Director of R&D and Strategic Finance
Job description
About the role
The posting lists Addison, TX (Hybrid); Bellevue, WA (Hybrid); Durham, NC (Hybrid); Emeryville, CA (Hybrid); Reston, VA (Hybrid). Own budget management for R&D organizations (Engineering and Product), including planning, forecasting, and variance analysis to ensure alignment with company financial targets. Build and maintain relationships with R&D leadership to model growth initiatives, drive investment decisions, and optimize return on strategic investments. Lead and develop a small team supporting budgeting, financial modeling, and project execution across R&D. Prepare high-quality business analyses, insights, and modeling for executive stakeholders (COO, CFO, CTO).
Key facts
What you'll do
- Own budget management for R&D organizations (Engineering and Product), including planning, forecasting, and variance analysis to ensure alignment with company financial targets.
- Build and maintain relationships with R&D leadership to model growth initiatives, drive investment decisions, and optimize return on strategic investments.
- Lead and develop a small team supporting budgeting, financial modeling, and project execution across R&D.
- Prepare high-quality business analyses, insights, and modeling for executive stakeholders (COO, CFO, CTO).
- Build and improve management reporting and analyses for timely, insightful, actionable information.
- Develop deep understanding of Tanium product and go-to-market model to translate into operational and financial information.
- Drive continuous improvement within financial processes, tools, and models with line-of-sight to risks and opportunities.
- You will Comfortable operating in high-growth environments with ambiguity.
Requirements
- You need Bachelor's degree in Business or Finance.
- Minimum 8+ years strategic/corporate finance, investment banking, management consulting, or experience at high-growth technology company.
- You need Experience leveraging AI to automate processes and improve efficiency.
- Prior experience partnering with R&D or GTM organizations in technology/software with subscription/SaaS models.
- Experience working on complex business problems with assessment, recommendations, and action plans.
- You need Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Advanced in PowerPoint and experience with PowerBI or other data visualization tools.
- You need Ability to quickly craft precise and elegant responses.
- You need Attention to detail and business acumen.
Skills & tools
You will use financial modeling. You will use budget management. You will use variance analysis. You will use scenario modeling. You will use AI automation. You will use PowerBI. You will use PowerPoint. You will use strategic finance. You will use risk assessments. You will use data-driven decision-making. You will use stakeholder management.
Relevant systems
The work touches Tanium.
Practical notes
Hybrid schedule with minimum 3 days per week in office at Addison TX; Bellevue WA; Durham NC; Emeryville CA; or Reston VA. Salary range $206,000 to $316,000 base; actual base may vary by location, education, skills, training, and experience. Benefits include equity awards and comprehensive package (medical, dental, vision, family planning, HSA, FSA, 401k match, life/accident/disability coverage, EAP, disability insurance, business travel accident insurance). Note: Annual base salary range $206,000 to $316,000. Note: Equity awards included. Benefits: medical, dental, vision, family planning, health savings account, flexible spending account, transportation savings account, 401(k) with company match, life/accident/disability coverage, business travel accident insurance, employee assistance programs, disability insurance. Hybrid schedule: minimum 3 days per week in office at Addison TX; Bellevue WA; Durham NC; Emeryville CA; or Reston VA. Note: About the company
Tanium builds a real-time platform that supports AI for security teams. The platform connects systems, evaluates conditions, and coordinates actions as events unfold.
It helps organizations manage risk and sustain steady operations. Teams use it to automate responses, test configurations, and maintain predictable workflows. The work supports the broader AI ecosystem and reinforces disciplined decision-making under evolving conditions.