Director, Finance Business Partner – Sales & Marketing (Americas)

We are seeking a results-oriented finance leader to serve as a trusted and strategic partner to the Americas Sales and Marketing leadership teams for the consumer division. In this highly visible individual contributor role, you will translate regional go-to-market strategies into actionable financial plans that drive profitable growth across the Americas.

This role requires strong commercial judgment, analytical rigor, and the ability to influence outcomes through collaboration rather than authority. The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, operates with a high degree of autonomy, and partners effectively across Finance, Sales, Marketing, and Operations to deliver measurable business impact.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Finance Partnership

• Serve as the primary finance partner for Americas Sales and Marketing leaders, providing insight, challenge, and decision support.
• Advise on headcount planning, territory design, channel strategy, and marketing investment allocation, balancing growth objectives with financial discipline.
• Support execution of global GTM strategies within the Americas, adapting financial frameworks to regional market dynamics.
• Influence senior stakeholders through fact-based analysis, scenario modeling, and clear financial narratives.

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Own annual planning, quarterly forecasting, and long-range outlooks for regional Sales and Marketing functions covering revenue and sales & marketing opex.
• Ensure alignment between sales incentives, marketing investments, and regional revenue and margin targets.
• Develop and maintain analytical models and decision frameworks to support pricing, promotions, demand programs, and their impact on P&Ls.
• Evaluate Financial ROI of marketing campaigns and sales initiatives, translating insights into actionable recommendations.
• Partner closely with Sales Operations to design, review, and validate incentive plans that drive desired behaviors while maintaining budget integrity.
• Partner closely with accounting in month-end and quarter close activities including variance analysis versus budgets and forecasts for the regions.

Operational Excellence & Business Insights

• Deliver monthly and quarterly business reviews that go beyond reporting to explain underlying drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop Customer level P&Ls and analytics to understand business growth drivers, drive margin improvement and support new customer deals evaluation.
• Drive continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy, reporting quality, and financial transparency across the regions.
• Improve controllership and management of marketing development funds and investment dollars across the region.
• Champion process simplification, automation, and standardization in partnership with FP&A, IT, and Operations.
• Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and ad hoc analyses to support time-sensitive executive decisions.

REQUIRED:

• 8–12+ years of progressive finance experience in a publicly held company, with demonstrated success in FP&A or commercial finance roles
• Experience partnering with Sales, Marketing, GTM, or Revenue organizations, preferably in technology, consumer electronics, or semiconductor environments
• Strong expertise in financial planning, forecasting, variance analysis, and ROI evaluation
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders without direct authority through data-driven insights and sound judgment
• Demonstrated success driving process improvements and operating rigor across cross-functional teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present clearly to executive audiences
• Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-paced environments

PREFERRED:

• MBA, CPA, or CFA
• Experience with enterprise financial systems and planning tools (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Anaplan)
• Familiarity with BI tools, data visualization, or advanced analytics to support commercial decision-making
• Experience supporting regional sales and marketing teams in consumer businesses

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Sandisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@sandisk.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 06/17/2026 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York.  This range may be modified in the future.
• You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance.  Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Sandisk's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.