Chief Financial Officer, Livestorm
Web-based video conference platform
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Web-based video conference platform
101-200 employees
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101-200 employees
Company mission
To build powerful video engagement strategies.
Role
Who you are
- Significant experience (7+ years) in a similar finance role, ideally in a B2B SaaS environment
- Experience in M&A and fundraising, with a solid understanding of interactions with investment funds
- Experience in consulting firms, investment funds, or tech startups is a plus
- Proven experience working with product, technical, and sales teams
- Strong experience in a fully remote work environment and its specificities
- Financial expertise: Strong grasp of budget management, P&L, forecasts, and business plans
- Solid legal knowledge: Ability to understand and negotiate HR and corporate contracts
- Leadership and communication: Strong presence in the Executive Committee, ability to engage teams and investors
- Proactivity and decision-making: Ability to anticipate risks and make strategic decisions
- Fluent in English and French: Essential for interacting with the team, investors, and partners
- Ability to manage a French entity with a strong international commercial presence, including the U.S. subsidiary, with a good understanding of regulatory and tax challenges
- Data-driven and analytical mindset: Ability to track and analyze operational and financial KPIs to optimize company management
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to take charge of Livestorm’s financial and corporate management. This person will also oversee the legal and HR departments
- This key position requires a strategic vision and a proactive approach to ensure effective management of Livestorm
- Livestorm is now profitable, generating EBITDA, and our goal is to increase profitability while accelerating growth. The objective is to achieve a stable balance between growth and profitability
- The CFO will work closely with the CEO and the Executive Committee (Comex) to structure and drive the company’s growth while ensuring performance optimization and rigorous KPI tracking
- Supervise and optimize the management of the legal, HR, and finance departments
- Define and track key performance indicators to ensure Livestorm’s financial health
- Ensure a clear financial vision by maintaining a rigorous P&L and business plan
- Actively participate in strategic decision-making and raise alerts in case of risks
- Ensure that all teams have structured roadmaps and follow appropriate KPIs for precise performance tracking
- Establish a data-driven culture to ensure effective coordination between teams and align project tracking with strategic objectives
- Develop and monitor budgets, forecasts, and business plans in line with strategic objectives
- Drive company profitability by optimizing costs and financial structure
- Ensure cash flow management and investment optimization
- Proactively track financial and operational KPIs to anticipate funding needs and ensure controlled growth
- Optimize cash flow management and improve cash collection
- Work with the Head of People to ensure legal and regulatory compliance for HR contracts and corporate aspects
- Work with the Head of People to implement and enforce HR policies aligned with business objectives
- Maintain and enhance contractual relationships with clients and partners (e.g., MSA, NDA, etc.)
- Ensure Livestorm's compliance with regulatory obligations (e.g., GDPR) and strategic initiatives (e.g., ISO 27001)
- Work alongside the CEO on corporate discussions with investment funds
- Prepare and present financial analyses to investors and boards
- Ensure smooth and impactful communication on company performance
- Co-lead with the CEO fundraising and M&A operations
- Ensure Livestorm complies with corporate obligations (e.g., general meetings)
- Maintain and enhance mechanisms to align employees with company results (e.g., BSPCE/BSA, profit-sharing plans, etc.)
- Strengthen leadership within Livestorm
- Foster team cohesion and efficiency in a remote environment
- Maintain and introduce new processes to increase team productivity
- Collaborate closely with CPO, CTO, CRO, and VP Sales to align operational strategy across teams
- Ensure effective coordination and communication between departments to optimize execution of strategic objectives
- Develop a deep understanding of technical, product, and commercial challenges to enable informed decision-making
Our take
Livestorm is an all-in-one webinar platform designed to help businesses organise and host online events. Its a handy tool for teams to have, as it simplifies everything from product demos to marketing events to online training.
On top of this, the platform accommodates both small meetings and large-scale webinars, supporting up to thousands of attendees. And with its browser-based system, it ensures easy access for users as well as its integration with CRM and marketing tools streamlining event management for businesses.
With over 5,000 customers worldwide and an impressive x3 ROI in its first three years, Livestorm is in a great position for even more success. It is also trusted by big names like Revolut, Notion, and the NHS, highlighting the company's reliability and ability to meet the needs of both startups and large enterprises.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-20% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Nov 2020
$30m
SERIES B
Sep 2019
$4.9m
SERIES A
Total funding: $34.9m
Company benefits
- 100% remote with a work-from-anywhere policy
- Offsite once a year
- Teambuildings twice a year
- Afterworks and online events once a month
- Coworking space: The coworking space is covered up to €350 or $350 including VAT per month
- Take care of yourself (with Moka.care)
- Paid day off for your birthday
- Days off donation policy to support each other in case of difficult times
- Learning & Development program: You have access to learning classes on Udemy for Business. You have a budget of €750 or $750 per year for learning & development that can be used for training, conferences, books…
- Additional equipment: After the validation of your first 6 months, you can benefit from €1,000 or $1,000 to equip yourself for remote work
Company values
- Remain humble: Keep learning and keep your ego in check
- Stay curious: Be interested in the world around you
- Be resourceful: Go the extra mile in the most efficient way
- Own it: Take pride in what we do, own your wins and failures
- Be transparent: Sharing knowledge, learnings, feedback, and mistakes
Company HQ
Porte-Saint-Martin, Paris, France
Articles
Leadership
Gilles Bertaux
(Co-Founder & CEO)Completed a Masters in Computer Science at HETIC. Also interned as a strategy consultant, designer and growth hacker at multiple Parisian tech companies before co-founding Livestorm in 2016.
Robin Lambert
(Co-Founder & CPO)Completed a Masters in Computer Science at HETIC. Also worked as a Product Manager and Product Designer before co-founding Livestorm in 2016.
Tom Forlini
(Co-Founder & CTO)Completed a Masters in Computer Science at HETIC. Also interned as a BackEnd Developer at multiple startups before co-founding Livestorm.
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