Senior Director, Veza
VP of Finance
This position is also eligible for equity and a competitive benefits package.
Data security platform
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Data security platform
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
This position is also eligible for equity and a competitive benefits package.
101-200 employees
Company mission
Veza's mission is to give their customers the confidence to securely adopt cloud data systems.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline required; Master's degree a plus
- 10+ years of progressive financial leadership experience, preferably in high-growth SaaS start ups
- Deep expertise in SaaS financial metrics, financial models, and ARR growth strategies
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles (GAAP), financial regulations, and corporate governance
- Experience in fundraising (venture capital or private equity) and M&A activities
- Proven ability to lead and scale finance and accounting functions in a dynamic startup environment
- Excellent strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Strong leadership and communication abilities, with a track record of partnering effectively with executives and cross-functional teams
- Strong negotiating skills and the ability to influence others
- Sound judgment with a high level of integrity to execute with significant financial impact
- Growth-oriented mindset and entrepreneurial management style with the ability to focus on company growth strategy
- Organized with the ability to prioritize multiple projects and meet critical deadlines
- Self-directed; takes initiative, proactively addresses problems
What the job involves
- Veza is seeking a Sr. Director / VP of Finance with deep experience in scaling high growth SaaS companies and passionate about driving strategic, financial and operational strategy in a dynamic, fast-paced startup
- This is a hands-on role who will lead all aspects of the Finance & Accounting function
- Lead end to end Finance and Accounting, including financial and strategic planning and analysis, finance and accounting operations, financial reporting, compliance & risk management, payroll, treasury, audit and tax
- Partner with the CEO and Executive team to develop and execute Veza’s financial strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives
- Drive performance management tied to key metrics that provide a forward-looking view into trends requiring management decisions and action
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling to support data-driven decision-making. Drive long range planning in alignment with growth objectives
- Lead accounting operations, financial reporting, and audits to ensure accuracy, compliance, and efficiency
- Manage legal and compliance operations, including oversight of internal legal team and managing relationship with external corporate counsel
- Support Board matters including preparation and coordination of board meeting agendas and content. Present financial results and insight to the board
- Support fundraising efforts and manage relationships with investors
- Build and scale financial operating rhythm including implementation of financial systems and and enhancing operational processes, and reporting capabilities to
- Attract, develop, and retain a high performing team to meet the current and evolving needs of the business through effective selection, training, and development, coaching and mentoring and performance management
Our take
Data is migrating to the cloud, but many organizations lack the tools to protect their data from cloud-based threats and challenges. Veza solves this problem with its authorization-based cloud security platform.
Data volume is set to triple by 2025 and cyber crime is on the rise. As such, companies like Veza are in high demand. However, Veza sets itself apart from its competitors thanks to its focus on authorization, which has been a missing piece of the cloud ecosystem for some time. Veza's ability to tap into a lucrative and underserved gap in the market has allowed it to attract significant attention. The company has raised impressive funding, which is testament to its growing impact.
The cloud security sector is becoming more and more competitive, and Veza will need to take advantage of its funding success in order to scale and maintain its enviable market position. Having cemented a number of crucial partnerships, including with cloud giant Google Cloud, and onboarded enterprises such as Intuit and AMD, Veza shows no signs of slowing down.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
38% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Aug 2023
$15m
LATE VC
Apr 2022
$110m
SERIES C
Total funding: $125m
Company benefits
- Paid medical, dental & vision
- Flexible PTO
- Work from home stipends
- Remote-first
Company HQ
Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Tarun Thakur
(CEO)Was a Senior Manager of Product Management at Data Domain, and co-founded Datos IO. Was GM of Rubrik's Database Products.
Maohua Lu
(CTO)Previously worked as a Research Staff Member at IBM. Then joined Datos IO as Technical Director. Was also a Senior Staff Engineer at Rubrik.
Robert Whitcher
(Chief Architect)Was Principal Technical Architect at EMC for 6 years, then worked as a Senior Systems Engineer at SolidFire. Joined Datos IO as Principal Architect in 2015.
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