging from USD 190,500 to USD 214,767 or CAD 253,500 to USD 284,417
- Stock options
- Company-sponsored health benefits for team members based in the United States
- Wellbeing support including paid parental leave, office setup, and co-working allowances
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is this a remote position?
Yes, DuckDuckGo operates as a remote-first team, and this role requires the candidate to be based in North America.
What is the salary range for this role?
The annual compensation ranges from USD 190,500 to USD 214,767, or CAD 253,500 to CAD 284,417, alongside stock options.
What level of experience is required?
Applicants must have eight or more years of experience in strategic finance, financial planning and analysis, corporate development, investment banking, or consulting.
Are there travel requirements for this position?
Yes, expected travel includes roughly two trips per year for an all-hands meetup and a team retreat, each lasting about four to five days.
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