Senior Finance Manager

Who you are

• 6+ years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, marketplace strategy, business operations, corporate strategy, consulting, analytics, or a related function
• Strong financial modeling skills, including experience with driver-based models, cohort models, unit economics, LTV/CAC, contribution margin, ROI analysis, scenario planning, and long-range planning
• Strong understanding of marketplace dynamics, including supply-and-demand balance, liquidity, matching, utilization, pricing, incentives, retention, and monetization
• Ability to translate complex analysis into clear, actionable recommendations for senior executives and cross-functional partners
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to build concise executive narratives and influence stakeholders across Finance, Product, Marketing, Sales, and Operations
• SQL, BI, AI fluency, or data visualization experience preferred but not required, depending on the analytics support model

What the job involves

• The Thumbtack Finance team’s mission is to be a strategic finance partner to the business — enabling better decisions supported by data, building a world-class finance function, and doing it all with integrity
• We work closely with every part of the organization to connect financial insight to business outcomes and help Thumbtack grow responsibly
• Our team values clear thinking, sound analysis, and a genuine partnership with the leaders we support
• As the Senior Manager, Partnerships and Special Projects Business Finance, you’ll help define how we grow our business through our network of partners, build frameworks that enable us to scale efficiently, and influence strategic decision-making
• This role will build the financial framework that powers one of our biggest growth levers
• You’ll partner with Product, Marketing, Operations, Sales, and Finance leaders to evaluate where we should invest, how to scale partnerships profitably, and where opportunities exist to expand into new verticals
• Approximately 25% of the role will focus on special projects designed to build scalable frameworks that help keep both sides of the marketplace in equilibrium and guide investment decisions accordingly
• This is a strategic finance role for someone who can move beyond reporting and forecasting into business architecture, deal economics, decision support, and investment strategy
• The ideal candidate is highly analytical, commercially minded, and comfortable bringing structure to ambiguous marketplace problems
• Own and evolve the company’s partnership financial framework, helping teams develop sustainable financial strategies and evaluate valuation, payback periods, scenario analysis, and revenue-share structures
• Establish reporting infrastructure and KPI dashboards to monitor the ongoing ROI of partnerships, hold cross-functional partners accountable to financial commitments, and identify actions to improve performance when results are off track
• Develop business cases for major partner investments, pricing levers, supply acquisition, demand generation, and operational capacity
• Support annual planning, quarterly business reviews, and resource allocation by connecting partnership strategy and execution to the company’s financial goals
• Build executive-ready narratives that clearly explain marketplace performance, investment tradeoffs, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions
• Partner with Analytics and Data Science to build dashboards and decision tools that give business leaders visibility into partnership health and investment performance
• Lead special projects focused on developing scalable financial frameworks that inform marketplace investment decisions and help maintain healthy supply-and-demand dynamics

Benefits

• Parental leave
• Health insurance
• Community matters | Sure, our ways of connecting have changed. But we haven’t missed a beat, from virtual concerts to “TTversary” celebrations to weekly catch-ups
• Always be improving | We bring out the best in our colleagues — and our product — by pushing each beyond what we believe we’re capable of. We give honest feedback, even when it’s hard
• Wellness is a way of life | We promote balance with generous PTO and company-wide holidays — and find our centers every Wellness Wednesday with yoga featuring a Thumbtack pro
• A worthy mission | In a world where tech is often seen as eroding good jobs, we’re helping small business owners thrive. Our product makes entrepreneurship accessible to everyone
• Driven by our values | Our values are the compass by which we make all our decisions. Each one matters: Lead with why, Make it count, Own it, Choose teamwork, and Say what you mean
• Plus, amazing benefits | All the benefits you’d expect, plus a few more: generous parental and fertility benefits, $1800 for Thumbtack services per year and a $1200 remote work stipend
• Virtual-first working model coupled with quarterly in-person events and Camp Thumbtack
• 20+ company-wide holidays including two week-long shutdowns
• Libraries (collaborative workspaces) in San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Toronto, and Manila
• Cell phone and WiFi reimbursements
• Subscriptions and Employee Assistance Program for mental health and well-being