Director of Strategic Finance, Raylo
+ Stock options for all employees
4 days a week in office
Category-defining tech subscription infrastructure for businesses & consumers
Posted today
Category-defining tech subscription infrastructure for businesses & consumers
101-200 employees
Posted today
+ Stock options for all employees
4 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
Raylo's mission is to accelerate the move to a circular economy.
Role
Who you are
- At least 10 years experience, with a minimum of 4-5 years in investment banking building financial models in M&A or advisory. You must also have 3+ years experience as an operator at a high-growth startup or scale-up (ideally Series B or later). We're looking for both
- Experience modelling balance-sheet-heavy or leveraged businesses, such as leasing, asset finance, infrastructure, or project finance, where long-horizon cash flows, depreciation and debt drive the answer
- A strong command of complex financial modelling. You should understand a large model with many moving parts well enough to guide others through changes and dive in yourself
- Hands-on daily use of AI tools for data analysis, not just awareness
- SQL experience, or the willingness and ability to pick it up quickly. You'll need it to get to the right data
- A practical, decisive approach to cross-functional work. You can spot what's blocking progress, make the call and move on
- Curiosity that goes deep. You understand the detail well enough to see how the pieces connect, and you can raise the risks and questions others haven't thought of
- Evidence of identifying a problem yourself and driving the change, rather than waiting to be handed a brief
- You need to proactively set direction for Strategic Finance and get what you need from across the business
- A direct, clear communicator who is comfortable in front of senior leadership, the board and investors
- Comfort with hard work, high ownership and fast-changing priorities, where the answer isn't always obvious
- A genuine enjoyment of complexity and an ambition to grow with the business, having an outsized impact on our direction as we go global
- The ability to develop and motivate technically strong direct reports while staying hands-on yourself
What the job involves
- Strategic Finance sits at the centre of Raylo, working directly with our co-founders and leadership team rather than tucked away in the back office
- You'll report to our co-founder and CFO and work closely with our co-founder and CEO. The team owns the financial model, budget and forecasts across the UK, US and globally
- It is also responsible for business partnering across the company - aligning on commercial OKRs with each division, driving capital allocation decisions, and thinking about risks and opportunities no one else is thinking about. You will help the SLT run their divisions more effectively and will hold them to account
- Because Raylo retains ownership of every device used by our customers, rather than selling them outright, our capital structure is complex and innovative, more so than almost any other business at our stage, combining equity fundraising with a sophisticated device-financing engine. Very few finance teams get to work on a problem like this. The people at Raylo who do, need to be able to handle complexity, and even thrive in it
- As we scale to $1bn ARR and, ultimately, an IPO, this team's work only gets more important. Every fundraise, board conversation and major strategic decision runs through Strategic Finance, relying on the team’s commercial and technical expertise. You’ll see up close how a high-growth, profitable business finances itself, and help shape that story
- Set the direction and priorities for our financial model, budget and forecasts across the UK, US and globally. You'll challenge and guide the work of two strong direct reports with investment banking experience and make the calls on how to model and consider complex problems
- Set quarterly and annual growth targets with our CEO and leadership team, covering new customers, acquisition spend, retention and churn
- Lead investor and board communications alongside our CEO, and support our CFO on the debt-financing side of the business
- Influence where we deploy capital as we grow, including US expansion and future international opportunities, which could involve new partnerships or M&A
- Act as a second line of defence on commercial decisions. You'll challenge pricing, stress-test liquidity and identify where the business is most exposed
- Step back from the mechanics and think about what nobody else is thinking about, then turn that into practical guardrails that protect the business without slowing it down
- Take on the hardest cross-functional problems, often ones with no blueprint and no obvious owner. You'll define the problem, test the data, run the numbers and distil a huge amount of complexity into a clear solution, and work the business to implement it
- Get things done across functions. You'll unblock decisions and make the call rather than letting analysis stall progress
- Use AI tools and SQL to self-serve your own data and analysis, so you can answer strategic questions quickly without waiting on anyone else
- Be able to roll your sleeves up and dive in yourself when it matters. Being in Strategic Finance means being across the detail
- Build your impact quickly. In your first 3 months you'll get fully across the model, owned by one of your direct reports, the complexity of our capital structure and your key stakeholders. By 6 months you'll be driving the planning cycle and business partnering, and by 12 months you'll be a trusted voice at the top table, shaping how we expand
Application process
- We move quickly and we'll aim to give you the best candidate experience possible. It starts with a 15-minute call — no prep needed. If there's a fit, we move fast, every stage has a purpose, and we'll tell you what we're looking for at each one
- As an FCA-regulated business, we conduct background checks (DBS and AML) on all successful candidates who are offered a position at Raylo during the onboarding process
Salary benchmarks
Our take
As a society, a disposable tech culture has developed, which is both expensive and harmful to the environment. Raylo is offering a more sustainable alternative. Through its subscription platform, consumers and Small to medium-sized businesses can subscribe to new and refurbished devices like phones, tablets and laptops, paying a monthly fee for the length of the contract.
Raylo sets itself apart through affordable device subscriptions, with the option of flexible upgrades. The environmental and economic benefits of device lifecycle extensions are significant, as, despite consumers’ increasing reliance on electronic devices, research from Ofcom indicated that many consumers struggle with the affordability of mobile phones. Raylo's circularity is also an essential part of the move towards more sustainable production practices and the reduction of tech waste.
In 2022, Raylo cemented its status as an actor for good with its recognition as a B-Corporation. The company has also netted considerable funds, which will enable it to expand operations, with plans to grow its direct-to-consumer channel, as well as an expansion of its embedded subscription integrations with some of the world's leading device brands.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jan 2026
$13.3m
EARLY VC
Sep 2023
$6.9m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $129.1m
Company benefits
- 33 days holiday per year (25 days, + an extra 8 days to choose the days that mean most to you)
- Share in Raylo's Success - Stock options for all employees
- Hybrid working environment
- Family-first policies - Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Workplace nursery scheme
- Perkbox membership - hundreds of perks and discounts to support physical, financial and mental wellbeing
- Get the latest tech - Exclusive Raylo device lease for all Employees
- Invest in your growth - L&D budget to support the skills you value
- Free sustainable breakfast and snacks, every day you’re in the office
- Fun (yet optional) Raylo quarterly socials, plus summer and Christmas parties
Company values
- Walk in your Customer’s Shoes - To build the best products, we deeply understand our customers' needs by walking a few miles in their shoes.
- Focus and Execute - We have a big vision, but we believe in nailing the most important problems first. We work hard, stay lean and deliver. We take smart risks, and when we stumble, we openly acknowledge our mistakes and learn from them.
- Be Deeply Curious - We thrive on innovation through diverse approaches, views and people. We’re always looking for answers even when others aren’t asking questions.
- Be Gritty - Only gritty teams succeed. Our individual ownership, passion and perseverance mean we’re a team through thick and thin. We foster a culture of respectful challenge, whilst acknowledging that great team players are willing to ‘disagree and commit’.
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Jinden Badesha
(Co-Founder & CPO)Previously worked for 4 years at Funding Circle UK, holding various positions such as Product Manager, Head of Product and Investor Experience.
Karl Gilbert
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously a Portfolio Manager at Gelber Group LLC for 1 year and a VP of Capital Markets at Funding Circle UK for 1 year.
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