Director of Financial Operations
Professional Services
Posted on 6/14/2023
INACTIVE
Appian

1,001-5,000 employees

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Company Overview
Appian's mission is to become the unified platform for change. The company accelerates customers' businesses by discovering, designing, and automating their most important processes.
AI & Machine Learning
Data & Analytics
Fintech
Government & Public Sector

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$47.5M

Founded

1999

Headquarters

Tysons, Virginia

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

26%
Locations
McLean, VA, USA
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
Agile
Sales
Communications
Tableau
SCRUM
Data Analysis
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Requirements
  • Ensure Appian's Customer Success team has the tools, processes and communication channels necessary to optimize operations
  • Own all aspects of Customer Success Financial Operations including managing P/L through thorough and accurate analysis of bookings, revenue and utilization
  • Manage, coach and mentor a global team of Customer Success Operations professionals
  • Operate as a servant leader, actively seeking insights at all levels of the organization (Finance, Sales, Customer Success VPs, and Consultants) to identify opportunities for operational improvement
  • Accelerate and improve organization-wide change in close collaboration with the Chief Customer Officer
  • Serve as an operational expert and advisor to the Chief Customer Officer, C-suite and, as appropriate, Appian's Board of Directors
  • Collaborate with HR and Recruiting groups to understand external talent markets, related labor costs, and internal compensation models
  • Own the process of onboarding and managing external Appian business partners conducting Customer Success activities on Appian's behalf
  • 10+ years professional experience in business modeling, financial planning and analysis (FP&A) at a global scale
  • 5+ years experience in an operational leadership role within a management consulting, technical delivery, or customer success organizations
  • Experience as a people manager, building and managing teams of successful operational professionals
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate with and influence C-level executives through verbal presentations and accurate, compelling data analysis
  • Proven ability to manage successful P&L for scaled consulting or customer success organizations
  • Impeccable attention to detail
  • Unwavering commitment to disciplined, consistent operational tools, process and execution
  • Experience with public companies, Federal contracting, and/or SaaS/PaaS/IaaS product companies are preferred
  • Expected technical proficiencies include but are not limited to Agile/Scrum project management practices, mastery of business intelligence tools like Tableau, and expert Excel / Google Sheets abilities