Strategic Finance & Analytics Manager | USA | Remote
Grafana Labs
Grafana Labs is a remote-first, open-source powerhouse. There are more than 20M users of Grafana, the open source visualization tool, around the globe, monitoring everything from beehives to climate change in the Alps. The instantly recognizable dashboards have been spotted everywhere from a NASA launch and Minecraft HQ to Wimbledon and the Tour de France. Grafana Labs also helps more than 3,000 companies -- including Bloomberg, JPMorgan Chase, and eBay -- manage their observability strategies with the Grafana LGTM Stack, which can be run fully managed with Grafana Cloud or self-managed with the Grafana Enterprise Stack, both featuring scalable metrics (Grafana Mimir), logs (Grafana Loki), and traces (Grafana Tempo).
We’re scaling fast and staying true to what makes us different: an open-source legacy, a global collaborative culture, and a passion for meaningful work. Our team thrives in an innovation-driven environment where transparency, autonomy, and trust fuel everything we do.
You may not meet every requirement, and that’s okay. If this role excites you, we’d love you to raise your hand for what could be a truly career-defining opportunity.
Grafana Labs is seeking a Strategic Finance and Analytics Manager to join our team and help build out the Corporate and G&A functions within Finance & Strategy. We are looking for a results-oriented top performer with a proven track record of achieving objectives in a complex and dynamic environment. Equally important are strong business judgment, high integrity, and the ability to partner with the executive leadership team to drive the Company’s strategic vision.
In this role, you will help take the Corporate and G&A Finance & Strategy team to the next level, gaining a bird’s-eye view of Grafana Labs’ strategy and operations, and participating in shaping and sharing our story with the leadership team and investors. This role is fully remote and will report to the Director of Corporate and G&A Finance & Strategy.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in a high-growth corporate environment, a track record of supporting organizations through rapid scaling, and experience operating with public company-level rigor. Prior experience with subscription businesses or SaaS is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Assist in driving the monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting and planning cycles, including management and Board reporting, variance analyses, and risk and opportunity assessments
- Partner with finance leadership to provide insights into key performance drivers by developing dashboards to track KPIs and monitor business performance and growth initiatives
- Help manage Grafana Labs’ P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statement, and build or enhance financial models (long-range planning, scenario analysis, staffing, etc.)
- Embed within the business to provide strategic finance partnership to senior leaders across the global G&A organization
- Build, optimize, and automate data models, data warehouses, and ETL processes to enhance the accuracy, speed, and scalability of management reporting tools and budgeting and forecasting model
- Identify and drive initiatives to continuously improve, automate, and scale forecasting and reporting tools and systems to enhance operational insights
- Assist with ad hoc projects, M&A, benchmarking, and other financial analyses to support senior management and business decision-making
- Architect and lead a cross-functional AI adoption strategy to automate high-volume manual workflows and recapture the team’s weekly bandwidth for high-priority initiatives
Requirements:
- 7+ years of experience, including 2+ years in strategic finance and analytics, with prior experience in private equity, growth equity, venture capital, and/or investment banking
- You enjoy being part of a team and demonstrate confidence without attitude or ego
- You take pride in your analytical and financial modeling skills and enjoy applying them to tackle complex business problems and drive actionable recommendations
- You are a problem solver with keen attention to detail, while knowing how to balance progress and perfection
- You have strong business instincts, are a poised communicator, and are not hesitant to voice your point of view
- You can operate at multiple altitudes, manage through ambiguity, execute projects end-to-end, and effectively prioritize your workload
- You maintain the highest ethical standards, integrity, authenticity, credibility, and character
- You have a track record of building strong relationships and communicating effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
- You demonstrate eagerness to learn new technologies and continuously improve your problem-solving capabilities
- Proficiency in financial modeling tools, including Excel, Claude/AI, SQL, Python, Adaptive, Pigment, and data warehousing platforms
Compensation & Rewards:
In the United States, the base compensation range for this role is $143,000 - $172,000. Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset as assessed throughout the interview process. All of our roles include Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), giving every team member ownership in Grafana Labs' success. We believe in shared outcomes—RSUs help us stay aligned and invested as we scale globally.
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*Compensation ranges are country specific. If you are applying for this role from a different location than listed above, your recruiter will discuss your specific market’s defined pay range & benefits at the beginning of the process.
Why You’ll Thrive at Grafana Labs:
- 100% Remote, Global Culture - As a remote-only company, we bring together talent from around the world, united by a culture of collaboration and shared purpose.
- Scaling Organization – Tackle meaningful work in a high-growth, ever-evolving environment.
- Transparent Communication – Expect open decision-making and regular company-wide updates.
- Innovation-Driven – Autonomy and support to ship great work and try new things.
- Open Source Roots – Built on community-driven values that shape how we work.
- Empowered Teams – High trust, low ego culture that values outcomes over optics.
- Career Growth Pathways – Defined opportunities to grow and develop your career.
- Approachable Leadership – Transparent execs who are involved, visible, and human.
- Passionate People – Join a team of smart, supportive folks who care deeply about what they do.
- In-Person onboarding - We want you to thrive from day 1 with your fellow new ‘Grafanistas’ to learn all about what we do and how we do it.
- Balance is Key - We operate a global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum. 3 days of your annual leave entitlement are reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days to allow the team to really disconnect. *We will comply with local legislation where applicable.
Equal Opportunity Employer: We will recruit, train, compensate and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, disability, age, veteran status, and all the other fascinating characteristics that make us different and unique. We believe that equality and diversity builds a strong organization and we’re working hard to make sure that’s the foundation of our organization as we grow.
Grafana Labs may utilize AI tools in its recruitment process to assist in matching information provided in CVs to job postings. The recruitment team will continue to review inbound CVs manually to identify alignment with current openings.
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