Senior Manager, Strategic Finance - Sales

About Checkr
Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Established in 2014, Checkr’s innovative technology and robust data platform help customers assess risk and ensure safety and compliance to build trusted workplaces and communities. Checkr has over 100,000 customers including DoorDash, Coinbase, Lyft, Instacart, and Airtable.

We’re a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2025 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.

About the team and role
The Financial Planning & Strategy (FP&S) team improves strategic decision-making through deep cross-functional partnership, financial and strategic analyses, and domain expertise. We proactively identify opportunities to fuel growth toward Checkr’s goals and drive the highest impact outcomes.

We are looking for a Senior Manager Strategic Finance - Sales for our highly successful and dynamic Sales business. We focus on delivering actionable insights into Sales performance, and optimizing resource allocation to accelerate growth. This person will play a pivotal role in how we scale our high-ACV Enterprise and high-velocity Mid-Market sales businesses. You’ll work closely with Sales Leadership, RevOps, and Product. This role is highly visible, including regular collaboration with our executive team.

What you’ll do

• Ownership & Business Partnership: Serve as the lead strategic finance partner to executives across Sales, Marketing, and the broader GTM organization.
• Strategy: Assess and define our existing and potential future strategic priorities. Quantitatively validate and drive influence toward the highest revenue impact and ROI initiatives.
• Insights: Proactively deliver data-driven insights and recommendations that inform go-to-market tactics, product features and experiments, and other cross-functional roadmaps. Develop frameworks for how we evaluate and track investment success, including sales efficiency and productivity. Collaborate with our Data Analytics team to build predictive and automated analytics.
• Strategic Planning: Drive a considerable portion of our long-range and annual planning processes, including the strategic plan that positions us to accomplish our goals.
• Team Management: You will have the support of 1 dotted-line Sr. Analyst.

What you bring

• 8+ years of progressive experience, including 2+ years covering sales. Foundational experience in investment banking, private equity, or management consulting preferred. Experience with consumption-based business models is a meaningful plus.
• Proven track record of driving business outcomes through data analytics and financial insights.
• Demonstrated success driving sales strategy, planning, and performance management.
• Expert-level modeling ability, translating complex business drivers into clear frameworks.
• Strong executive presence with proven ability to provide clarity and partner with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience with Salesforce, BI tools (ie. Looker), and SQL.
• Have a hustler mindset. You take a proactive approach to identifying opportunities and problems to tackle.
• Thrive in an environment where you will be asked to own an ambiguous project that you have not done before.

What you’ll get

• A fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Learning and development allowance
• Competitive cash and equity compensation and opportunity for advancement
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services
• Flexible PTO policy
• Monthly wellness stipend, home office stipend

At Checkr, we believe a hybrid work environment strengthens collaboration, drives innovation, and encourages connection. Our hub locations are Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA, and Santiago, Chile. Individuals are expected to work from the office 2 to 3 days a week. Starting January 2026, hub-based employees will be expected to work from the office 3 days per week. In-office perks are provided, such as lunch four times a week, a commuter stipend, and an abundance of snacks and beverages.

Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr
Checkr is committed to building the best product and company, which requires hiring talented and qualified individuals with a diverse set of perspectives and lived experiences. Checkr believes in hiring people of all backgrounds, including those whose histories are impacted by the justice system in accordance with local, state, and/or federal laws, including the San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance.

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