Scaling Finance in Tech with Howard Wilson

In this episode of CFO Weekly, Howard Wilson, Chief Financial Officer at PagerDuty, joins Megan Weis to dive into his journey and the insights he has learned along the way regarding scaling finance in tech. Howard shares how financial leadership now drives strategic change and integrates with commercial strategy, the importance of a customer-centric mindset, and the role of technology and data analytics in decision-making.
Howard brings over 20 years of experience in software and operational management to his role as CFO at PagerDuty, where he leads the finance organization to support the company's growth and scaling initiatives. Before joining PagerDuty, Howard managed the SaaS business at Dynatrace and was Chief Operating Officer at Keynote Systems. He also served as Senior Vice President of Field Operations at Ventyx Biosciences and spent 14 years at Oracle in various senior leadership roles.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why CFOs are the new “Chief Everything Officers”
The importance of aligning the commercial and financial strategies
How technology and data analytics are shaping the future of finance
Managing finance in a customer-centric environment
Balancing strategic planning with operational execution
Key strategies for scaling finance operations in tech
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