Seattle area or remoteThe Role:You will serve as a strategic finance leader and co-pilot to Trase leadership, owning capital allocation, GTM economics, and the operating system required to scale Trase from early revenue to a repeatable, scalable business.
This is not a back-office accounting role. You'll partner directly with leadership on the highest-leverage financial decisions facing the company-where to invest, how to price, and how to build the financial infrastructure that supports rapid growth. You'll operate across two dimensions: an internal operating focus that keeps the company financially disciplined and decision-ready, and an external GTM focus that connects finance to commercial strategy and market positioning.
What You'll Do:Capital Allocation & Company Planning- Manage runway, scenario planning, and cash visibility.
- Evaluate ROI across product, GTM channels, and customer segments to inform where Trase should double down vs. pull back.
- Translate strategic choices into financial tradeoffs and operating plans.
GTM Finance & AI Unit Economics- Partner with GTM on sales capacity, pipeline, pricing, and customer acquisition efficiency.
- Build ROI models that connect customer value to commercial strategy.
- Track AI-specific economics such as inference/compute costs, gross margin, and revenue per deployed workflow or agent.
Finance Operations, Reporting & Systems- Own the core finance operating cadence: budget, forecast, reporting, accounting, tax, and compliance.
- Build clean reporting so that leadership has timely, decision-ready financial visibility.
- Optimize the finance and GTM systems stack, including Salesforce, FP&A tools, and reporting workflows.
Board, Investor & RCP Communication- Support board, investor, and Red Cell Partners reporting with clear financial narratives and metrics.
- Help prepare for future fundraising with models, KPI reporting, and performance storylines.
- Coordinate with existing owners on investor, platform, and studio-related workflows without duplicating efforts.
About You:- 10+ years of finance experience, including strategic finance, FP&A, or operating roles at high-growth technology or SaaS companies.
- Proven track record partnering with executive leadership on capital allocation, unit economics, and company-level planning.
- Strong command of the finance operating cadence: budgeting, forecasting, reporting, accounting, tax, and compliance.
- Hands-on with finance and GTM systems, including Salesforce and modern FP&A tooling.
- Experience supporting board and investor reporting; fundraising preparation a strong plus.
- Comfortable operating with ambiguity in an early-stage, fast-moving environment-able to move between strategic framing and hands-on execution.
What This Is Not:- A pure accounting or controllership role
- A back-office function disconnected from commercial strategy
- A role that waits for direction rather than driving it
This is a true co-pilot role-building the financial operating system that scales Trase from early revenue into a repeatable, durable business.Why Trase:- Deployed platform, real results-we're not selling a roadmap. Trase is in production with demonstrated outcomes.
- A defining market moment. Every enterprise is trying to operationalize AI at scale-you'll be shaping the economics of how that happens.
- True ownership. You're building the financial infrastructure, the models, and the operating cadence. The people who join now define how this company operates for years.
- Backed by Red Cell Partners with a leadership team that has operated at scale, including our President, formerly VP of AI/ML at AWS.
Compensation: Competitive base salary plus bonus and equity. This represents the typical compensation structure for this position based on experience, skills, and other factors.
Our Red Cell Partners Benefits:For full-time roles
- Career track opportunity with potential for rapid advancement with strong performance as the firm grows
- 100% employer paid, comprehensive health care including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
- Paid maternity and paternity for 14 weeks at employees' normal pay.
- Unlimited PTO, with management approval.
- Opportunities for professional development and continued learning.
- Optional 401K, FSA, and equity incentives available.
- Mental health benefits are available through Tara Mind.
- Cost effective GLP-1 solutions available through Crux.
