Zero Hash

Director of Strategic Finance

Zero Hash • $160K — $190K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7-10+ years in strategic finance or FP&A, blending financial training and operational leadership.
  • Ideal candidates come from Investment Banking or Private Equity backgrounds with tech-based operational finance experience.
  • Familiarity with FinTech; crypto or digital asset experience is a plus.
  • Expert in financial modeling with ability to develop integrated three-statement models from scratch.
  • Proficient with modern software tools, SQL, and data visualization tools like Databricks.
  • Experience leveraging AI for process automation and workflow optimization.
  • Strong commercial understanding of B2B/B2B2C business models and pricing strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve the corporate financial model, providing both tops-down and bottoms-up forecasts.
  • Develop a framework to track contribution margins by product and platform.
  • Align product strategy with technical resources and customer demand, serving as a strategic partner to other teams.
  • Structure complex deals to protect costs while optimizing revenue and margin expansion.
  • Lead negotiations with vendors to enhance margin and optimize COGS.
  • Support the VP of Corporate Finance and CFO in high-stakes analytical engagements.
  • Create a framework to analyze lifetime value and customer acquisition cost across products.

Benefits

  • Equity earning opportunities
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • WeWork membership
  • Work from home yearly stipend
  • Learning and development stipend after 6 months
Full Job Description
zerohash is looking for a Director of Strategic Finance to lead our strategic planning, FP&A, and commercial finance efforts. We are a high performing team looking for an equally ambitious and driven leader. This role will report directly to the VP, Corporate Finance and Treasury.

The right candidate for this position has a strong foundation in strategic finance, corporate planning, or high-performance analytical roles, followed by operating experience in high-growth tech, is detail oriented, deeply technical, and driven. You are eager to learn new technologies and complex systems. If you're looking to have a massive impact in a high-growth startup in one of the most exciting markets in decades, you will find this role challenging and rewarding in equal measure.
Responsibilities
  • Architect the Operating Model: Own and evolve the consolidated corporate financial model (Three-Statement Model). Move beyond basic budgeting to create dynamic "tops-down" and "bottoms-up" forecasts that drive headcount planning and capital allocation.
  • Deep-Dive on Profitability: Architect a framework to track contribution margins on a per-product and per-platform customer basis.
  • Product Strategy & Roadmap Alignment: Liaise with Product and Revenue teams to align technical resources with high-value customer demand across zerohash's suite of products and services. Act as a strategic thought partner on roadmap prioritization, utilizing competitive analysis and market comps to validate pricing strategies and maximize ROI.
  • Strategic Pricing & Deal Desk: Partner with the Revenue organization to structure complex enterprise contracts that will protect cost structure and create a path to future margin expansion. Arm the revenue team with pricing levers to optimize deal value.
  • Vendor Strategy & Cost Optimization: Drive margin expansion by leading and/or advising commercial negotiations with critical infrastructure vendors. You will actively manage the COGS stack to optimize unit economics and ensure our input costs scale efficiently.
  • Strategic Initiatives: This role will represent the seamless extension of the VP of Corporate Finance, and CFO, providing interchangeable analytical support during high-stakes engagements. You will own the company's financial model infrastructure, ensuring external presentation materials, and investor-facing models are perpetually current. You will translate complex financial data into a compelling equity story.
  • Customer Cohort Framework: Develop the framework and analyze LTV (Lifetime Value) and CAC (Customer Acquisition Cost) across our product lines and verticals.
Requirements
  • 7-10+ years of progressive experience, combining rigorous financial training with operating leadership in Strategic Finance or FP&A.
  • Preferred background in Investment Banking or Private Equity, followed by operating experience in Strategic Finance/FP&A at a high-growth tech company.
  • Experience in FinTech; direct experience in crypto, digital assets, payments, or banking / brokerage infrastructure is a strong plus.
  • Advanced Modeling Skills: You possess best-in-class financial modeling capabilities. You can build complex, integrated three-statement models from scratch that are clean, logical, and audit-able. Beyond the corporate view, you are equally adept at architecting flexible models for a wide range of audiences (examples include: Non-Finance leadership, Internal business partners, Investors, Regulators, etc.).
  • Tech & Data Savvy: You go beyond Excel. You are comfortable navigating modern software tools and large datasets. Familiarity with SQL or BI tools (i.e. Databricks) is a major plus.
  • AI & Process Automation: You leverage AI tools and automation to streamline workflows, inform auditable data driven model assumptions, and reduce manual data entry.
  • Commercial Acumen: You understand B2B/B2B2C API business models. You know the difference between Gross Revenue and Net Revenue in a payments/fintech context and can articulate how pricing impacts the bottom line and scalability.
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively document and articulate business issues in a timely and professional manner.
  • Effective communicator, both written and oral, with the ability to distill complex quantitative analysis into simple slides and memos for the Executive Team.
  • Ability to adapt and learn new processes and tasks.
Benefits

We believe a happy, motivated, and healthy team is the best way to succeed. We offer the following benefits:
  • Chance to earn equity
  • Maternity & Paternity leave
  • WeWork Membership
  • WFH Yearly Stipend
  • L&D Stipend (after 6 months)

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