Most Loved Workplace® Certified JobDirector of R&D and Strategic Finance
Most Loved Workplace® Certified JobAbout the Role
At Tanium, a Most Loved Workplace® certified employer in the Computer Software space, Autonomous IT powered by AI and real-time endpoint intelligence for unstoppable organizations.
<p><strong>The Basics:</strong></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">We are looking for a Director, R&amp;D and Strategic Finance, to act as a key finance partner to R&amp;D leadership (Engineering, Product, and Strategy), owning budget management for these orgs while providing best-in-class financial modeling, analyses, and insights to enable data-driven decision-making and deliver against Tanium's multi-year financial plan.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">You will play a key role in shaping Tanium's growth strategies by partnering with business leaders to assess performance, understand business drivers and levers, and model scenarios to accelerate growth and achieve financial targets. Beyond day-to-day budget ownership, this role will have direct exposure to executive-level strategic decision-making, including analysis supporting product strategy, strategic partnerships, pricing strategy, and product marketing strategy.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">This is a high-impact and high-visibility role, providing the opportunity to influence decision-making at Executive Leadership levels and lead a small team supporting budgeting and project execution across R&amp;D. The ideal candidate will have prior experience partnering with Engineering, Product or GTM teams, extensive financial modeling and analysis experience, strong business acumen, attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and the ability to partner with senior leaders in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong>What you’ll do:</strong></p>
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Why This Is a Most Loved Workplace® Certified Job
Systemic Collaboration
We know our mission is critical: to empower IT and security leaders to make their organizations unstoppable and to protect the people, data, and systems behind the essential services relied on every day. This sense of purpose drives our teams to do their best work in service of our customers, partners, shareholders, and each other. We take pride in knowing that what we do matters and that our work has a real impact across industries and around the world. We also operate under the team mantra, “one team, one mission,” which ensures that every one of us is working towards the same unstoppable goal. We see that this connection clearly resonates with our team: in our annual engagement survey, 91% say they understand how their work contributes towards Tanium’s success.
Positive Vision for the Future
Our values are the foundation Tanium’s culture and are the basis upon which we hire, engage, develop, and reward our people. Here’s how we practice them: – We do the Right Thing: We put our customers first, always act ethically, and think and act like owners of Tanium. – We Win as a Team: We reject self-serving behavior and succeed through collaboration, diversity, mutual trust, and respect. – We are Unstoppable: We focus on our mission with a relentless pursuit of innovation and excellence.
Alignment of Values
Our leadership team inspires Tanium team members to achieve success by embodying our values of doing the right thing, winning as a team, and being unstoppable. We expect the same from our leaders as we do from every Tanium team member, because we all have a hand in building and maintaining our world-class culture. Dan Streetman, Tanium’s CEO, models those values from the top. Before his software career, Dan served in the U.S. military as an Army Ranger-qualified Infantry Officer and redeployed to active duty a decade ago. These shared values of integrity and mission focus made him an excellent fit to step in and lead Tanium on our mission to make the world a safer, more secure place.
Respect
Committing to making Tanium a great workplace for ALL. Here’s how we do that: - Inclusive Hiring Standardized interviewing, diverse recruiting partnerships, diversity training, the creation of our internship program to welcome future leaders from all backgrounds to Tanium, and more! - Empowering Every Team Member: Robust Diversity Equity Inclusion Belonging learning path for all team members with several trainings, including Inclusion@Tanium, a training that helps team members understand their own unconscious biases and actions that drive a culture where people of all backgrounds can thrive. - Hearing Every Voice: Listening to our employees through surveys, focus groups, Q&As at All Hands, and informal feedback channels to welcome and action on diverse points of view. - Building Our Future, Together: The Tanium Referral Program reinforces this by encouraging team members to bring in trusted, values‑aligned talent, fostering pride and ownership while also offering meaningful financial incentives that recognize their contribution to our shared success. - Recognizing What Matters: In addition to an equitable compensation and rewards program, we have a comprehensive, fully paid parental leave policy globally. -Honoring Who We Are: We prioritize celebrating the vibrant culture of our diverse team through observances like Pride, MLK Jr Day, International Women’s Day, Veterans Day, and more!
Killer Outcomes
Tanium is a great place to work – not just in accolades, but in the lived experiences of our team members every day. We believe that when people come together with purpose, humility, and collaboration, extraordinary things can happen. Our people agree – 97% of Tanium team members say they trust and respect their colleagues in our annual engagement survey.
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