Strategic Finance Associate

Strategic Finance Associate at Dropbox

Company Overview

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.

The Finance Team at Dropbox

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. Our functions include Accounting, Sales Finance, Procurement, Audit, Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, and Revenue Operations.

About the Strategic Finance Associate Role

As a Strategic Finance Associate 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.

Key Responsibilities & Projects

• 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.
• Help establish finance processes, reporting, and forecasting capabilities for new products and revenue streams as they scale from 0 to 1.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• 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.

What You'll Bring:

• 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 Skills & Experience:

• 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 & Benefits

The salary range for US Zone 2 is $130,500—$176,500 USD, and for US Zone 3 is $115,900—$156,900 USD, subject to change. Dropbox offers a comprehensive total rewards package including a corporate bonus program, Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and a wide array of benefits such as competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan with company match, flexible PTO, parental benefits, a perks allowance, and access to global co-working spaces. Dropbox operates on a Virtual First model, supporting employees in designated US Zones. Detailed benefit information is available upon request.

Key skills/competency

• Financial Modeling
• Strategic Planning
• Business Analysis
• SQL
• M&A Support
• Pricing Strategy
• Forecasting
• Data Analysis
• Executive Presentation
• SaaS Business Acumen