Vice President, Finance

About the role

This role is Bay Area–based, operating in a remote-first environment with frequent travel required for executive collaboration, investor meetings, and key company moments.

Responsibilities

• Lead Ready’s financial strategy and long-term capital planning through SPAC IPO execution targeted for 2027
• Own and maintain the company's capitalization table, equity administration, option plans, and investor ownership records while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and audit readiness
• Own IPO/SPAC readiness including financial reporting maturity, controls, governance, and public-company infrastructure
• Partner with the CEO on fundraising, investor relations, and capital markets strategy
• Build scalable finance, accounting, FP&A, and compliance functions aligned with rapid growth
• Prepare and manage S-1/SPAC documentation, audits, and public reporting requirements
• Develop relationships with banks, auditors, legal partners, and institutional investors
• Guide executive decision-making through rigorous financial insight and strategic modeling
• Support M&A evaluation, strategic partnerships, and long-range corporate planning
• Help shape Ready’s leadership culture as a trusted executive partner
• Manage current team of AP/AR, accountants, etc.

Requirements

• Proven experience serving as senior finance executive at a venture-backed company
• Direct experience leading or playing a key leadership role in an IPO or SPAC transaction
• Deep understanding of capital markets, investor relations, and public company reporting
• Experience scaling financial operations in a high-growth startup environment
• Operational mindset — comfortable moving between strategy and execution
• Demonstrated ability to partner closely with founders and executive teams
• Exceptional communication skills with investors, boards, and cross-functional leaders

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field
• CPA certification preferred

Skills

• Financial modeling and analysis
• Capital markets and IPO/SPAC knowledge
• Strategic thinking and execution
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to lead and mentor a finance team

Benefits

Competitive salary plus meaningful equity upside; salary range is $275,000-$325,000

Executive-level equity aligned with IPO outcomes

Competitive (and ever expanding) benefits for employees and dependents

Remote-first work environment with Bay Area executive presence

A chance to play a defining role in taking Ready public

To get away — we all convene 1–2x a year for Company retreats

The charter to realize a market set to receive $65B+ in U.S. grant funding