Global FP&A Leader - AI-Driven Financial Strategy

What You'll Do: Lead the global FP&A organization, driving enterprise planning, forecasting, and performance management. Own annual operating planning, quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning, ensuring alignment with growth, investment priorities, and profitability goals. Act as a strategic advisor to the CEO, CFO, and Executive Leadership Team, translating business priorities into actionable financial plans. Lead enterprise-wide performance reviews and provide financial insights to support operating decisions, investment prioritization, and margin expansion. Deliver executive-level financial analysis and Board-ready materials supporting internal performance management and external guidance. Lead the evolution of FP&A toward an AI-enabled operating model, embedding advanced analytics, automation, and decision-support capabilities. Own Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), including planning processes, systems, and reporting infrastructure. Drive adoption of modern planning, reporting, and analytics tools across the finance organization. Support M&A activities, including business case development, due diligence, and post-merger integration. Contribute to enterprise value creation initiatives and mid-term planning in partnership with the CFO and Corporate Development. Ensure strong financial governance, including KPI frameworks and Delegation of Authority processes. Partner with cross-functional leaders across Sales, Product, and People to align financial plans with execution. Partner with Revenue Operations to link financial planning and commercial execution, enabling aligned decisions across forecasting, deal support, and business performance. Lead and develop a global team (~40), fostering a high-performance and business-oriented finance culture. Oversee enterprise resource allocation and investment planning to support growth and efficiency. Establish performance frameworks and proactively identify risks and opportunities. Partner with leadership to evaluate strategic initiatives and improve operating leverage. Define and institutionalize FP&A operating rhythms, including forecasting and performance reviews. Partner with People teams on workforce planning and productivity initiatives. Support investor relations, including earnings preparation and financial storytelling. Who You Are: 15+ years of progressive finance leadership experience, including senior FP&A roles in a global, publicly traded environment. Proven track record leading FP&A organizations and influencing strategic and operational decisions. Strong commercial acumen with experience in complex, matrixed organizations. Deep analytical capability; able to translate data into actionable insights. Experience driving transformation, including systems, analytics, or AI-enabled finance capabilities. Demonstrated leadership and executive presence with ability to influence at Board and C-suite level. Experience in M&A and corporate development is a plus. Experience in Oracle EPM capabilities, strong hands-on use of AI tools, and expertise in data modeling. Background in AdTech / Advertising services in larger and complex, global company essential We acknowledge that many candidates may not meet every single role requirement listed above. If your experience looks a little different from our requirements but you believe that you can still bring value to the role, we’d love to see your application! Who We Are: We’re Criteo, the Commerce Intelligence Platform. Criteo helps businesses turn shopper signals into commerce outcomes while delivering more relevant experiences for shoppers. We use proprietary commerce intelligence and AI decisioning to drive relevance for shoppers and performance for businesses. At Criteo, our culture is as unique as it is diverse. From our offices across the globe or from the comfort of home, our 3,600 Criteos collaborate together to build an open, impactful, and forward-thinking environment. We foster a workplace where everyone is valued, and employment decisions are based solely on skills, qualifications, and business needs—never on non-job-related factors or legally protected characteristics. What We Offer: Ways of working – Our hybrid model blends home with in-office experiences, making space for both. Grow with us – Learning, mentorship & career development programs. Your wellbeing matters – Health benefits, wellness perks & mental health support. A team that cares – Diverse, inclusive, and globally connected. Fair pay & perks – Attractive salary, with performance-based rewards and family-friendly policies, plus the potential for equity depending on role and level. Additional benefits may vary depending on the country where you work and the nature of your employment with Criteo. For employees based in the US, certain roles at Criteo are eligible for additional rewards, including quarterly or annual bonus and restricted stock units. US-based employees receive access to healthcare, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, family forming and wellness benefits, Flexible Work financial support, learning opportunities, and a robust annual leave plan including volunteer time off and summer vacation days. The US base salary pay range for this position per year is: $300,000 - $375,000 #J-18808-Ljbffr Criteo