Who we are:
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We believe everyone deserves the unconditional love of a pet—and at Rover, our mission is to make it easier to experience that love. Founded in 2011, the Rover app and website connect dog and cat parents with loving pet sitters and dog walkers in neighborhoods across the US, Canada, and Europe. We empower our community of trusted pet sitters and dog walkers to run their own pet care businesses on Rover with the tools and security of a global company to back them.
Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, we work closely with our teams in Barcelona, San Antonio, Spokane, and remote locations. We’ve got a reputation for being a great place to work, having been named among the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Seattle Business Magazine and Washington’s Best Workplaces in the Puget Sound Business Journal. We're an agile, fast-growing company, and our leadership comes from some of the world's most respected tech companies.
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At Rover, our furry coworkers are just as important as our human ones—and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Along with making the joys of pet parenthood more accessible, we’re committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community of pet people—and that starts with our employees.
Who we are looking for:
This Sr. Manager of FP&A role is responsible for forecasting our global new customer acquisition and revenue. As a leader within the FP&A team at Rover, you will have ownership of evolving the models that drive the most key input metrics for the growth of our business. We seek someone with proven experience in driving key models in collaboration with multiple senior stakeholders across Marketing, Analytics, and Product. While leading a small but mighty team, you will develop a deep partnership with these channel managers and input owners, while reporting to the Director of FP&A. If you are a seasoned FP&A leader with a track record of using data to increase the accuracy of customer acquisition forecasts at scale across multiple geographies, this could be your dream job!
Your Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain comprehensive forecasting models for global new bookings, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business goals.
- Drive the worldwide revenue forecast models, coordinating closely with input owners and analytics partners.
- Collaborate with the SVP of Growth and other senior leaders to understand key drivers of new bookings and incorporate them into the forecasting model.
- Consolidate and narrate the global new bookings forecast every month. Inform Rover’s multi-year perspective on new customer growth.
- Analyze historical data and external market trends to provide actionable insights and recommendations for optimizing new bookings growth to stakeholders across the business.
- Clearly and concisely present forecasts to senior leadership, effectively communicating narration of business realities and how they flow through complex financial models.
- Partner with cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Analytics, and Product, to gather relevant data inputs and ensure alignment on assumptions and forecasts.
- Monitor performance against forecasts and identify areas for improvement, making data-driven recommendations.
- Ensure the development of appropriate reporting, so that members of the team and stakeholders have clear visibility to the performance of their channels and spot problems early.
- Drive impact through others. Lead and mentor a team of high-performing analysts, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development.
- Be a global growth thought leader and evangelist across the organization.
Your Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in FP&A, financial modeling, or related roles, with a strong focus on forecasting and analysis.
- Proven track record of developing and managing complex financial models.
- Experience with user retention modeling and cohort analysis.
- Familiarity with major marketing channels such as Paid Search Engine Marketing, Social Media, and Video channels such as streaming, OTT, and Linear TV.
- 2+ years of experience developing and managing high-performing finance teams.
- Effectively operates in both high-level strategy and specific details.
- Demonstrated experience driving critical decisions with senior leaders. Gets clarity on decision ownership and puts the right information in front of decision-makers to move the business forward.
- Consistently evaluates opportunities based on business impact and cost; can effectively prioritize based on opportunity size and drive focus.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills, effectively influencing senior stakeholders and narrating models and results to senior leaders in a useful, concise, and outcome-oriented way.
- BS/MS or demonstrated ability in a business or quantitative field: Economics, Business, Math, Statistics - the main thing is you have learned how to think analytically and you are fluent in financial constructs. Able to synthesize large amounts of data and provide actionable insights.
- Experience working in a tech or marketplace company is a plus.
Benefits of Working at Rover.com
- Competitive compensation
- 401k
- Flexible PTO
- Competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Commuter benefits
- Bring your dog to work (and unlimited puppy time)
- Doggy benefits, including $1000 toward adopting your first dog
- Stocked fridges, coffee, soda, and lots of treats (for humans and dogs) and free catered lunches semi-monthly
- Regular team activities performed in-person and virtually
Compensation:
- In the greater Seattle area the first-year salary range for the role is $153,430 - $190,766. Additionally, Rover offers benefits to full-time employees.
- The cash compensation offered for this role will be dependent on the candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, and abilities as demonstrated in the interview and hiring process.
Rover is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting a diverse, inclusive and inventive environment with the best employees. We’re driven by seeing our people succeed and grow, and we work to ensure everyone contributes to their fullest potential. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, protected veteran status, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
We are committed to work with you to look for 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.