Senior Finance Manager, Product

Lumen Technologies is the trusted network for AI, transforming how businesses connect and scale in an AI-driven world. The Senior Finance Manager will provide strategic business partnering and advanced financial analysis for a portfolio of products, leading a team of analysts to drive clarity and accountability in financial decision-making.

Responsibilities:

• Own and drive business partnerships with product leaders to influence and provide guidance on strategic decision making and management of revenue budgets
• Own end-to-end financial planning and performance for assigned product portfolios, including revenue, margin and profitability analysis
• Lead forecasting and budgeting for the portfolio of products; identify risks, opportunities, and performance drivers
• Generate deep financial insights and communicate them concisely and effectively to key Product stakeholders and business partners
• Review, challenge, and support business cases for new products and enhancements
• Drive financial modeling for pricing strategies and competitive positioning
• Mentor and develop finance team members, coordinating key deliverables and processes and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and excellence

Requirements:

• Proven ability to take high level direction and produce results which show thought leadership and drive value creation for the business with limited supervision
• A strong communicator with a business partnering background and a proven track record at building relationships with stakeholders
• Thrives on continuous improvement - simplifying and automating processes and data using technology, while taking a hands-on approach to getting into the details
• Self-motivated; manages and prioritizes multiple deadlines and deliverables
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, and executive communication skills
• Attention to detail – spots underlying trends and inconsistencies in financial data and analysis
• Skilled in advanced Microsoft Excel functionality (experience with Power Query or Power BI a significant advantage)
• Strong business partnering, influencing and relationship building skills; within the Technology sector a significant advantage
• Strong Commercial or Business Finance background supporting product-driven, or telecom organizations
• Ability to communicate and drive insights and narrative through a data-driven and analytical approach