VP Finance North America

VP Finance North America

Department: RS-492 - COO - Commercial & Corporate Strategy

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: US - New York

Reporting To: Tom Davies

Description

Why Join DAZN?

Join DAZN and be part of a finance team at the heart of a global sports disruptor. As VP Finance, you'll drive financial performance across North America, deliver strategic insight, and work closely with senior leadership to shape the business. This is a fast-paced environment where innovation meets discipline, and where your impact will be visible in the way we grow, invest and operate. It's a role for someone who thrives on ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and building scalable finance functions in dynamic businesses.

The Role

This is a senior individual contributor and leadership role for a strategic finance executive with deep FP&A expertise, operating at the intersection of data-driven insight, executive storytelling, and enterprise-scale financial planning. Reporting to the Finance Director Markets, you will own the end-to-end financial planning cycle, serve as the primary financial business partner, and lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and commercial analysis.

A core focus of this role is supporting DAZN's business in North America a strategically significant and financially complex operation requiring deep understanding of subscription economics, broadcast and digital operations and local sports market dynamics.

You will drive P&L accountability across the portfolio and broader North American business, translate financial performance into actionable strategic recommendations, and play a central role in capital allocation decisions and growth investment analysis. This role demands both the analytical rigor expected at top-tier media and technology companies and the executive presence to influence at the most senior levels of the organization.

Salary Range: $120,000 - $180,000

This role can be based in New York. The internal job title is VP Finance North America

As part of our recruitment process, we may use automated or AI-supported tools to assist with application review and screening. These tools are used to support, not replace, human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are always made by our hiring team.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Own and lead the integrated annual planning (AOP), rolling forecast, and long-range planning (LRP) processes across North America, ensuring alignment with enterprise-wide financial targets and strategic priorities
• Serve as the strategic finance business partner to the executive leadership team, translating complex financial data into clear, executive-level narratives and decision-support frameworks
• Drive P&L ownership across multiple revenue channels, overseeing variance analysis, KPI tracking, and performance management cadence in partnership with commercial, product, and content teams
• Lead sophisticated financial modelling, scenario analysis, and investment appraisal for major strategic initiatives, rights deals, go-to-market investments, and capital allocation decisions
• Provide dedicated financial leadership for DAZN's business, including P&L management across individual properties, subscription modelling and sports rights cost analysis
• Champion finance transformation initiatives including the adoption of advanced analytics, AI-enabled forecasting tools, and process automation to drive efficiency and scalability across the finance function
• Partner with central FP&A, Accounting, and Treasury teams to ensure accuracy, compliance, and integrity across financial reporting, in alignment with IFRS and internal controls frameworks
• Develop and present board-level and executive management reporting, including quarterly business reviews (QBRs), and ad hoc strategic analyses for C-suite and investor audiences

What You'll Bring:

• 10+ years of progressive FP&A experience, including at least 3-5 years in a senior leadership role within a large-scale media, streaming, sports, or technology company
• Proven track record as a strategic business partner to C-suite and senior commercial leaders, with the ability to operate at both a macro-strategic and granular analytical level
• Deep expertise in integrated financial planning, driver-based modelling, scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, and long-range planning (LRP) methodologies
• Strong command of subscription and DTC business economics, including LTV, CAC, churn, ARPU, and cohort-level performance analysis experience in streaming or digital media is a strong advantage
• Advanced proficiency in enterprise FP&A platforms (Oracle PBCS), BI tools (Looker, Power BI), and Excel financial modelling at an expert level
• Exceptional executive communication and data storytelling skills, with the ability to distil complex analysis into clear, compelling board-level presentations and investment narratives
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required; MBA, CFA, CPA, ACA, or equivalent advanced qualification strongly preferred; a genuine passion for sport and the ambition to shape a leading global media business

Benefits

Benefits include access to DAZN, up to 15 days of paid time off and 9 days of annual leave, health benefits (including dental & eye care) and a generous sick time package as well as short and long-term disability covering, parental leave offering, personal insurances, such as basic life term and personal accident and access to a 401(k) retirement plan. You'll also find a family friendly community, learning and development resources, opportunity for flexible working, and access to our internal speaker series and events.