Director of Strategic Finance and Operations

About Tastemade

Tastemade, part of Wonder, brings together a community of people to discover mouth-watering cuisines from around the world, explore never-before-seen destinations, and elevate everyday living spaces.   

We create award-winning video content and original programming in the categories of Food, Travel, and Home & Design across all major streaming and social platforms, making it easy for our global audience of millions of monthly viewers to tune in and enjoy.  

Tastemade has been recognized with more than 65 awards, including three Emmy® Awards, three James Beard Awards, numerous Webby Awards, and has been twice recognized as one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Companies." This is where taste is made.   

Join the Tastemade team—the ultimate lifestyle video storytellers. Inspire viewers to try new recipes in their own kitchen and embark on unforgettable journeys. You’ll help make the everyday more exciting, delicious, and extraordinary. 

About The Opportunity

We are hiring a Director to help run and scale our streaming, direct-to-consumer, and audience network business across FAST channels, CTV advertising, and subscription products.

This role serves as the primary financial and analytical owner of the business, using a strong finance foundation to inform revenue operations, business intelligence, and go-to-market decisions across growth and marketing. It sits at the intersection of finance, ad tech, analytics, and commercial execution, and works closely with senior leadership on how performance is measured, understood, and acted on.

This is a hands-on leadership role with real ownership. You will translate complex platform and ad tech data into financially reliable reporting, ensure revenue is billed and collected accurately, and help guide decisions related to monetization, distribution, marketing, and growth.

You will work closely with partners across Ad Sales, Programmatic & Revenue Partnerships, Ad Tech, Finance, Accounting, Distribution, Product, Growth, Marketing, and Content.

The Impact You Will Make

Finance-Led Revenue Operations

• Own revenue operations across ad-supported streaming (FAST / CTV) and subscription businesses, with accountability for accuracy, consistency, and reliability

• Own financial models and operating forecasts that connect ad delivery, revenue recognition, margin, and cash, and use them to inform commercial and distribution decisions

• Develop a working understanding of the ad tech stack (ad servers, SSPs, measurement, reconciliation) and how data flows from delivery to billing to cash

• Translate platform, ad tech, and distributor data into finance- and accounting-ready reporting, including gross vs. net revenue, TAC, partner payouts, and recognized revenue

• Serve as the primary bridge between Ad Tech, Ad Sales, Programmatic & Revenue Partnerships, Finance, and Accounting on revenue and performance questions

Billing, Invoicing & Cash Management

• Approve ad revenue, distribution, and partner invoices

• Oversee partner reporting, reconciliation, and discrepancy resolution

• Track accounts receivable, identify risk, and follow up on late or missing payments

• Support clean and predictable month-end and quarter-end close processes

Business Intelligence & Go-to-Market Insights

• Own core KPIs and dashboards across FAST, CTV advertising, subscriptions, and audience growth

• Build financially grounded reporting that connects delivery, revenue, margin, cash, and audience outcomes

• Partner with Marketing and Growth leadership to define success metrics and evaluate brand, audience, and subscription initiatives

• Support Growth with subscription funnel analysis, unit economics, and retention insights

• Translate ambiguous marketing, audience, and platform signals into clear business implications for leadership

Distribution & Partner Operations

• Own select distributor and platform relationships from an operational and analytical standpoint

• Support negotiation and ongoing management of FAST channel carriage and distribution terms

• Monitor platform performance, marketing commitments, and monetization outcomes

• Coordinate cross-functionally to ensure strong execution across content, sales, marketing, and product

What You Bring to the Table

• 5–9 years of relevant experience

• Strong financial foundation (modeling, forecasting, revenue economics)

• Comfortable owning financial narratives, not just producing analysis

• Working knowledge of CTV advertising and/or FAST distribution

• Willingness to engage with ad tech details to support billing, reporting, and accounting

• Experience working closely with Finance and Accounting teams

• Clear communicator who can translate complexity across technical, commercial, and executive audiences

• Ambitious, curious, and motivated to take on increasing responsibility

• We are open to multiple backgrounds. The common thread is strong financial judgment, analytical rigor, and interest in applying finance to real-world business decisions. You may come from: 1) Finance, FP&A, strategy, or consulting roles with exposure to media, technology, or consumer businesses 2) Content licensing, FAST operations, or distribution roles with strong financial ownership or 3) Programmatic advertising or ad tech roles with deep commercial and analytical experience

Got These? Even Better

• MBA or equivalent business training

• Experience supporting or negotiating commercial or distribution deals

• Familiarity with subscription metrics (LTV, CAC, churn)

• Experience operating in fast-moving or ambiguous environments

If based in CA, you will be remote.

If based in NYC, our hybrid model requires 3 days a week in the office. That said, many team members choose to come in more often to take advantage of in-person collaboration and connection. You're welcome—and encouraged—to be in the office up to 5 days a week if it works for you.

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Base Salary: $210,000-$220,500 per year.

Wonder uses geographic-specific salary structures, which means the salary offered may vary depending on where the job is located. The final salary offer will take into account various factors, such as the candidate's skills, education, training, credentials, and experience.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary package including equity and 401K. Additionally, we provide multiple medical, dental, and vision plans to meet all of our employees' needs as well as many benefits and perks that are not listed.  

A Final Note

At Wonder, we build the best teams by hiring with an objective lens — evaluating people for their potential while championing diversity, equity, and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, marital status, disability, or any other protected class. As part of our commitment to fair and compliant hiring practices, Wonder participates in the federal government's E-Verify program to confirm employment eligibility. If you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.

We look forward to hearing from you! We'll contact you via email or text to schedule interviews and share information about your candidacy.