VP of Finance

VP OF FINANCE 🎨 ABOUT OPENART OpenArt is an gen AI creative platform used by millions worldwide. We’re building the next generation of creative tools powered by cutting-edge AI, enabling anyone to create videos, images, visuals, characters, and stories with unprecedented speed and imagination. We believe the future of creativity is AI-native, and we’re shaping that future. 🚀 WHY JOIN OPENART • Lead finance at a critical inflection point. You will help shape how OpenArt scales, invests, and finances its next stage of growth. • Build the financial foundation for a category-defining company. You will develop the systems, discipline, and insights required to support rapid channel and global expansion. • Work on high-impact strategic decisions. You will partner directly with the CEO, leadership team, board, and investors on company strategy, capital allocation, future financing, and strategic opportunities. • High ownership, real impact. You will lead the finance function and play a central role in OpenArt’s most important decisions. 🎯 ABOUT THE ROLE The VP of Finance will lead OpenArt’s finance organization through our next stage of growth. Reporting to the CEO and serving as a member of the leadership team, you will own financial strategy, FP&A, accounting, tax, treasury, financial operations, and board and investor reporting. You will build a scalable finance function, give the company clear visibility into its performance and unit economics, and prepare OpenArt for future financing and potential strategic opportunities. You will be both a strategic partner and a hands-on operator - equally comfortable advising the CEO, reviewing an operating model, leading a financing process, and ensuring the accuracy of the company’s financial reporting. The ideal candidate combines investment banking experience in TMT/SaaS with meaningful operating-finance leadership at a high-growth technology company. You are financially and technically sharp, deeply understand the business behind the numbers, and communicate complex financial issues with clarity and good judgment. ⚙️ WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR Core Requirements • 10+ years of experience across investment banking, private equity, strategic finance, FP&A, accounting, or finance leadership • Investment banking experience at a leading bulge-bracket institution, focused on TMT with meaningful consumer platform or SaaS transaction exposure • Highly hands-on and able to operate effectively in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment • Operating-finance leadership experience at a high-growth, venture-backed technology company, ideally during the Series B through IPO stages • Experience supporting or leading late-stage equity financing, debt financing, investor diligence, or other capital-raising processes • Strong command of accounting, financial reporting, audit requirements, tax, controls, and financial operations • Deep experience with budgeting, forecasting, operating models, scenario analysis, and long-range planning • Strong understanding of consumer subscription metrics, unit economics, cash management, and capital allocation • Ability to understand the business deeply and translate product, growth, pricing, and cost dynamics into financial strategy • Experience communicating with boards, investors, auditors, bankers, and executive teams • Strong leadership, executive presence, and interpersonal skills • AI-native in how you approach analysis, automation, reporting, and team productivity Nice to Have • Experience executing an IPO or M&A • Buy-side experience in private equity, growth equity, venture capital, or corporate development, combined with a sell-side banking foundation Experience with consumer subscription, product-led growth, international, or AI-native businesses 🛠 WHAT YOU’LL DO • Own Financial Strategy: Translate OpenArt’s company strategy into financial plans, operating priorities, and capital-allocation decisions. • Lead FP&A: Own budgeting, forecasting, scenario analysis, headcount planning, performance reporting, and long-range planning. • Lead Accounting and Financial Operations: Ensure accurate financial reporting, a dependable close, strong controls, audit readiness, tax compliance, and scalable financial processes. • Support Future Financing: Lead financial preparation, modeling, diligence, investor materials, and execution for future equity or debt financings. • Drive Business Performance: Partner with Product, Growth, Engineering, and Operations to improve pricing, unit economics, gross margin, and resource allocation. • Own Board and Investor Reporting: Deliver clear, decision-oriented reporting and communicate OpenArt’s performance and financial strategy effectively. • Build Scalable Systems: Implement the systems, data, controls, and automation required to support rapid growth and future strategic optionality. • Evaluate Strategic Opportunities: Support the financial evaluation and execution of potential partnerships, investments, acquisitions, or other strategic transactions. • Lead the Finance Team: Build and develop a high-performing organization across FP&A, accounting, tax, and related finance functions. • Shape Company Strategy: Serve as a trusted partner to the CEO and leadership team on OpenArt’s most important decisions. 🌍 WORK SETUP • Based in San Carlos, CA. This role is required to be local to our San Carlos office. • Hybrid schedule: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote