Strategic Finance Executive
Location: On-Site in San Francisco, CA
About the Role
Join an emerging leader in GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) tailored for AI and machine learning applications. This pivotal role empowers a forward-thinking financial executive to architect and scale the finance function - delivering critical insights and control across a fast-growing AI infrastructure platform. As a central figure in the leadership team, you'll ensure financial discipline, shape fiscal strategy, and fuel sustainable expansion.
Why this is exciting:
- Play a defining role at a pivotal phase of company growth, providing GPU-driven compute solutions for AI/ML.
- High visibility across the organization and direct collaboration with founders and board leadership.
- Competitive compensation, including equity, and the ability to scale finance operations from the ground up.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with the CEO and Board to define financial strategy aligned with expansion goals and operational clarity.
- Design financial systems and internal controls capable of scaling with infrastructure demands and GAAP compliance.
- Lead all financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and compliance efforts with rigorous attention to detail.
- Align pricing models and unit economics for GPUaaS offering, enabling clarity and elasticity in cost and revenue metrics.
- Translate technical metrics - e.g., GPU utilization, cloud infrastructure cost - into meaningful financial KPIs.
- Oversee cash flow, capital planning, audits, tax compliance, and financial governance.
- Support capital raise efforts and investor relations as the business evaluates growth opportunities.
Qualifications
- 10+ years in senior financial roles, ideally in high-growth tech, cloud, or infrastructure-related sectors.
- Deep expertise in GAAP accounting, financial planning, budgeting, internal controls, and risk management.
- Demonstrated hands-on leadership in scaling finance functions and systems.
- Strong business partnering - able to translate technical operations (GPU infra costs) into financial insight.
- Advanced qualifications (CPA, MBA) are favored but not mandatory.
- Based in - or willing to relocate to - the Bay Area for on-site collaboration.
About Blue Signal:
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