Director, Strategic Finance
 DAT Freight Solutions | |
parental leave, paid time off, sick time, flex time, 401(k)
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 United States, Oregon, Beaverton | |
| 8405 Southwest Nimbus Avenue (Show on map) | |
 Apr 09, 2026 | |
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About DAT DAT Freight & Analytics is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of freight and logistics innovation for nearly five decades. Founded in 1978, DAT operates the largest freight marketplace in North America - processing 250 million+ load posts annually and maintaining one of the largest repositories of freight market transaction data in the world. On a defined path to $1 billion in revenue, DAT deploys a suite of software solutions, machine learning models, and intelligent automation tools that help brokers, carriers, and shippers price freight accurately, source capacity, reduce risk, and operate more efficiently. With nearly 700 teammates across offices in Denver, CO; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Springfield, MO; Toronto, ON; and Bangalore, India, DAT combines the credibility of a multi-decade market leader with the drive of a company that is not done disrupting the industry it helped build. For more information, visit www.DAT.com Application Deadline:5/15/2026 The Opportunity DAT is building the FP&A team its ambitions require - and this role is at the center of that build. As Director of Strategic Finance, you report directly to the CFO and operate at the intersection of long-range financial strategy, M&A, and the Product Operating Model. You lead a team of Principal Financial Analysts who serve as embedded partners to DAT's segment GMs, and you are the CFO's primary thought partner on the strategic and analytical work that shapes DAT's most consequential decisions. This is not a maintenance role. DAT has recently completed three acquisitions, the merger with our Canadian counterpart (Loadlink) and is one year into a Product Operating Model transformation. Our goal is to drive a double digit revenue CAGRover the next 5 years. The business needs a financial strategist who can hold the long view, move quickly on M&A opportunities, and build the analytical infrastructure that makes Finance a genuine competitive advantage. What You Own
The Skills and Experience You'll Bring
What You'll Find Here A CFO who operates as a genuine strategic partner and brings you into the most important conversations from day one. A peer in the Sr. Director of Financial Operations & Transformation who brings deep institutional knowledge and systems expertise. A Principal FA team ready to be developed and elevated. A business with the M&A track record, product ambition, and market position to deliver strong sustained growth. Why DAT? DAT is an award winning employer of choice.
For Oregon-based candidates, in compliance with Oregon's Pay Equity and Transparency Act (effective January 2024), the salary range for this role is $182,000 - $230,000. DAT considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education and training, core skills, internal equity, and market and business elements when extending an offer. DAT embraces the value of a diverse workforce, and believes it is a core strength of our company that we encourage those values in every DAT employee, at every level of our organization, regardless of tenure or rank. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) #LI-DR1 | |