Strategic Finance Associate
Dropbox
PLEASE READ: Zones are based on your zip code. If you’re within 100 miles of a listed metro area (straight-line radius), you’re included in that Zone. For this role, we are hiring in Zones 2 and 3. Check your Zone here before applying.
Role Description
As a Strategic Finance professional supporting the Dropbox organization, you will help shape the company’s financial strategy and guide critical business decisions.
Your work will span planning and forecasting, evaluating major strategic choices, building financial models, driving pricing and packaging analysis, and supporting new product and revenue initiatives from early concept through scalable operation.
You will gain significant senior leadership exposure, working in real time on Dropbox’s highest-priority business issues and partnering with teams across Product, Finance, Business Development, Corporate Development, and other cross-functional groups.
Dropbox’s Strategic Finance team is composed of professionals from top-tier investment banking and consulting backgrounds, and is responsible for the data-driven insights and strategic recommendations that guide the company’s direction.
Example Projects:
You may build bottoms-up financial models for specific business segments to support investment decisions and scenario planning; develop business cases and pricing recommendations for new product launches or evaluate changes to pricing and packaging for existing products; support Business Development in structuring and negotiating partnerships with companies such as Adobe, Zoom, and Slack; partner with Corporate Development to analyze adjacent markets, identify acquisition targets, and evaluate potential synergies; and help establish finance processes, reporting, and forecasting capabilities for new products and revenue streams as they scale from 0 to 1.
Responsibilities
- Build driver-based, bottoms-up financial models to support scenario planning and strategic decision-making
- Evaluate the financial impact of strategic decisions across the company and translate insights into actionable recommendations
- Lead analytical workstreams for strategic initiatives related to revenue growth, product expansion, or operational efficiency
- Synthesize complex information and present clear, compelling insights to senior leadership, including C-suite executives
- Support M&A execution activities, including product and growth strategy assessment, synergy analysis, and integration planning
- Partner cross-functionally with FP&A and other Finance teams to support Outlook and Budget processes for relevant products and revenue streams
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in investment banking, equity research, private equity, venture capital, consulting, or strategic finance/bizops
- Strong financial modeling skills, with the ability to build detailed models from scratch
- Strong analytical and technical skills
- Ability to distill complex problems into structured frameworks and actionable insights
- Proactive and comfortable working independently in a virtual-first environment
- Degree in Economics, Finance, or a quantitative field is preferred
- Experience conducting data analysis for a technology company and proficiency in SQL (SQL required)
- Experience in SaaS/subscription-based businesses is a plus
Preferred Qualifications
- SaaS/subscription modeling experience
- Advanced SQL experience
- Experience supporting pricing strategy, market analysis, or business case development
- Familiarity with financial systems and analytics tools
Compensation
US Zone 1
This role is not available in Zone 1
The range(s) listed above is the expected annual salary/OTE (On-Target Earnings) for this role, subject to change.
Please note, OTE are for sales roles only.
Salary/OTE is just one component of Dropbox’s total rewards package. All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
Dropbox takes a number of factors into account when determining individual starting pay, including job and level they are hired into, location/metropolitan area, skillset, and peer compensation. We target most new hire offers between the minimum up to the middle of the range.
Dropbox uses the zip code of an employee’s remote work location to determine which metropolitan pay range we use. Current US Zone locations are as follows:
• US Zone 1: San Francisco metro, New York City metro, or Seattle metro
• US Zone 2: California (outside SF metro), Colorado, Connecticut (outside NYC metro), Delaware, Illinois (Chicago metro), Indiana (Chicago metro), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (Chicago metro), New Hampshire, New Jersey (outside NYC metro), New York (outside NYC metro), Oregon, Pennsylvania (D.C. metro), Pennsylvania (outside NYC or DC metro), Texas (Austin metro) Virginia (DC metro), Washington (outside Seattle metro), Washington DC metro, West Virginia (DC metro), Wisconsin (Chicago metro)
• US Zone 3: All other US locations
Company Description
Dropbox isn’t just a workplace—it’s a living lab for more enlightened ways of working. We're a global community of bold visionaries and resourceful doers who are shaping the future of Dropbox—and with it the future of work. Our Virtual First model combines the autonomy of a distributed workplace with the power of human connection, making space for both meaningful work and meaningful relationships. With our start-up mindset and enterprise-level opportunities, you can be who you are and grow into who you’re meant to be. Here, you can own your impact to make work more intuitive, joyful, and human—for you as a Dropboxer and for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. If you're ready to push boundaries—and yourself— Dropbox is ready for you.
Team Description
The Dropbox Finance Team creates the financial infrastructure that powers our growth and scales our business. We combine analytical precision with bold thinking to build sustainable value for our company and stakeholders. More than traditional accountants, auditors, and finance managers, we're strategic partners who craft the financial architecture that enables innovation. Working closely with internal teams and external partners, we continuously look for ways to drive business impact while maintaining trust, accuracy, and rigor in everything we do. If you're ready to own your impact on Dropbox’s financial future, join our Finance team. Accounting, Sales Finance, Procurement, Audit, Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, and Revenue Operations.
Benefits
Dropbox is committed to investing in the holistic health and wellbeing of all Dropboxers and their families. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) plan with a generous company match and immediate vesting
- Flexible PTO/Paid Time Off, paid holidays, Volunteer Time Off, and more, allowing you time to unplug, unwind, and refresh
- Income Protection Plans: Life and disability insurance
- Business Travel Protection: Travel medical and accident insurance
- Perks Allowance to be used on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness, learning and development, food and groceries, and much more
- Parental benefits including: Parental Leave, Child and Adult Care, Day Care FSA, Fertility Benefits, Adoption and Surrogacy Support, and Lactation Support
- Access to over 10,000 global co-working spaces through Gable.to, making it easy to book flexible workspaces for collaboration or individual work
- Quarterly Cell phone and internet allowance
- Mental health and wellness benefits
- Disability and neurodivergence support benefits
Additional benefit details are available upon request.
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