Senior Manager, Strategic Finance Marketing

We power people's progress. At Preply, we're all about creating life-changing learning experiences.
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We help people discover the magic of the perfect tutor, craft a personalised learning journey, and stay motivated to keep growing.
Our approach is human-led, tech-enabled

- and it's creating real impact. We've just reached unicorn status with a $150M Series D, accelerating our vision to transform education through human-led, AI-enhanced learning. Today, 100,000+ tutors teach 90+ languages to learners in 180 countries
- and we're only getting started. As a category-defining company, we're shaping what the future of learning looks like at global scale. Every Preply lesson sparks change, fuels ambition, and drives progress that matters. Joining Preply means helping define the future of education at general scale, and building something that truly matters for millions of people, every day. Meet the team Marketing is Preply's primary financial lever, and this Finance role sits at its core. Reporting to the Director of FP&A; and partnering closely with Preply's Growth team, you'll shape the frameworks we use to determine marketing spend and evaluate return on investment. This is a senior ownership role: you'll interpret analyses from our marketing analytics teams, evaluate current trends, and translate strategic plans from Growth and Brand Marketing into near-term and long-term spend and user acquisition forecasts. You'll own the financial narrative, regularly presenting results and recommendations to senior executives, while analyzing key drivers, risks, and opportunities through comprehensive sensitivity analysis. This is a highly visible and influential role within Preply. What you'll be doing: Financial modeling & forecasting — Build and maintain models connecting marketing spend to acquisition, retention, and LTV; produce monthly and quarterly forecasts and variance narratives; run scenario and sensitivity analyses for spend changes and macro shifts. Incrementality & efficiency — Partner with the marketing team to evaluate Preply's response curve, geo-lift test results, and media mix modeling. Determine where marginal spend starts to diminish in return, and quantify the paid-to-organic relationship — halo effect, cannibalization, and blended CAC.Investment framework & guardrails — Establish the decision rules, ROI thresholds, and spend limits that let the Growth team move fast within clear parameters. Geo expansion — Size new market opportunities,

leave allowance and health insurance; Not in Barcelona? We offer an attractive relocation package to join us in our Preply Barcelona Hub; Access to free mental health support platforms; Access to Gympass-partnered wellness and gym centers throughout Spain to promote and support well-being and physical health; The opportunity to unlock the potential of learners and tutors through language learning and teaching in 175 countries (and counting).Our PrinciplesCare to change the world
- We are passionate about our work and care deeply about its impact to be life changing. We do it for learners
- For both Preply and tutors, learners are why we do what we do. Every day we focus on empowering tutors to deliver an exceptional learning experience. Keep perfecting
- To create an outstanding customer experience, we focus on simplicity, smoothness, and enjoyment, continually perfecting it as every detail matters. Now is the time
- In a fast-paced world, it matters how quickly we act. Now is the time to make great things happen. Disciplined execution
- What makes us disciplined is the excellence in our execution. We set clear goals, focus on what matters, and utilize our resources efficiently. Dive deep
- We leverage business acumen and curiosity to investigate disparities between numbers and stories, unlocking meaningful insights to guide our decisions. Growth mindset
- We proactively seek growth opportunities and believe today's best performance becomes tomorrow's starting point. We humbly embrace feedback and learn from setbacks. Raise the bar
- We raise our performance standards continuously, alongside each new hire and promotion. We build diverse and high-performing teams that can make a real difference. Challenge, disagree and commit
- We value open and candid communication, even when we don't fully agree. We speak our minds, challenge when necessary, and fully commit to decisions once made. One Preply
- We prioritize collaboration, inclusion, and the success of our team over personal ambitions. Together, we support and celebrate each other's progress. Diversity, Equity, and is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people of diverse backgrounds can thrive. We believe that the presence of different opinions and viewpoints is a key ingredient for our