Director of Finance
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The Opportunity
Nutanix is seeking a highly motivated and experienced finance leader to join our team as Director, FP&A – Portfolio Products. This is a high-impact and high-visibility role where you will lead the financial planning and strategic support for our product portfolio. You will partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, Go-to-Market, and Corporate Strategy teams to provide insights and drive data-driven decision-making across the organization.
In this role, you will own the end-to-end FP&A processes for our Portfolio Products, including financial planning, forecasting, performance management, product investment analysis, pricing strategy, and long-range planning. Your ability to deliver actionable insights, influence cross-functional partners, and drive strategic alignment will be key to your success.
About the Team
Nutanix is disrupting the multi-billion-dollar enterprise data center market by pioneering an enterprise cloud platform that natively converges compute, storage, networking, and virtualization into a software-defined solution. Our vision is to make infrastructure invisible, allowing IT teams to focus on the applications and innovations that matter most.
If you're passionate about product strategy, analytics, and making an impact in a fast-paced, collaborative environment—this could be the role for you.
Your Role
- Lead the financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes for the full portfolio of Nutanix products.
- Partner with General Managers, Product Management, Engineering, Corporate Strategy, and Go-to-Market teams to align financial planning with business priorities.
- Drive profitability and product investment analysis, including ROI, unit economics, and cost optimization.
- Develop and maintain dynamic financial models for scenario planning and strategic decision support.
- Provide business case development for new product launches, lifecycle management, and portfolio rationalization.
- Conduct pricing and monetization analysis; partner with the Pricing team to evaluate pricing strategies that align with business goals.
- Support key initiatives with performance metrics, dashboards, and executive-level reporting.
- Play a key role in executive communications, including board materials, investor presentations, and strategic reviews.
Focus Areas
- Portfolio Profitability: Drive analysis to optimize product investments and assess cost-benefit of new initiatives.
- Pricing & Monetization: Inform product pricing and monetization strategies through competitive benchmarking and internal analytics.
- Strategic Product Finance: Be a trusted finance partner to Product and Strategy teams; support roadmap and long-range planning.
- Performance Management: Build KPIs, dashboards, and financial reporting tools to track product performance and support decision-making.
What You Will Bring
- 15+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, strategic finance, or related roles, preferably in enterprise software, SaaS, or cloud-based businesses.
- A proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed organization.
- Expertise in financial modeling, product economics, and pricing strategy.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distill complex data into clear, actionable insights.
- Strong business acumen, with a strategic mindset and attention to detail.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or related field; MBA or CFA preferred.
Work Arrangement
Hybrid: This role operates in a hybrid capacity, blending the benefits of remote work with the advantages of in-person collaboration. For most roles, that will mean coming into an office a minimum of 3 days per week, however certain roles and/or teams may require more frequent in-office presence. Additional team-specific guidance and norms will be provided by your manager.
The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between USD $195,000 and USD $391,000 per year.
However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
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Nutanix is an equal opportunity employer.
Nutanix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and (in the U.S.) an Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other category protected by applicable law. We hire and promote individuals solely on the basis of qualifications for the job to be filled. We strive to foster an inclusive working environment that enables all our Nutants to be themselves and to do great work in a safe and welcoming environment, free of unlawful discrimination, intimidation or harassment. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by contacting [email protected].