Project Associate, Finance PMO

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time. Our star-studded Finance PMO (Project Management Office) team is looking to grow its ensemble with a superstar Project Associate. In this dynamic new role, you will be a catalyst in enhancing our team's project management capabilities, acting as the vital bridge between the Finance PMO and project teams throughout Netflix's Finance Organization. While project management will be your core focus, you will also engage in analyst-related activities, including data analysis, functional design, and requirements documentation to support your colleagues with hands-on delivery. This role demands exceptional project management and communication skills, coupled with a proactive mindset to ensure efficient and effective project delivery in fast-paced, often ambiguous environments. The ideal candidate will be proficient with both established and cutting-edge project management technologies and also possess experience in transforming key finance processes such as Record to Report, Order to Cash, Source to Pay, and Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting to optimize efficiency. This hybrid position can be based in either Los Angeles or Los Gatos, offering the flexibility to work remotely part-time. Occasional travel to other office locations, including internationally, may be required. Key Activities & Responsibilities:

• Project Management Tools & Accelerators: Develop, deploy, and maintain key project management artifacts, such as Approach and Methodology documents, Project Charters, RACI Matrices, Roles & Responsibility Documents, Project Plans, Timelines, Status Reports, Dashboards, and Executive readout templates, etc., to enhance Finance PMO's ability to scale project set up and delivery processes at the highest quality standard. Leveraging enabling technologies, including GenAI solutions, to streamline project workflows and reporting.
• Project Management Support: Plan and establish meeting and reporting cadence, coordinate calendars, schedule meetings, take notes, manage RAID logs, and develop actionable mitigation plans, own status and health reporting, support with drafting executive read-out documents.
• Communication Facilitation: Act as a liaison between stakeholder groups to ensure clear communication and alignment on goals, ownership, action items, status, and risks/issues.
• Analyst support: Provide hands-on support with root cause analysis, data analysis, workshop preparation and facilitation, solution development, communication and training efforts, test preparation and execution (SIT, UAT, etc.), hypercare support, and other analyst activities as needed.

Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of overall experience, with 3-4 years in a finance project management role, ideally with certifications in Lean Six Sigma and/or Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Proven experience with deploying project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall) and enabling technologies (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Asana, Microsoft Project, Google Workspace).
• Hands-on experience as a project manager for transformation initiatives, including software development lifecycles and/or third-party tool implementations.
• Ability to organize and synthesize large amounts of information into actionable insights.
• Talent for identifying and resolving ambiguity and proactively addressing potential issues.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.

Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $50,000 - $240,000. Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more detail about our Benefits here. Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here. Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner. We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job