Senior Finance Manager, Product & Engineering

San Francisco, US (Hybrid) · Remote · San Francisco · USD 191,000-287,000 · 8+ years experience · Posted Oct 3, 2026

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Mixpanel is the leading product intelligence and analytics platform, trusted by more than 29,000 companies to help understand how people use the products they build. By combining powerful analytics with AI that knows your business, Mixpanel helps teams see what’s working, diagnose what’s not, and decide what to build next. Learn more at mixpanel.com.

We are seeking a Senior Finance Manager to serve as a key partner to Mixpanel’s Engineering, Product, and Design (EPD) organizations.
This person will own infrastructure cost, EPD opex, and headcount planning while building scalable systems to improve visibility and decision-making.
You’ll partner cross-functionally with Engineering and Product leadership, People, and Finance to ensure investments are intentional, efficient, and aligned with long-term company strategy.

Own the Product investment envelope – Manage OpEx and headcount budgets across EPD.
Drive rigorous workforce planning across technical and corporate teams – Build bottoms-up headcount models by function and level.
Model infrastructure and internal systems economics – Develop clear forecasting models for cloud hosting, AI/compute, internal tooling, SaaS applications, and enterprise systems.
Translate roadmap and corporate priorities into financial tradeoffs – Evaluate build vs. buy decisions, capitalizable vs. expensed R&D, and vendor investments across EPD.
Elevate budget vs. actuals rigor across the organization – Lead monthly BvA reviews for EPD.

8+ years of experience in FP&A or strategic finance at a high-growth technology company.
Proven to be a partner to Engineering leaders – You’ve supported technical teams and corporate functions.
Fluency in infrastructure and SaaS cost drivers – You understand cloud economics, AI/compute scaling, enterprise tooling, and how architecture and vendor decisions impact margins.
Strong workforce planning – You’ve managed complex headcount models across multiple departments.
Advanced financial modeling – You build scenario-driven models with clear assumptions and sensitivity analysis.
Strong analytical judgment and the ability to identify the few variables that matter most within large and complex datasets.
Ability to operate independently through ambiguity and bring structure to problems that do not have an established playbook.
Excellent executive communication skills, including the ability to simplify complex financial and technical topics and develop polished, executive ready deliverables.
A high say/do ratio, strong attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities, assumptions, and technology can change quickly.