Head of Finance

Job Summary

We are hiring a Head of Finance to support the CEO in raising our institutional seed round and scaling our AI analytics platform.

About the Role

This is a mission-critical role for a finance leader who has successfully supported and closed seed rounds before, and brings warm relationships across top-tier Silicon Valley seed-stage venture firms, leading AI, Enterprise SaaS investors, and select strategic corporate venture partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the fundraising process alongside the CEO from first meeting through close
• Build and manage investor pipeline, outreach, and meeting cadence
• Own diligence preparation: financial model, data room, KPI narrative, and investor materials
• Support term sheet review and closing execution
• Maintain momentum and structure across the fundraising process
• Build and own the company’s financial model and operating plan
• Define key metrics across revenue, pipeline, unit economics, and margins
• Support pricing strategy and long-term financial planning
• Model enterprise SaaS and AI-driven economics (including infrastructure costs)
• Own cash flow forecasting, burn management, and runway planning
• Implement financial discipline across hiring and operational spend
• Build visibility into AI infrastructure costs and gross margin dynamics
• Establish reporting cadence and financial operating processes
• Own investor updates and board-level financial reporting
• Ensure financial readiness for institutional investors and future audits

Requirements

• Proven experience helping raise and close institutional seed rounds at a high-growth startup
• Existing warm relationships with leading seed-stage investors in AI, Enterprise or infrastructure
• Strong fundraising execution mindset - able to create velocity, not just build models
• Advanced financial modeling, KPI communication, and diligence leadership skills
• Deep understanding of AI business economics, including compute-driven cost structures

Qualifications

• Strong preference for candidates with an MBA or equivalent from a top-tier institution
• Prior Head of Finance, Strategic Finance, or CFO experience at a VC-backed startup
• Background in venture capital, investment banking, or startup finance with institutional credibility
• Experience progressing a company from Seed to Series A preparation
• Track record of building finance processes from scratch

What Success Looks Like (First 6–12 Months)

• Seed round executed efficiently with strong institutional investor participation
• Clean diligence process and investor-grade financial foundation established
• AI infrastructure spend actively managed with improving margin visibility
• Strong investor communication rhythm and Series A readiness in place

Benefits

You will work directly with the CEO and play a critical role in shaping the company’s next stage of growth.

Pay

To be determined based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

To be determined based on experience and qualifications.