Product Finance & Strategy Manager

<h4><strong>#Team</strong><strong>Nextdoor</strong></h4> <p>Nextdoor (NYSE: NXDR) is the essential neighborhood network. Neighbors, public agencies, and businesses use Nextdoor to connect around local information that matters in more than 340,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries. Nextdoor builds innovative technology to foster local community, share important news, and create neighborhood connections at scale. Download the app and join the neighborhood at <a href="http://nextdoor.com/"><strong>nextdoor.com</strong></a>. </p> <p><strong>Meet Your Future </strong><strong>Neighbors</strong></p> <p>At Nextdoor, we offer a warm and inclusive work environment that embraces a hybrid employment model, blending an in office presence and work from home experience for our valued employees. The hiring team will go over these expectations with you if you are being considered for a role near one of our offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, New York, and London.</p> <h4><strong>The</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Impact</strong><strong> You’ll Make</strong></h4> <p>The Product Finance Strategy team plays a critical role in driving Nextdoor’s growth. We partner across the business to develop frameworks and strategies, allocate resources efficiently, and build long-range forecasts.</p> <p>We’re hiring a Product Finance Strategy Manager to help guide strategic decision-making across our product portfolio. You’ll collaborate with Product, Data Science, Engineering, User Research, and Design to identify key trends and inform how we scale our platform.</p> <p>This is a high-impact role where you'll be applying rigorous analytics to inform strategy.</p> <p><strong>Your responsibilities will include: </strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Product investments: </strong>Support strategic initiatives and new product launches by conducting opportunity sizing, developing business case, and evaluating impact on Nextdoor product portfolio</li> <li><strong>Insight discovery</strong>: Analyze data to assess ecosystem health, identify risks and opportunities, and deliver actionable recommendations to senior leadership</li> <li><strong>Forecasting</strong>: Lead quarterly outlook process for forecasting user growth and neighbor engagement</li> <li><strong>Performance management:</strong> Establish and manage key metrics underpinning product performance; monitor, analyze, and report on these metrics to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence</li> <li><strong>Investor Relations:</strong> Develop executive and Board-facing materials, contributing to earnings narratives and strategic updates</li> <li>Participate in in-person Nextdoor events such as trainings, off-sites, volunteer days, and team building exercises</li> <li>Build in-person relationships with team members and contribute to Nextdoor’s company culture</li> </ul> <h4><strong>What You’ll Bring To The Team</strong></h4> <ul> <li><strong>Experience:</strong> 4-10 years in analytical or strategic roles (e.g., BizOps, Strategy, Consulting, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Investment Banking, Data Science)</li> <li><strong>Analytical Rigor:</strong> Proficiency with large datasets and tools such as Databricks and Looker. Ability to conduct deep-dive analyses and derive strategic insights</li> <li><strong>Modeling skills:</strong> Experience building financial models (product PLs, operating forecasts)</li> <li><strong>Communication:</strong> Exceptional storytelling and presentation skills, ability to distill technical concepts and ambiguous trends into actionable insights for diverse stakeholders across functional areas and levels of seniority</li> <li><strong>Mindset:</strong> A bias towards action, strong work ethic, with superb product and business sense</li> <li>Eagerness to explore and apply AI and emerging technologies to reimagine how work gets done</li> </ul> <h4><strong>Rewards</strong></h4> <p>Compensation, benefits, perks, and recognition programs at Nextdoor come toget ... (truncated, view full listing at source)