Director, Corporate Finance

Strava
Strava SF +1 more
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior finance professionals who have led corporate finance at growth or late-stage companies, requiring hybrid work in San Francisco or New York.

Best fit for

  • Experienced finance leaders comfortable shaping financial strategy at executive and board levels.
    — “Partner with the CFO and executive team on financial strategy, forecasting, and external narrative
  • Candidates with a track record in consumer subscription or technology finance.
    — “consumer subscription or technology business experience preferred
  • Leaders who have built FP&A infrastructure and managed teams across multiple levels.
    — “Hands-on ownership of FP&A infrastructure, including planning and reporting tools

Things to consider

  • Hybrid model requires at least three days per week in-office.
    — “more than half of your time on-site in our San Francisco or New York office, three days per week
  • Public-company readiness experience is preferred but not mandatory.
    — “Public-company or public-readiness experience is preferred

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate experience in scaling financial processes for a growing company.
    — “Build the processes and reporting standards required for a public company
  • Highlight leadership in managing multi-region financial planning and reporting.
    — “Experience managing planning and reporting across multiple products and regions
  • Showcase executive-level communication and board-facing experience.
    — “Executive presence and clear communication, with experience partnering at the executive team and board level
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • accurate financial reporting
  • efficient procurement processes
  • team development
Typical background
financecorporate finance

Skills & requirements

Required

Financial PlanningForecastingReportingProcurementVendor ManagementTeam Management

Preferred

Public Company ReadinessFP&A Infrastructure

Stack & domain

Corporate FinanceFinancial PlanningReportingProcurementVendor ManagementPublic CompanyFp&aSubscription BusinessTechnology BusinessCommunicationLeadershipTeam ManagementStrategic ThinkingFinancial Analysis

About the role

Original posting from Strava via Ashby

ABOUT STRAVA

Strava is the app for active people. With over 180 million athletes in more than 185 countries, it’s more than tracking workouts—it’s where people make progress together, from new habits to new personal bests. No matter your sport or how you track it, Strava’s got you covered. Find your crew, crush your goals, and make every effort count. Start your journey https://www.strava.com/subscription with Strava today.

Our mission is simple: to motivate people to live their best active lives. We believe in the power of movement to connect and drive people forward.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

The FP&A team is a high-impact group that partners with leaders across the business to drive scalable decisions as Strava continues to grow as a global consumer subscription business with growing B2B reach and a strong international presence.

Strava is at a pivotal stage as the business scales for its next chapter, and we are looking for a Director to lead Corporate Finance. You will be a strategic thought partner to the executive team and board, owning capital allocation strategy, shaping the consolidated financial picture, and developing the financial narrative for leadership and investors. This is a rare opportunity to help build the next chapter of finance at Strava.

We follow a flexible hybrid model that translates to more than half of your time on-site in our San Francisco or New York office, three days per week.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Lead Corporate Finance end-to-end, including financial planning, reporting, systems
  • Shape the consolidated financial picture, via forecasting and long-range planning
  • Partner with the CFO and executive team on financial strategy, forecasting, and external narrative; support board reporting and board-facing work
  • Own FP&A's planning, reporting, and analytics tools and systems
  • Lead procurement and vendor management for the business
  • Build the processes and reporting standards required for a public company
  • Manage and develop the Corporate Finance team, with capacity to grow the team and expand into business partnership areas as the business scales

WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO THE TEAM

  • 10+ years of finance experience, with demonstrated leadership of corporate finance at a growth, late-stage, or established company; consumer subscription or technology business experience preferred
  • Track record of leading finance teams and direct reports across multiple levels
  • Experience managing planning and reporting across multiple products and regions
  • Executive presence and clear communication, with experience partnering at the executive team and board level
  • Hands-on ownership of FP&A infrastructure, including planning and reporting tools
  • Public-company or public-readiness experience is preferred

For information on benefits, please click here https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTkFMPz3eCjd0FgQ28VWnK4d2BEnzGyaSFGwATR-dQdBb9HxZgay6kboqnT0-V-qaBDzSvYIzI76vT5/pub.

WHY JOIN US?

Movement brings us together. At Strava, we’re building the world’s largest community of active people, helping them stay motivated and achieve their goals.

Our global team is passionate about making movement fun, meaningful, and accessible to everyone. Whether you’re shaping the technology, growing our community, or driving innovation, your work at Strava makes an impact.

When you join Strava, you’re not just joining a company—you’re joining a movement. If you’re ready to bring your energy, ideas, and drive, let’s build something incredible together.

Strava builds software that makes the best part of our athletes’ days even better. Just as we’re deeply committed to unlocking their potential, we’re dedicated to providing a world-class, inclusive workplace where our employees can grow and thrive, too. We’re backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV, Madrone Partners and Jackson Square Ventures, and we’re expanding in order to exceed the needs of our growing community of global athletes. Our culture reflects our community. We are continuously striving to hire and engage teammates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together.

Strava is an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with the values of Strava, we make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

California Consumer Protection Act Applicant Notice https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSc8y6On4NlP5s12hf4kmWe_pvenVyQ78TbtVaz_clROhj9ADQ6kY4YScglBIuY2joKFKalOReX7vP_/pub

Source: Strava careers (Ashby)

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