Senior Director, Revenue Recognition

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The Senior Director, Revenue Recognition, will serve as a strategic business partner and trusted advisor to senior leadership, Sales, Legal, Sales Operations, and Pricing teams. This role requires exceptional leadership capabilities to drive revenue recognition strategy, influence complex customer contract negotiations, and ensure enterprise-wide compliance with revenue recognition standards.

The ideal candidate is a proven leader who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and can operate effectively across multiple functions within the business and finance organization. This executive must demonstrate strategic thinking, strong business acumen, and the ability to translate complex technical accounting into actionable business insights. A successful candidate will have deep expertise in ASC 606 ideally with extensive experience applying the standard to SaaS and subscription business models in the technology industry. The Senior Director must excel at managing organizational complexity driven by acquisitions, evolving revenue recognition requirements, and strategic shifts in go-to-market strategies while building and developing high-performing teams.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a strategic advisor to Sales, Sales Operations, Pricing, and Legal leadership during complex, high-value contract negotiations, providing expert guidance to optimize deal structures while ensuring proper revenue recognition

• Lead the review and technical accounting analysis of complex revenue contracts for compliance with US GAAP and establish appropriate accounting treatment

• Drive the development and implementation of scalable contract structures for both existing and new products, working cross-functionally to optimize the quote-to-cash process enterprise-wide

• Design and lead comprehensive training programs on revenue recognition rules, policies, and practices across the Company, with particular focus on Sales leadership and field teams

• Partner with external auditors at a senior level, anticipating and responding to changes in audit approach and technical accounting standards

• Maintain strategic relationships with external technical accounting advisors and stay ahead of industry trends and regulatory changes

• Establish and maintain robust documentation frameworks for all review and compliance work

• Champion a culture of exceptional customer service across departmental, cross-departmental, and cross-regional teams

• Oversee SOX compliance initiatives in partnership with the Revenue Recognition team and business partners

• Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing team; provide strategic direction on complex deal structure escalations

• Lead critical special projects and drive the rollout of global processes and guidance on revenue recognition topics

• Influence and shape revenue recognition policies and procedures to support business growth and transformation

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field or equivalent relevant experience required. Experience will be evaluated based on the Core Competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.)

• CPA required

• 12-15+ years of progressive experience with a combination of Big 4 and Industry leadership roles

• Minimum 8+ years of relevant revenue recognition experience with demonstrated technical depth in ASC 606

• Proven leadership experience managing and developing teams of accounting professionals

• Executive-level communication skills with demonstrated ability to influence and present complex technical concepts clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences, including C-suite executives

• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen and ability to connect technical accounting to business strategy

• Strong project and program management capabilities including planning, resource allocation, and executive-level reporting

• Proven track record of building and leading high-performing teams in a matrixed organization

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in SaaS/software/subscription business models within the technology industry

• Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire virtual, global, and cross-functional teams while championing diversity, equity, and inclusion

• Executive presence with ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced, hyper-growth company where adaptability and change management are critical

• Superior interpersonal and influencing skills; confident in engaging in healthy debate on difficult issues; ability to think strategically and present to executive audiences

• Exceptional ability to manage multiple strategic priorities and competing organizational goals

• Proven ability to build trusted advisor relationships with executives and senior leaders across functions (Sales, Legal, Operations, Product)

• Deep understanding of company operations, business drivers, and competitive landscape

• Experience with Salesforce and Zuora RevPro highly desirable

• Prior experience leading through acquisitions, integrations, or significant business model transformations preferred

This role is hybrid and goes into the office 3 days per week.

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At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $181,700 - $304,700 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $218,100 - $332,600 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.