Manager, Product Finance & Strategy - Product Merchandising

Support investment decisions and roadmap prioritization related to new content types, including games, live, podcasts, and other emerging formats Distill large volumes of market, platform, and consumer behavior information (quantitative and qualitative) into key insights, tradeoffs, and options to guide product strategy and inform decisions Partner closely with product managers throughout the product development lifecycle to ensure decisions incorporate relevant business context Conduct competitive and market research, including external benchmarking, to inform strategy for new content formats and surface areas for product innovation and improvement Partner with product and data science teams to define and evolve success metrics for new content types, where standard measurement frameworks often don't yet exist Develop robust financial and operational models to understand the business impact of new initiatives Synthesize complex analyses into clear narratives (executive presentations, memos, and decision frameworks) for cross-functional partners and senior management to facilitate decision-making and disseminate information 8+ years of experience in highly strategic and product-facing roles Experience working directly with product managers or embedded in product teams; able to translate roadmap priorities into financial frameworks and earn credibility in PM-led conversations Strong financial acumen and comfort building models from scratch for novel business cases where prior benchmarks don't exist Strong proficiency with Excel / Google Sheets, Google Slides, Tableau, SQL, and emerging AI tools (e.g., Claude) Familiarity with streaming, media, or consumer entertainment — understanding of how emerging content types (short-form video, live events, interactive formats) differ in their unit economics and growth dynamics Collaborative team member with strong interpersonal skills and an ability to drive complex cross-functional outcomes Ability to work independently; must thrive in a fast-paced, always-changing environment Excellent verbal and written communication skills; skilled in writing memos and preparing and delivering effective presentations to executive audiences Highly intellectually curious, has the courage to challenge the status quo, and exhibits the highest personal and professional standards of integrity and ethics