Vice President of Finance (SaaS)

Location: Bay Area, California; candidates must be based in or willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area. Remote-first environment with frequent travel for executive collaboration, investor meetings, and key company events.

Salary: $275,000–$325,000 per year, plus meaningful equity upside.

Company

Venture-backed SaaS business scaling toward a targeted 2027 SPAC IPO and future public-market readiness.

What you will do

• Lead financial strategy, long-term capital planning, fundraising, investor relations, and capital-markets initiatives.
• Own SPAC and IPO readiness, including financial reporting, internal controls, governance, audits, S-1 documentation, and public reporting.
• Build scalable finance, accounting, FP&A, compliance, forecasting, KPI, and operating-discipline systems.
• Manage the capitalization table, equity administration, option plans, and investor ownership records.
• Develop relationships with banks, auditors, legal partners, institutional investors, and other external stakeholders.
• Guide executive decisions through financial analysis and strategic modeling while supporting M&A, partnerships, and corporate planning.

Requirements

• Experience as a 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 and partnering with founders and executive teams.
• Strong operational mindset with exceptional communication skills across investors, boards, and cross-functional leaders.
• Based in or willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area.

Nice to have

• Experience with federal or government markets.
• Background supporting regulated or public-sector businesses.
• Experience in a hardware or deep-tech company alongside software or SaaS operations.
• Prior SPAC transaction experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work environment with Bay Area executive presence.
• Executive-level equity aligned with IPO outcomes.
• Competitive benefits for employees and dependents.
• Company retreats held once or twice per year.
• Opportunity to help shape leadership culture and take the company public.