F&S Growth Associate (San Francisco, CA)

#TeamNextdoor

Nextdoor is where you connect to the neighborhoods that matter to you so you can belong. Our purpose is to cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighborhood they can rely on.

Neighbors around the world turn to Nextdoor daily to receive trusted information, give and get help, get things done, and build real-world connections with those nearby — neighbors, businesses, and public services. Today, neighbors rely on Nextdoor in more than 300,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries.

Meet Your Future Neighbors

Nextdoor’s Finance & Strategy team is responsible for enabling and improving strategic and financial decision-making across Nextdoor. We maintain the company’s operating models, analyze product roadmaps and capital allocation decisions, interface with investors, and engage in strategic decisions (e.g., product go-to-market plans and pricing). We provide timely and clear data and recommendations. Business partners appreciate our insight and trust us to help them solve difficult problems and investors look to us to educate them on Nextdoor’s business, strategy, and outlook. 

The Impact You’ll Make

As a key contributor on the Nextdoor Finance & Strategy team focused on Product Growth & Engagement, you will be a driver of strategy and planning to grow Nextdoor’s neighbor base globally. You have a bias towards action, and are constantly looking for ways to help our growth reach the next level. You will interrogate the data and tease out the story to guide product strategy. You will partner closely with product leaders to drive successful outcomes for our consumer product and leverage your financial background to support and influence key strategic and product decisions.

This is a high-impact role. You will be a self-starter, an independent thinker, deeply analytical, and detail-oriented, capable of working in a structured manner and thrive in ambiguity. You will work cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Data Science, Revenue, and Accounting, developing a deep understanding of Nextdoor’s business and translating this knowledge into strategic recommendations for the organization. 

This position will be based in San Francisco and will report to the Finance & Strategy Lead for Global Neighbor Growth & Engagement.

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Partner closely with product leaders to drive successful outcomes for our consumer product
• Own the user growth forecast across geographies, channels and initiatives
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Marketing, Growth) to review investment opportunities and drive growth experiments with the highest ROI
• Develop and own critical financial and operational metrics dashboards and reports using data systems and visualization tools, and leverage this data to surface key insights at all levels of the company (business partner, executive, board)

What You’ll Bring To The Team

• 2 - 5 years of relevant experience in analytical/strategic roles (e.g. investment banking, consulting, business operations, or analytics at a fast-paced technology company)
• A highly analytical and inquisitive work style with keen attention to detail, complemented by the ability to see beyond the numbers and drive meaningful business decisions
• Experience with SQL and Looker (or similar data visualization tool). Able to manipulate large data sets, uncover hidden insights in our data 
• Proficiency in Excel. Able to build models to size opportunities and build business cases for pursuing new initiatives
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• A strong passion for Nextdoor's mission

Rewards

Compensation, benefits, perks, and recognition programs at Nextdoor come together to create one overall rewards package.

The starting salary for this role is expected to range from $87,000 to $125,000 on an annualized basis, or potentially greater in the event that your 'level' of proficiency exceeds the level expected for the role. Compensation may also vary by geography.

We also expect to award a meaningful equity grant for this role. With equal quarterly vesting, your first vest date would be within the first 3 months of your start date.

Overall, total compensation will vary depending on your relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

We have you covered! Nextdoor employees can choose between a variety of great health plans. We cover 100% of your personal monthly premium for health, dental, and vision – and provide a OneMedical membership for concierge care.

At Nextdoor, we empower our employees to build stronger local communities. To create a platform where all feel welcome, we want our workforce to reflect the diversity of the neighbors we seek to serve. We encourage everyone interested in our purpose to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, or any other trait that unfairly targets a group of people. In accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we always consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.