Senior Director, Engineering FP&A

Overview

symplr is seeking a Senior Director, Engineering FP&A to serve as the executive finance partner for the Technology/R&D organization and to build the financial operating system for engineering investment, workforce planning, capitalization discipline, productivity, and technology cost structure.

This role will partner closely with the CTO, Engineering leadership, Product & Professional Services FP&A, Accounting, HR, Procurement, and Corporate FP&A to translate engineering strategy, roadmap commitments, capacity, and technical cost drivers into clear financial insight and action.

The right candidate is a hands-on, intellectually curious finance leader who can operate at executive altitude while going deep in workforce models, capitalization logic, cloud/tooling spend, contractor mix, location strategy, and investment trade-offs.

Duties & Responsibilities: STRATEGIC FINANCE & BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

• Serve as the primary FP&A business partner to Engineering/R&D leadership, bringing financial discipline to one of symplr’s largest investment bases.
• Translate engineering priorities, roadmap commitments, platform investments, security, technical debt, AI/platform work, and maintenance needs into financial plans and decision-ready analysis.
• Partner with Product & Professional Services FP&A on roadmap affordability, implementation implications, product commitments, and build-versus-buy economics.
• Maintain monthly CTO/Engineering financial review materials, variance narratives, investment trade-off analysis, and decision support.

PLANNING, FORECASTING & PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

• Own Engineering/R&D planning, forecasting, and performance management in alignment with Corporate FP&A standards, calendars, templates, and forecast governance.
• Build and maintain the R&D workforce model by team, location, product/platform area, initiative, employee/contractor mix, and hiring status.
• Analyze R&D spen