Chief Financial Officer, Pachama
AI-powered marketplace for carbon credits
Open for applications
AI-powered marketplace for carbon credits
101-200 employees
Open for applications
101-200 employees
Company mission
Pachama's mission is to unlock the full potential of natural systems to address climate change and protect life on Earth.
Role
Who you are
- Experience leading finance at venture-backed, post-series B technology startups of at least 10 years, encompassing FP&A, Strategic Finance, Capital Markets, Legal, HR, etc
- Experience in financial institutions such as investment banks, venture or private equity where insight into capital markets was gained
- Experience with investor relations and communicating with a board of directors
- Demonstrated success in raising various forms of capital, including equity, debt, project finance, tax credits, and grants
- Clear strategic thinking and experience designing and refining strong business models
- Excellent leadership and communication skills with internal and external stakeholders
- Demonstrated success hiring, recruiting and managing high-performing teams
- Experience scaling companies with effective standard procedures, while fostering a positive culture for innovation
- Experience managing international operations and multiple subsidiaries
- Experience on carbon markets, climate tech or sustainability a plus
- Passion for climate action and nature conservation
What the job involves
- Pachama is looking for a Chief Financial Officer to be a key partner to our CEO in shaping the company strategy and execution to advance our mission and build enduring enterprise value. The CFO will shape and drive our financial strategy as we embark on our next phase of growth
- As CFO, you’ll leverage your financial expertise and experience with high-growth tech startups to guide our company roadmap, execute our capital markets strategy, manage our capital allocation, and consolidate our business model. All while ensuring excellent governance, audibility, and reporting practice
- Partner with the CEO to shape the company’s strategy from a financial point of view, including capital formation and allocation, short and long-term financial planning, analysis and execution
- Leading fundraising efforts, managing investor relations, and handling capital markets strategies, including fund formation, project finance and strategic partnerships with capital managers
- Oversee strategic financial operations, budgeting, forecasting and general cash flow management and reporting
- Build and manage teams to execute on all key areas under management
- Conduct financial analysis, identify opportunities and risks, and recommend strategies to mitigate risks
- Work with executives across the organization, helping them develop strategic plans and provide analytical support on the execution of key projects
- Lead financial reporting, treasury, tax, and audit functions across multiple entities
- Ensure robust financial controls and policies are in place to support scalability and operational excellence and provide guidance on HR and Legal functions
Our take
Carbon offset credits are fast becoming a popular way for businesses to lower their environmental impact, but a lack of reliable data for how these offsets really impact the world has undermined the credibility of the multi-million dollar offset market.
Pachama is looking to address the credibility crisis for reforestation and nature rebuilding offsets. Through a combination of machine learning with satellite and LiDAR imaging, the company supplies an independent, detailed method of carbon offset verification - ensuring businesses are investing in high-quality credits and reducing the chances of greenwashing.
With carbon emissions the hot topic of the day, it is no surprise that Pachama is not alone in the market. UK startup Sylvera is also making substantial headway in improving credibility in the voluntary carbon market for reforestation through remarkably similar methods, whilst Toucan Protocol is leveraging the trustless blockchain network to tackle the issue.
This competition is unlikely to prove a major problem though, as the market for offsetting solutions is expansive and growing. Pachama already boasts clients such as Shopify, Microsoft, and SoftBank, as well as a partnership with Latin American ecommerce giant MercadoLibre - which has invested a total $23.7 million in projects to protect biodiversity in Latin America.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Dec 2023
$9m
SERIES B
May 2022
$55m
SERIES B
Total funding: $88.3m
Company benefits
- Equity
- Flexible PTO and all company holidays
- Health Insurance
- Dental & Vision Coverage
- Home Office Stipend
- Learning & Development Stipend
Company values
- PURPOSE: We are driven by our purpose and mission
- INTEGRITY: We are ethical, trustworthy, and congruent
- EXCELLENCE: We craft and operate with deep care for the quality of our work
- TENACITY: We are a force of nature: hungry, relentless, unstoppable
Company HQ
Rincon Hill, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Tomas Aftalion
(Head of X)Previously a data scientist with GranData, who moved on to work as a machine learning engineer first at MoneyLion, then at Branch International.
Diego Saez Gil
(CEO)Originally a PwC associate, who moved on to co-found WeHostels, then serve as StudentUniverse's VP of mobile. Subsequently co-founded and served as CEO at Bluesmart.
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