Senior Finance Business Partner

Location: Remote (North American Time Zone)
Reports to: CFO, WooCommerce

The Company

Automattic—the global leader in publishing, messaging, and commerce software—is building the operating system for the open web. Our goal is to democratize publishing, messaging, and commerce so that anyone with a story can tell it, and anyone with a product can sell it, regardless of income, gender, politics, language, or where they live in the world. With a strong commitment to open source, we have deep roots in WordPress, the platform that powers our business and 43% of the web.

We own a diverse set of assets, deploy numerous business models, and offer scalability from B2C to SMB and Enterprise customers in a fast-paced, complex market. Our brands include WordPress.com, WooCommerce, WordPress VIP, Jetpack, Tumblr, Beeper, and a business incubator full of early-stage scale-ups.

The co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, Matt Mullenweg, is driving a growth and expansion strategy that is still in its “early days,” with a massive addressable market and exceptional upside. Today, we manage the internet properties for renowned organizations such as Salesforce, Porsche, Meta, Disney, and NASA. Over 4 million online stores run on WooCommerce, which accounts for 27% of all online stores globally, and more than 1 billion people use our products each month. Automattic has established itself as a pivotal player in the digital landscape.

We’re a distributed company with more than 1700 Automatticians in nearly every corner of the globe, speaking over a hundred different languages. Unlike many companies, we are and will always be 100% remote (we call it distributed). This means that you can work from anywhere in the world, in any time zone, leveraging collaboration tools and asynchronous communication.

Automattic’s story would not be complete without mentioning our focus on mergers and acquisitions. Over the past 17 years, we’ve acquired 35 companies, including WooCommerce, Parse.ly, and most recently, Texts.com and Beeper, our multi-channel messaging plays. These acquisitions now represent some of Automattic’s largest business units and growth drivers.

Our company is backed by some of the world’s most respected investors, spanning mutual funds, venture capital, sovereign wealth, and strategics. These include Salesforce Ventures, Insight Venture Partners, ICONIQ Capital, True Ventures, Wellington Management, Alta Park Capital, Schonfeld, New York Times Company, and Tiger Global Management.

Our Board includes Sue Decker, who also serves on the boards of Berkshire Hathaway, Costco, and Vox Media, and Ann Dunwoody, the first female four-star general in the US Army who also serves on the Board of Fidelity Investments. Automattic is profitable, generates positive cash flow, and aggressively invests in future growth. It's a great place to build a career, learn, and contribute!

The Opportunity

WooCommerce, built on WordPress, is an ecommerce platform empowering anyone, anywhere, to sell anything. Partnering with global technology brands such as Stripe, PayPal, Google, TikTok, Pinterest, and Klaviyo, we seamlessly integrate their services to provide businesses with all the tools they need to run and grow their online stores. We’re one of the most popular commerce platforms on the web, powering millions of stores, including our own at Woo.com.

We’re seeking a highly skilled Senior Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team. In this role, you’ll develop a deep understanding of key business drivers and build sophisticated financial models to deliver insightful analysis. Collaborating closely with WooCommerce’s business leaders, you’ll ensure that our finance function supports and facilitates growth. 

This opportunity is a unique blend of strategic planning, financial analysis, and operational execution. WooCommerce is one of the largest ecommerce platforms, but it operates like a dynamic startup, where every team member goes above and beyond to understand, analyze, and drive the business forward. If you’re passionate about diving deep into data, shaping strategy, and contributing to the success of a dynamic global business, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the creation of reporting packages to provide WooCommerce leadership with timely and informative results, and provide guidance on actionable recommendations.
• Organize and conduct management reviews on a regular cadence to drive decisions and actions.
• Work closely with key business functions to capture the financial impact of decisions, ensuring seamless integration into the forecast model.
• Provide support and analysis on potential partnerships, acquisitions, and growth initiatives, including standard financial models and metrics for financial analysis and assessment.
• Track KPI shifts, analyze root causes, and deliver clear insights to stakeholders.
• Conduct proactive industry and product research to support strategic decisions and analysis.
• Lead the development and monitoring of key operational metrics, driving waste reduction and process improvements to enhance productivity and efficiency across the business unit. 

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience working in corporate or business-unit financial operations with demonstrated success in a high-growth, constantly evolving environment.
• Extensive experience with FP&A at both corporate and business unit levels, including annual planning, performance analysis, and use of data to drive decisions.
• Ability to recommend, influence, develop, and implement programs that improve competitive positioning and profitability.
• Strong business and operational acumen, and proven track record of close partnership with senior leadership. 
• Experience creating business cases that guide strategic investments.
• Experience in SaaS/Software and an understanding of how to forecast and monitor different types of revenue and costs.
• Knowledge of SMB, commerce, or fintech preferred. 
• A strong technical understanding of the online payments industry including commercial terms, cost structures, and fees, is a plus. 
• Online payments experience across multiple countries, specifically those in North America and Europe, is a plus.

Salary range: $120,000-$200,000 USD – Please note that salary ranges are global, regardless of location, and we pay in local currency.

We are searching for high-caliber candidates with the skills and qualities to have a net positive for Automattic. Pay will reflect the potential contribution and the impact you can bring, which may, in some cases, go beyond the range stated.

We’re pleased to offer a straightforward, competitive base salary, providing financial clarity without complex variable components. This isn’t your typical work-from-home job: we are a fully-remote company with an open vacation policy. To see a full list of benefits by country, consult our Benefits Page. And check out these links to learn more about How We Hire and What We Expect from Ourselves. #LI-Remote