Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Samsara is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which enables organizations to harness IoT data for actionable insights. They are seeking a Senior Manager, Finance and Strategy to partner with their R&D organization, driving financial planning and analysis to support corporate goals.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the finance lead for Samsara's R&D organization, partnering directly with C-level leaders on budget trade-offs, headcount decisions, and infrastructure investment
- Own FP&A for R&D and Supply Chain Operations — monthly BvA reviews with VP-level leaders, quarterly reforecasts, and the annual operating plan across Software, Firmware, and Hardware Engineering, Product Management, and Supply Chain Operations
- Own forecasting and controllership across Samsara's largest cost drivers: COGS and Gross Margin, cloud and cell infrastructure, hardware costs (including cash and COGS), employee expenses, total compensation economics, and AI infrastructure spend
- Build scalable financial processes and use AI tools to automate reporting, accelerate analysis, and deliver real-time visibility to R&D leadership
- Lead, develop, and manage a high-performing team
- Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing team
Skills
- 10+ years of experience in Corporate Finance, financial planning and analysis, or strategic finance experience
- 3+ years of People management and development experience
- Strong financial modeling and analysis capabilities
- Ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally
- Strong communication and presentation skills; comfortable presenting to senior management
- Experience at a high-growth tech company
- Prior partnership with technical leaders
- Ability to lead teams and drive longer-term initiatives while balancing delivering results
- Willingness and ability to build new financial processes and mechanisms
- Ability to thrive in a fast-growing environment with high degrees of ambiguity
- Experience with AI tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.)
- Familiarity with AWS cloud cost management
- Expertise working with systems (e.g., Adaptive Planning, NetSuite, Salesforce, Workday, etc.)
- Experience working with large datasets and technical data management and analysis skills (e.g., SQL, Tableau, etc.)
Benefits
- Initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance, subject to plan terms and conditions
- Performance-based bonus/variable pay
- Equity (for eligible roles) in a high-growth public company
- A flexible, employee-led remote model
- A professional development stipend
- Comprehensive health and parental leave plans
- Flexible Working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams
- Offices are open for those who prefer to work in-person and we also support remote work where it aligns with our operational requirements
- Reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process for qualified persons with disabilities
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