The opportunity
Unity (NYSE: U) is seeking a Senior Director, FP&A to support strategic financial planning and analysis and drive insights that will shape our business decision for our expanding advertising business unit. Reporting to the VP of Finance, you will be responsible for overseeing the financial planning and analysis function, focus on long-range planning, the annual operating plan, quarterly forecasts, and monthly financial close processes. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in advertising metrics such as ad load, fill rates, user growth, and platform mix.

What you'll be doing

• Serve as the senior finance business partner to the GM/VP of Ads and executive leadership.

• Lead long-range planning, annual operating planning, quarterly forecasts, and monthly close processes for the Ads BU.

• Translate monetization strategy, product roadmaps, and go-to-market initiatives into financial impact models.

• Provide scenario modeling around pricing, ad load, fill rates, demand, CPM trends, user growth, and platform mix.

• Drive KPI reporting across key Ads metrics: revenue, ARPDAU, impressions, CPMs, fill rate, LTV/CAC, and yield optimization.

• Partner with Product, Sales, Data Science, and Revenue Operations to analyze performance drivers and optimize monetization strategies.

• Ensure alignment with public company reporting requirements and revenue recognition standards.

• Deliver executive-level narratives explaining financial results and outlook.

• Lead and develop a high-performing FP&A team supporting Ads.

• Establish scalable forecasting, automation, and data processes.

• Drive continuous improvement across systems, modeling sophistication, and cross-functional collaboration.

• Mentor and grow finance talent within the organization.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field

• Minimum fifteen (15) years of experience in financial planning and analysis, with at least five (5) years in a leadership role within the advertising or digital media sector.

• Deep understanding of advertising metrics such as ad load, fill rates, user growth, and platform mix.

• Proven experience in developing financial models and forecasts that drive strategic decision-making.

• Strong analytical skills with a results-oriented approach to problem-solving.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.

• Proficient in financial software and tools, with advanced Excel and data analysis capabilities.

Additional information

• Relocation support is not available for this position

• Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position

Benefits
At Unity, we want our team members to thrive. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support well-being and work-life balance.

Please note: Benefits eligibility, specific offerings, and coverage vary based on the country and employment status.

While specific benefits vary, here are some of the ways we strive to take care of our eligible team members globally: Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance | Commute subsidy | Employee stock ownership | Competitive retirement/pension plans | Generous vacation and personal days | Support for new parents through leave and family-care programs | Office food snacks | Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support | Employee Resource Groups | Global Employee Assistance Program | Training and development programs | Volunteering and donation matching program

Life at Unity
Unity NYSE: U is the world’s leading game engine, powering play for more than 3 billion consumers each month. The top mobile games in the world, the most played PC indie titles, the most innovative console games, and virtually all of the top XR and Web Games are developed, deployed, and grown in Unity. Unity also enables teams across industries like automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare to design, simulate, and collaborate in 3D — closing the gap between ideas and reality. For more information, please visit www.unity.com.

Unity is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment and celebrate our employees across age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our differences are strengths that enable us to support the growing and evolving needs of our customers, partners, and collaborators. If you have a disability that means there are preparations or accommodations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please fill out this form to let us know.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English.

Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this Web site or directly to managers. Unity does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Unity will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Unity.

Your privacy is important to us. Please take a moment to review our Prospect Privacy Policy and Applicant Privacy Policy. Should you have any concerns about your privacy, please contact us at DPO@unity.com.

#DIR

**Note: Certain locations require a good faith disclosure of the base salary range for the role. The actual salary for the successful candidate may differ based on location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Gross pay salary**$248,600—$310,700 USD**