Finance Systems Technical Lead at Liftoff

Redwood City, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

13 Mar, 26

Salary

140000.0

Posted On

13 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Financial Systems, Technical Expertise, Data Analysis, Reporting, System Implementations, NetSuite, Pigment, SQL, Cloud Data Warehouses, Python, ETL, Data Engineering, Automation, API Integrations, Compliance, Mentoring

Industry

Advertising Services

Description

Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy. Our end-to-end technology stack helps app marketers acquire and retain high-value users, while enabling publishers to maximize revenue across programmatic and direct demand. Liftoff’s solutions, including Accelerate, Direct, Monetize, Intelligence, and Vungle Exchange, support over 6,600 mobile businesses across 74 countries in sectors such as gaming, social, finance, ecommerce, and entertainment. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, CA, Liftoff has a diverse, global presence. We’re seeking a Finance Systems Technical Lead to drive the design, delivery, and optimization of financial and business systems across the organization. This role blends technical expertise, financial systems knowledge, and leadership to ensure scalable, compliant, and automated processes that support our growth. If you’re passionate about building world-class financial systems, delivering technical solutions, and partnering with Finance teams to transform processes, we want to hear from you! Key Responsibilities: Design and deliver scalable solutions for Finance teams to automate data analysis, reporting, and core business processes. Lead the technical delivery of system implementations, upgrades, and enhancements, ensuring on-time and high-quality outcomes. Provides day-to-day administration and maintenance of critical business systems including but not limited to NetSuite, Pigment, Tipalti, Performio, Floqast, and etc. Works hands-on in systems to triage and resolve production support issues and implement new releases and enhancement requests including workflow configuration, scripts, and new features. Provide technical design estimates, solution options, tradeoffs, and documentation to support project prioritization and pipeline planning. Evaluate and recommend technologies and tools to solve business problems and drive continuous improvement. Partner with Accounting, Finance, Tax, and other teams to support financial reporting, analytics, and compliance requirements. Understand business requirements to design scalable system solutions and documentation to drive enterprise growth. Ensure governance, compliance, and security standards across financial systems and integrations. Mentor team members and foster a culture of operational excellence and collaboration. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Information Systems, or equivalent 3 years of experience managing technical resources 5 plus years of experience implementing and administering financial systems such as ERP (Netsuite, Oracle, SAP), EPM (Pigment, Oracle, Anaplan), Bill.com, and HRIS (UKG, Workday). Deep functional knowledge of core finance processes (GL, AP, AR, FP&A, consolidations, revenue recognition, SOX controls). Demonstrated ability to partner with Accounting/FP&A teams to translate financial requirements into technical solutions and data products. Advanced SQL proficiency for data extraction, transformation, and performance tuning across large data sets. Working expertise with cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks) and dimensional / star-schema modeling. Python (or equivalent) scripting for data engineering, automation, and API integrations. Proven experience designing and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines using modern orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Prefect, dbt). If you’re passionate about leading data excellence, transforming processes, and aligning technology with business goals, we want to hear from you! Working at Liftoff is fast-paced, fun, and challenging, and we thrive on innovation. Come join the rocket ship and help shape the future of the mobile app ecosystem with us! Location: This role is eligible for full-time remote work in one of our entities in the following Pacific Standard Time Zone: CA, NV, OR, and WA; however, there may be travel to the Redwood City Hub in California. Travel Expectations: We offer several opportunities for in-person team gatherings, including but not limited to project meetings, regional meetups, and company-wide events. We expect our employees to attend these gatherings at least once per quarter. These gatherings provide essential opportunities for collaboration, communication, and team building. Compensation: Liftoff offers all employees a full compensation package that includes equity and health/vision/dental benefits associated with your country of residence. Base compensation will vary based on the candidate's location and experience. The following are our base salary ranges for this role and this role does have a bonus plan. SF Bay Area, NYC, Los Angeles/Orange County, Seattle: $120,000 - $140,000 All other CA cities, Portland, All other WA cities, Denver, Austin, Boston: $110,000 -$129,000 All other cities and towns in our approved states: $103,000 - $120,000 #LI-VM1 #LI-Remote We use Covey as part of our hiring and / or promotional process for jobs in NYC and certain features may qualify it as an AEDT. As part of the evaluation process we provide Covey with job requirements and candidate submitted applications. We began using Covey Scout for Inbound on January 22, 2024. Please see the independent bias audit report covering our use of Covey here. Liftoff offers a fast-paced, collaborative, and innovative work environment where employees are empowered to grow and make an impact. We’re shaping the future of the mobile app ecosystem—join us and help accelerate what’s next. Liftoff’s compensation strategy includes competitive salaries, equity, and benefits designed to support employee well-being and performance. We benchmark compensation based on role, level, and location to ensure fairness and market alignment. Benefits may include medical coverage, wellness stipends, and additional perks based on your country of residence. Liftoff is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Agency and Third Party Recruiter Notice: Liftoff does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or Recruiting Team. All candidates must be submitted via our Applicant Tracking System by approved Liftoff vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Recruiting Team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Liftoff Recruiting Team and such a candidate was submitted to the Liftoff Recruiting Team via our Applicant Tracking System.

Responsibilities

The Finance Systems Technical Lead will design and deliver scalable solutions for Finance teams, focusing on automation and optimization of financial processes. They will also lead system implementations and provide day-to-day administration of critical business systems.