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About Smartcat Smartcat is building the future of work, where human expertise meets digital teammates to drive 10x to 1000x productivity gains for the world’s leading enterprises. We’re on the frontier of an entirely new category: Agentic AI. We enable enterprises to build high-performing hybrid workforces made up of both humans and AI agents. These AI agents aren’t generic copilots. They’re fully trained digital teammates that learn from your best people, your content, and your business strategy—ready to get to work from day one. Our platform combines generative AI, human-in-the-loop workflows, and a living Enterprise Skill Graph that continuously learns and improves. Whether you're launching a product globally, onboarding new hires, translating learning content, or aligning legal teams across regions, Smartcat turns knowledge into action and action into scale. Over 1,000 companies, including 20% of the Fortune 500, rely on Smartcat to bring their business to the world—instantly, accurately, and in every language. As a Series C company with consistently high year-over-year growth, we’re scaling fast and investing in people who want to shape the future of work with us. Join us in unlocking global potential, one human and agent team at a time. Why You Should Join Our Team Mission The CFO will be the financial architect of Smartcat's $20M to $100M ARR journey — owning the full finance function, leading the Series D, and building the financial infrastructure of one of the most compelling AI-native platforms in the market. Outcomes Drive enterprise value creation, identifying new revenue streams, business model innovations, pricing and packaging opportunities, and strategic investments that expand Smartcat's growth trajectory while improving long-term profitability and capital efficiency. Design the financial architecture of an AI-native business , creating the operating model, pricing strategy, unit economics, and performance framework that maximize the long-term value of Smartcat's agentic platform. Architect Smartcat's financial strategy and operating model , building a world-class AI-first Finance organization spanning Strategic Finance, FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Legal, Treasury, and global business operations to support the company's next stage of scale. Optimize Smartcat's global corporate structure , ensuring the company's legal entities, capital allocation, tax strategy, and international operations are built to scale efficiently and support long-term growth. Lead Smartcat's capital markets strategy , preparing the company for its next institutional financing by owning investor relationships, board reporting, financial storytelling, due diligence, and overall investment readiness. Serve as the executive team’s strategic thought partner , translating financial insights into company strategy and influencing product investment, go-to-market priorities, organizational design, hiring, and capital allocation through data-driven decision making. How You'll Ramp By Day 30: Complete a comprehensive assessment of Smartcat's Finance, Accounting, Legal, Tax, and global operating structure, identifying organizational strengths, capability gaps, and the highest-impact opportunities to scale. Build trusted relationships with each member of the executive leadership team, developing a deep understanding of their strategic priorities, growth plans, and financial dependencies. Evaluate existing financial systems, reporting, planning processes, and internal controls, delivering a prioritized roadmap for improvement. Develop a deep understanding of Smartcat's AI-native business model, pricing strategy, unit economics, and revenue streams. Establish credibility with the Board and executive team through thoughtful financial insights and strategic recommendations. By Day 60: Deliver Smartcat's Annual Operating Plan, aligned across every function and translated into a board-ready financial plan that supports the company's growth objectives. Establish a rigorous monthly business review cadence with the CEO and executive leadership team, providing actionable insights into company performance, investment decisions, and execution against plan. Recommend improvements to capital allocation, organizational investment priorities, and operating efficiency based on data-driven analysis. Present a strategic roadmap for evolving the Finance organization, including organizational design, systems, automation, and AI-first workflows. Begin developing Smartcat's long-term capital strategy, including financing options, investor positioning, and key value creation milestones. By Day 90: Design and implement an optimized pricing and financial model that aligns Smartcat's AI-native platform, go-to-market strategy, and unit economics. Present a three-year strategic financial plan to the Board, including multiple growth scenarios, capital requirements, profitability milestones, and sensitivity analyses across key business drivers such as ARR growth, customer adoption and expansion, and headcount. Deliver an executive assessment of Smartcat's capital markets readiness, including investor readiness, financial reporting maturity, governance, and recommendations for future fundraising. Launch a Finance transformation roadmap that modernizes planning, forecasting, reporting, and decision-making through automation and AI, positioning Finance as a strategic partner to every function. Establish yourself as a trusted advisor to the CEO and executive team, helping shape company strategy through disciplined financial leadership and data-driven decision making. What You've Accomplished You have served as Chief Financial Officer or senior finance executive at a high-growth SaaS, AI, or enterprise software company, helping scale the business from approximately $20M to $100M+ ARR while building the financial foundation for sustained growth. You are an AI-first finance leader . AI is embedded in how you work every day. You've built automations, orchestrated workflows using AI agents, MCP, APIs, or similar technologies, and continuously leverage AI to improve forecasting, analysis, reporting, and decision-making. You have consistently created enterprise value , identifying new revenue opportunities, improving business models, optimizing pricing and packaging, and increasing profitability through disciplined capital allocation and strategic financial leadership. You have developed pricing, monetization, and unit economic strategies for AI, SaaS, or consumption-based products, partnering closely with Product, Engineering, and Go-to-Market teams to maximize customer value and long-term business performance. You have led Finance across multiple international jurisdictions , navigating global entity structures, tax strategy, transfer pricing, statutory reporting, foreign exchange, and consolidation in a rapidly scaling organization. You have built a reputation for balancing strategic vision with operational excellence , knowing when to zoom out to shape the future of the business and when to dive into the details to ensure flawless execution. You have successfully led Series C, Series D, or later fundraising efforts , partnering with founders, investors, and boards to develop compelling financial narratives, manage due diligence, and execute complex financing transactions. You have been the CEO's closest financial advisor , helping shape company strategy through sound judgment, intellectual honesty, and data-driven insight. You deliver difficult news early, challenge assumptions constructively, and enable faster, better decisions across the business. You have experience presenting regularly to Boards of Directors and institutional investors , earning credibility through clear communication, strategic thinking, and rigorous financial analysis. Role Details What You'll Own An AI-native Finance organization, transforming Finance through AI, automation, intelligent workflows, and agentic technologies to maximize leverage and improve decision-making. The global Finance organization end to end, including Strategic Finance, FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Internal Controls, and financial operations across all legal entities. The company's Legal function, in partnership with the Head of Legal , including legal budgeting, executive-level vendor relationships, and governance. The systems and tools that power Finance, from planning and reporting platforms to the AI/automation layer that runs underneath them. The relationship with the Board , delivering the financial reporting and communication cadence that builds Board confidence. Company-wide financial operating rhythm — the planning, forecasting, reporting, and business review processes that align every function. What We're Looking For A builder at heart. You've intentionally chosen high-growth, founder-led companies where you could create systems, scale organizations, and solve hard problems — building from ambiguity energizes you more than operating within established structures. An AI-native leader , full stop. Using AI daily isn't a nice-to-have for you — it's how you think and work, and you're excited to build one of the world's first truly AI-native Finance organizations. Comfortable owning broad scope . You're equally comfortable zooming out to shape strategy and zooming in to close the books correctly — and you want both in one seat. An exceptional communicator and trusted advisor , able to simplify complex financial concepts for the Board and executive team and earn trust through transparency and sound judgment. Based in the U.S., with regular collaboration across U.S. and European time zones (the CEO is based in Austin, Texas). Why joining Smartcat might be your best move so far A global, connected team We’re a team of 200+ people across 30+ countries, working together through a hub-and-spoke model anchored in eight key locations: New York, London, Lisbon, Costa Rica, Serbia, Armenia, Georgia, and Spain. Most of our roles are remote-friendly, giving you the flexibility to do your best work from where you thrive. For customer-facing teams, we prioritize proximity to our customers, ensuring we stay deeply connected to their needs and deliver an exceptional experience. No matter where you’re based, you’ll be part of a highly collaborative, globally-distributed team that values ownership, speed, and meaningful impact. Be part of an AI Native Organization We are highly innovative, using AI across all areas of the organization to accelerate decision-making and free people to focus on strategy and high-impact work. We embrace new ideas and encourage all Smartcaters, regardless of level or department, to manage their own AI Agents. At Smartcat you’ll shape how AI transforms the workplace and play an integral role in ensuring Smartcat remains a leader in AI innovation. Innovating a $100 Billion industry Smartcat is reshaping the $100B multilingual content industry with an AI-powered platform that makes it easy for companies to create, translate, and localize global content at scale. Our platform enables enterprise teams to move away from slow, traditional outsourcing methods, and achieve fast, high-quality results, at a fraction of the cost. Join the rocketship to scale-up 10x and beyond together We are looking for someone to become an integral part of our team and play a crucial role in the most exciting part of our journey: transitioning from a post-Series C startup to a company exceeding $100M in ARR and $1B in valuation. Our journey isn’t for the faint of heart. We are growing at 130% YoY, thanks to our strong product-market fit and high-performing team, and plan to accelerate from here. Smartcat Culture Code : Where Diversity Meets High Performance At Smartcat, we are committed to building a culture that highlights respect and appreciation for each individual's unique background and perspective, while maintaining a strong focus on results and engagement. We believe in welcoming everyone and fostering an inclusive environment where team members can be their authentic selves at work. Our commitment to inclusion is steadfast, and we stand firmly against discrimination and harassment.

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Must-haves

Complete a comprehensive assessment of Smartcat's Finance, Accounting, Legal, Tax, and global operating structure, identifying organizational strengths, capability gaps, and the highest-impact opportunities to scale.
Build trusted relationships with each member of the executive leadership team, developing a deep understanding of their strategic priorities, growth plans, and financial dependencies.
Evaluate existing financial systems, reporting, planning processes, and internal controls, delivering a prioritized roadmap for improvement.
Develop a deep understanding of Smartcat's AI-native business model, pricing strategy, unit economics, and revenue streams.
Establish credibility with the Board and executive team through thoughtful financial insights and strategic recommendations.
Deliver Smartcat's Annual Operating Plan, aligned across every function and translated into a board-ready financial plan that supports the company's growth objectives.
Establish a rigorous monthly business review cadence with the CEO and executive leadership team, providing actionable insights into company performance, investment decisions, and execution against plan.
Recommend improvements to capital allocation, organizational investment priorities, and operating efficiency based on data-driven analysis.
Present a strategic roadmap for evolving the Finance organization, including organizational design, systems, automation, and AI-first workflows.
Begin developing Smartcat's long-term capital strategy, including financing options, investor positioning, and key value creation milestones.
Design and implement an optimized pricing and financial model that aligns Smartcat's AI-native platform, go-to-market strategy, and unit economics.
Deliver an executive assessment of Smartcat's capital markets readiness, including investor readiness, financial reporting maturity, governance, and recommendations for future fundraising.
Launch a Finance transformation roadmap that modernizes planning, forecasting, reporting, and decision-making through automation and AI, positioning Finance as a strategic partner to every function.
Establish yourself as a trusted advisor to the CEO and executive team, helping shape company strategy through disciplined financial leadership and data-driven decision making.
What You've Accomplished
You have built a reputation for balancing strategic vision with operational excellence , knowing when to zoom out to shape the future of the business and when to dive into the details to ensure flawless execution.
You have experience presenting regularly to Boards of Directors and institutional investors , earning credibility through clear communication, strategic thinking, and rigorous financial analysis.
Role Details
What You'll Own
An AI-native Finance organization, transforming Finance through AI, automation, intelligent workflows, and agentic technologies to maximize leverage and improve decision-making.
The global Finance organization end to end, including Strategic Finance, FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Internal Controls, and financial operations across all legal entities.
The company's Legal function, in partnership with the Head of Legal , including legal budgeting, executive-level vendor relationships, and governance.
The systems and tools that power Finance, from planning and reporting platforms to the AI/automation layer that runs underneath them.

Nice-to-haves

An AI-native leader , full stop. Using AI daily isn't a nice-to-have for you — it's how you think and work, and you're excited to build one of the world's first truly AI-native Finance organizations.

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