Mixpanel
Mixpanel
Mixpanel is a data analytics company that helps teams turn product and marketing data into actionable decisions. Its platform combines self-serve analysis, session replay, intuitive dashboards, unified data across business units, and integrations with major customer data platforms. Used by more than 20,000 companies, Mixpanel supports organizations seeking clearer insight into user behavior, product performance, and growth opportunities. The company has a team of approximately 201–500 employees.

Senior Finance Manager, Product & Engineering — Mixpanel, San Francisco Hybrid

Lead financial planning for Mixpanel’s Engineering, Product, and Design organizations. Own workforce planning, infrastructure cost forecasting, investment analysis, and finance decisions that support sustainable growth.

Description

  • Manage Product investment planning and oversee operating expense and headcount budgets across Engineering, Product, and Design
  • Build function- and level-based workforce models to support headcount planning
  • Work with Engineering leaders to align hiring plans with product roadmaps, compliance needs, and operational growth
  • Create forecasts for cloud hosting, AI and compute usage, internal tools, SaaS applications, and enterprise systems
  • Find cost-efficiency opportunities across product infrastructure and corporate technology
  • Assess build-versus-buy options, R&D capitalization and expense treatment, and vendor investments
  • Recommend investments using ROI analysis and long-term cost-structure considerations
  • Run monthly budget-to-actuals reviews for Engineering, Product, and Design
  • Automate financial reporting, strengthen accrual accuracy, and deliver actionable analysis
  • Coordinate with Engineering and Product leaders, People, and Finance to connect investment decisions with company strategy

Requirements

  • At least eight years of FP&A or strategic finance experience in a high-growth technology company
  • Demonstrated experience partnering with Engineering leaders and supporting technical teams and corporate functions
  • Strong understanding of infrastructure and SaaS cost drivers, including cloud economics, AI and compute scaling, enterprise tools, and the margin effects of architecture and vendors
  • Experience overseeing complex headcount models spanning multiple departments
  • Advanced financial modeling skills, including scenario planning, explicit assumptions, and sensitivity analysis
  • Sound analytical judgment with the ability to isolate important variables in large and complex datasets
  • Ability to work independently in ambiguous situations and bring structure to problems without an established playbook
  • Excellent executive communication skills, including the ability to clarify complex financial and technical subjects and produce polished executive materials
  • High attention to detail and comfort working in a fast-moving, evolving environment
  • Hands-on Pigment experience is a plus

Benefits

  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • Mental wellness benefit
  • Generous vacation allowance and additional company holidays
  • Enhanced parental leave
  • Volunteer time off
  • US pre-tax benefits, including 401(k), wellness support, and a holiday break
  • Equity consideration

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