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Senior Manager, Finance and Strategy - R&D

Samsara · Remote - SF Bay Area

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
66 days
Samsara's roles stay open a median of 66 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
4% of Samsara's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Samsara
high
206 stale, 7 reposted of 260 open
Hiring momentum
433 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-08

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Samsara's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Samsara.

About this role

The Senior Manager, Finance and Strategy at Samsara will partner with the R&D organization to drive financial planning and analysis, support corporate financial goals, and lead the FP&A processes. This role involves collaborating with C-level leaders on budget decisions, managing a high-performing team, and utilizing AI tools to enhance financial reporting and analysis. The position can be performed remotely or in-office in San Francisco.

Our read on this posting2.4out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Samsara as an employer.

What you need

  • 8+ years of experience in Corporate Finance, financial planning and analysis, or strategic finance
  • 2+ years of people management and development experience
  • Strong financial modeling and analysis capabilities
  • Ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally
  • Strong communication and presentation skills; comfortable presenting to senior management
  • Experience with AI tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.)

Nice to have

  • Experience at a high-growth tech company
  • Prior partnership with technical leaders
  • Ability to lead teams and drive longer-term initiatives while balancing delivering results
  • Willingness and ability to build new financial processes and mechanisms
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-growing environment with high degrees of ambiguity

What you get

  • Annual base salary range of $118,720 — $212,000 USD
  • Eligible for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance
  • Above-market total compensation through a combination of base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity
  • Flexible, employee-led remote model
  • Professional development stipend
  • Comprehensive health and parental leave plans

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of the tech stack used in the role
  • The role involves significant collaboration with C-level leaders, which may require strong interpersonal skills
  • The position is described as high-impact but also in a fast-growing environment with potential ambiguity

Summarised from Samsara's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Samsara on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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