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Hearst Newspapers · 3 months ago

Director, Finance & Operations

300 West 57th Street, New York, NY, 10019, US

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$195K/yr - $207K/yr

8+ years exp

Hearst Newspapers is a leading media organization, and they are seeking a Director of Finance & Operations. The role involves leading financial planning and analysis, managing vendor contracts, and providing strategic financial insights to support investment decisions and operational optimization.

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Responsibilities

Lead financial planning & analysis (FP&A) including budgeting, forecasting, CapEx/OpEx, and product-level P&Ls

Manage vendor contracts, billing, and third-party data/technology costs, ensuring rationalization, efficiency, and ROI

Lead cloud and compute cost forecasting and management, working with technology teams to optimize infrastructure spend

Oversee and mature financial processes and systems that support budgeting, forecasting, vendor management, and reporting (e.g., AWS/Azure/GCP cost management tools, enterprise FP&A platforms)

Support investment decisions, build/buy analyses with financial modeling and scenario planning

Ensure processes and reporting align with corporate finance requirements for governance, compliance, and audit readiness

Partner with product and analytics leaders to translate usage and performance metrics into financial impact and ROI

Work with Product leadership and Hearst divisional stakeholders to define and measure our team's financial impact (cost savings, revenue enablement) via products in-flight

Run product prioritization meetings with team leadership to align on goals, evaluate trade-offs, and ensure resources are focused on the highest-impact initiatives

Provide executive-level presentations, delivering clear insights into performance, forecasts, and strategic investments

Deliver ad hoc financial and strategic analyses in support of the CDO and executive team, including scenario modeling and investment evaluation

Analyze market landscape and market trends, and identify opportunities and recommend how CDT products should evolve

Work with Hearst division stakeholders to model enterprise-wide opportunities and scenarios