Blacksmith

Technology

HeadofFinance

$225–350k ~AI est. San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Head of Finance at Blacksmith. Skills: Financial planning, Capital allocation, Financing strategy. Own financial planning. Own forecasting”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Solve ambiguous problems; First-principles problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years strategic finance, 7+ years FP&A, 7+ years investment banking, 7+ years private equity, 7+ years growth equity, 7+ years high-growth technology company

Nice to Have

Experience in infrastructure company, Experience in cloud company, Experience in developer tools company, Experience with consumption-based businesses, Experience with fundraising, Experience with capital planning, Experience with debt facilities, Experience with equipment financing, Experience with infrastructure-intensive businesses, Experience building finance function

What You'll Do.

Own financial planning

Build models for planning

Build models for strategic decision-making

Partner with engineering teams

Partner with infrastructure teams

Forecast infrastructure investment

Forecast capacity requirements

Own treasury management

Own financing strategy

Analyze business performance

Support investor relations

Support strategic projects

Build systems and processes

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with engineering; Partner with infrastructure

Communication Scope

Communicate effectively; Board reporting

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