Principal Finance Business Partner - Networks

Job description

About this role

Help Us Build The Future of Travel At Airalo, we're making it easier for people to stay connected wherever they travel. As the world's first eSIM store, we help millions of travelers access affordable mobile data in 200+ countries and regions around the world. Today, we're a team of 400+ people across 60+ countries, building a product used by travelers every day. We've grown quickly, but we've worked hard to keep what matters: trust, ownership, and the freedom for people to do great work without unnecessary layers or bureaucracy. We're fully remote by design, genuinely global, and united by a shared mission to make travel simpler for everyone.…

Responsibilities

• 1. Gross Margin & Network Economics
• Own the gross margin line for all network supply. Build and maintain executive-ready profitability reporting by country, region, provider, and travel corridor, including top-destination performance and financial impact of new plan types.
• Identify and close margin leakage across the supply chain. Lead destination-based pricing frameworks, modelling COGS inputs and demand elasticity to set pricing that meets margin targets.
• Establish and track critical unit economics, Cost Per GB, Cost Per Activation, breakage rate, and contribution margin, providing financial sign-off on all new product launches and commercial expansions.
• 2. Inventory & Capacity Planning

Qualifications and requirements

• 7+ years of experience in Strategic/Commercial Finance, FP&A, or Management Consulting, with direct ownership of a COGS line, supply-side P&L, or major cost function.
• Strong industry knowledge in Telecommunications (eSIM, MNO, wholesale data) or supply-intensive, data-heavy sectors, including familiarity with network cost concepts (e.g., Cost Per GB, roaming economics).
• Proven commercial acumen with a track record of leading vendor negotiations, structuring high-value deals, and managing multi-supplier performance frameworks.
• Advanced analytical skills, including expert-level financial modeling and active SQL proficiency for cost analysis and data reconciliation.
• Data visualization expertise with experience building executive-facing dashboards in Looker, Tableau, or equivalent BI tools.
• Advancement pathway. Exact location eligibility and remote arrangement confirmed on Airalo’s official Lever vacancy.