Director, Finance & Operations
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 195000 - 207000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
What Youll Do
Financial Planning & Analysis
Lead financial planning & analysis (FP&A) including budgeting forecasting CapEx/OpEx and product-level P&Ls.
Manage vendor contracts billing and third-party data/technology costs ensuring rationalization efficiency and ROI.
Lead cloud and compute cost forecasting and management working with technology teams to optimize infrastructure spend.
Oversee and mature financial processes and systems that support budgeting forecasting vendor management and reporting (e.g. AWS/Azure/GCP cost management tools enterprise FP&A platforms).
Support investment decisions build/buy analyses with financial modeling and scenario planning.
Ensure processes and reporting align with corporate finance requirements for governance compliance and audit readiness.
Product Impact & Team Operations
Partner with product and analytics leaders to translate usage and performance metrics into financial impact and ROI.
Work with Product leadership and Hearst divisional stakeholders to define and measure our teams financial impact (cost savings revenue enablement) via products in- flight. Translate usage and performance metrics into financial impact and ROI.
Run product prioritization meetings with team leadership to align on goals evaluate trade-offs and ensure resources are focused on the highest-impact initiatives.
Strategic Analyses
Provide executive-level presentations delivering clear insights into performance forecasts and strategic investments.
Deliver ad hoc financial and strategic analyses in support of the CDO and executive team including scenario modeling and investment evaluation.
Analyze market landscape and market trends and identify opportunities and recommend how CDT products should evolve.
Work with Hearst division stakeholders to model enterprise-wide opportunities and scenarios.
What You Bring
812 years in finance FP&A or corporate operations ideally with exposure to technology data or product-driven businesses.
Strong skills in financial modeling forecasting and scenario planning.
Experience in vendor management and cost optimization across third-party data and technology investments.
Proven ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution.
Why Join Us
High visibility: Report directly to the Chief Data Officer with regular exposure to business stakeholders.
Strategic impact: Help mature the financial processes systems and operational models that will define the next stage of Hearsts data strategy.
Cross-divisional exposure: Work across all Consumer Media divisions and Technology groups partnering with senior leaders on strategic investments operational optimization and financial stewardship.
In accordance with applicable law Hearst is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role if hired in New York City. The reasonable estimate if hired in New York City is $195000 - $207000. Please note this information is specific to those hired in New York City. If this role is open to candidates outside of New York City the salary range would be aligned to that specific location. A final decision on the successful candidates starting salary will be based on a number of permissible non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to skills and experience training certifications and education. Hearst provides a competitive benefits package including medical dental vision disability and life insurance 401(k) paid holidays and paid time off employee assistance programs and more.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Employee Relations
- Employee Evaluation
- Management Experience
- Profit & Loss
- Conflict Management
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Budgeting
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Leadership management
- Financial Planning
About Company
Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous ... View more
