Principal, Financial Planning and Analysis

The role

This person will partner with business and engineering leaders on investment decisions, resource allocation, and cloud strategy. They will lead forecasting, budgeting, and business reviews while analyzing cloud infrastructure and AWS KPIs.

What you will do

• Partner with business and engineering leaders on investment decisions, resource allocation, and cloud strategy.
• Evaluate TCO, ROI, build-versus-buy decisions, and other strategic initiatives.
• Develop financial models and business cases to support growth and long-term planning.
• Lead forecasting, budgeting, planning, and business reviews.
• Drive forecast accuracy through deep analysis of business and cloud cost drivers.
• Improve financial processes, reporting automation, and operating rhythms.
• Analyze cloud infrastructure and AWS KPIs to identify optimization opportunities.
• Drive insights on CPU, memory, GPU, storage, and capacity utilization.
• Translate technical and operational metrics into actionable financial recommendations.
• Develop dashboards and analytical frameworks to improve visibility into cloud economics.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Business, or a related quantitative field.
• 8+ years of experience in investment banking, strategic finance, FP&A, corporate development, management consulting, business operations, or related analytical roles.
• Experience driving both strategic decision-making and operational execution in a complex, fast-paced environment.
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, business planning, and quantitative analysis skills.
• Experience translating large, complex datasets into actionable business recommendations and executive-level insights.
• Proven track record of managing recurring business rhythms, operating reviews, planning cycles, forecasting processes, and performance reporting.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, financial modeling, and data analytics tools.

Nice to have

• MBA or equivalent experience
• Experience in technology, cloud computing, SaaS, AI, infrastructure, data center, platform, or digital businesses.
• Background at a leading investment bank, top-tier consulting firm, major technology company, or high-growth startup.
• Strong understanding of cloud economics, infrastructure investments, technology business models, and scaling operations.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments.
• Experience partnering with engineering, product, operations, and business leaders.

Benefits

• Annual bonus is 0-20% of the base salary
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life, AD&D insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) program
• 401K Plan with Company Match
• 18-21 days of the Paid Time Off (PTO) a year based on the tenure
• 12 Public Holidays
• Paid Parental leave
• Pre-tax commuter benefits

Before you apply

• Recruitment process includes Application Review, Job Fit Interview, and Focus Interview.
• Job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date if all openings are filled.

About the company

Coupang is an American technology company and one of the fastest-growing retail companies. It has a startup culture with the resources of a large global public company.