Senior Manager, Product Finance
The Knot Worldwide
| Company | The Knot Worldwide |
| Category | Finance |
| Location | New York City |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Manager |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 12 Dec 2025 |
| Last verified | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
Description
WHAT WE DO MATTERS:
At The Knot Worldwide, we champion celebration - and that starts with celebrating our people. Our employees are passionate dreamers, thoughtful doers, and lifelong learners who power meaningful moments for millions around the world. We’re united by authentic connection, shared purpose, and a deep commitment to the global community we serve. Here, flexibility and belonging go hand in hand with high performance. Driven by our core values, we believe the best ideas come from empowered teams: those who consistently collaborate with intention to design solutions, spark ideas, and drive impact. Our people are at the heart of our success.
ABOUT THE ROLE AND OUR TEAM:
The Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team at The Knot Worldwide is the financial engine that partners with executive leadership to drive growth by providing comprehensive financial advice that enables informed, high-impact decision-making across our entire expansive family of brands and business models (2-Sided Marketplaces, eCommerce, Advertising, and Media).
This highly strategic senior finance role partners with the Chief Product Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and their leadership teams to drive financial decision-making across all product, platform, and technology investments while leading comprehensive FP&A for the entire Product organization. This leader will develop and maintain financial models covering the financial impact of product roadmap investments and define key metrics to evaluate performance, conversion, and efficiency. This role also leads Technology & Operational Finance (FinOps), optimizing cloud and infrastructure costs, managing technology CapEx, and enabling cost-aware engineering decisions through real-time visibility and cross-functional collaboration.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Product Strategy & Financial Viability
Strategic & Business Planning: Act as a strategic partner to members of the senior leadership team, leading the development and evaluation of comprehensive business and financial plans to align with long-term company goals.
Chief Product Officer and Chief Technology Officer Business Partner: Serve as the finance partner to the Leadership Team, providing strategic insights and recommendations to support business growth and financial targets.
Product Roadmap Financial Modeling: Build, own, and maintain comprehensive financial models (NPV, ROI, TCO) to evaluate the business case for new product launches, feature development, and major technology investments.
Metrics & Reporting: Define, track, and report on key product-related financial and operational metrics, including R&D efficiency.
Technology & Operational Finance (FinOps)
Cloud Cost Management (FinOps): Partner closely with Engineering to drive accountability and optimization particularly related to cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP). Provide real-time cost visibility to empower engineers to make cost-aware architectural decisions.
Technology Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting for the entire R&D function, including headcount, software licensing, and dynamic infrastructure spend.
Investment Analysis: Model the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and long-term financial benefits for major technology investments (e.g., platform migrations) to justify expenditures to the executive team.
CapEx Management: Manage and forecast capital expenditure related to technology and product development.
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) & Reporting
Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the annual budgeting and long-range planning process for supported functions and product lines.
Variance Analysis: Track performance against plan, providing detailed analysis of variances with actionable insights and recommendations for corrective action to leadership.
Reporting & Automation: Prepare and prese