Senior Strategic Finance Manager - Product

Senior Strategic Finance Manager - Product LocationBarcelonaEmployment TypeFull timeLocation TypeHybridDepartmentFinanceWe power people’s progress.At Preply, we’re all about creating life-changing learning experiences. We help people discover the magic of the perfect tutor, craft a personalised learning journey, and stay motivated to keep growing. Our approach is human-led, tech-enabled - and it’s creating real impact.We’ve just reached unicorn status with a $150M Series D, accelerating our vision to transform education through human-led, AI-enhanced learning. Today, 100,000+ tutors teach 90+ languages to learners in 180 countries - and we’re only getting started. As a category-defining company, we’re shaping what the future of learning looks like at global scale.Every Preply lesson sparks change, fuels ambition, and drives progress that matters. Joining Preply means helping define the future of education at global scale, and building something that truly matters for millions of people, every day.Meet the teamThe FP&A team owns the financial truth of the business: the monthly update to the CFO and leadership, the long-range plan, and the ad hoc analyses that drive real decisions. We care about accuracy, problem-solving from first principles, clarity, and trust in numbers.The Product org is one of the most analytically complex domains in the business, sitting at the intersection of revenue, experimentation, unit economics, and strategic investment. This role leads that domain and owns the financial narrative upward to the CPO, COO, and CFO. About the roleThis is a senior ownership role. You'll be the primary Finance partner to Product: embedded in their planning rhythms, trusted by their senior leadership, and accountable for turning product decisions into financial conviction.Day to day, you'll own the financial model for core product areas, translate experimentation results into company level revenue impact, and be the thought partner product leaders lean on for prioritization and resourcing calls.Beyond that, you'll navigate real strategic ambiguity. Preply is investing in areas where the returns aren't proven yet, like non-language subjects and AI-assisted learning. Your job is to bring rigor to those bets: build the frameworks, define the metrics, and set the cadence that lets the company decide where to lean in and where to hold back. What you'll be doingDomain leadership Own Product Finance end to end and be the senior Finance voice in product planning forums.Core product finance Own the financial model and forecast for core product areas, and stress-test ROI assumptions under different investment scenarios.Product ROI measurement and experimentation Own how we measure product investment returns, translating experiment lift and cohort data into validated, annualized revenue impact.Portfolio management and planning Maintain a financial view of the full product investment portfolio and lead the Product workstream in AOP and LRP.Strategic product investments Build the financial thesis and models for high upside, high uncertainty bets like non-language subjects and AI-assisted learning, and define when to scale, hold, or pull back.Business partnership and executive reporting Be product leadership's trusted Finance partner, and own the materials that bring CPO and CFO reviews clear, action-oriented narratives.Analytical depth and AI Dig into how product changes move CAC, LTV, and retention, and use AI tools to move faster than a traditional FP&A build allows. What you need to succeed8+ years in product analytics, product finance, or a closely adjacent FP&A role.Experience at a high-growth B2C or marketplace business.Deep experience in product impact measurement: experiment analysis, lift quantification, cohort analysis, and translating product metrics into financial outcomes.Familiarity with experimentation methodologies and their limitations for financial planning purposes.Ability to build financial frameworks in ambiguous...