Manager, Product Finance & Strategy - Product Merchandising

Responsibilities Support investment decisions and roadmap prioritization related to new content types, including games, live, podcasts, and other emerging formats. Distill large volumes of market, platform, and consumer behavior information (quantitative and qualitative) into key insights, tradeoffs, and options to guide product strategy and inform decisions. Partner closely with product managers throughout the product development lifecycle to ensure decisions incorporate relevant business context. Conduct competitive and market research, including external benchmarking, to inform strategy for new content formats and surface areas for product innovation and improvement. Partner with product and data science teams to define and evolve success metrics for new content types, where standard measurement frameworks often don’t yet exist. Develop robust financial and operational models to understand the business impact of new initiatives. Synthesize complex analyses into clear narratives (executive presentations, memos, and decision frameworks) for cross‑functional partners and senior management to facilitate decision‑making and disseminate information. Qualifications 8+ years of experience in highly strategic and product‑facing roles. Experience working directly with product managers or embedded in product teams; able to translate roadmap priorities into financial frameworks and earn credibility in PM‑led conversations. Strong financial acumen and comfort building models from scratch for novel business cases where prior benchmarks don’t exist. Strong proficiency with Excel / Google Sheets, Google Slides, Tableau, SQL, and emerging AI tools (e.g., Claude). Familiarity with streaming, media, or consumer entertainment — understanding of how emerging content types (short‑form video, live events, interactive formats) differ in their unit economics and growth dynamics. Collaborative team member with strong interpersonal skills and an ability to drive complex cross‑functional outcomes. Ability to work independently; must thrive in a fast‑paced, always‑changing environment. Excellent verbal and written communication skills; skilled in writing memos and preparing and delivering effective presentations to executive audiences. Highly intellectually curious, has the courage to challenge the status quo, and exhibits the highest personal and professional standards of integrity and ethics. Benefits & Compensation Annual salary range: $230,000 to $370,000. No bonuses; compensation flexibility between salary and stock options. Health Plans, Mental Health support, 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family‑forming benefits, Life and Serious Injury Benefits. Paid leave of absence programs; full‑time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off; full‑time salaried employees immediately entitled to flexible time off. Equal‑Opportunity Employer We are an equal‑opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service. #J-18808-Ljbffr Netflix, Inc.