Head of Finance, Alice & Bob
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Fault-tolerant quantum computing developer
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Fault-tolerant quantum computing developer
21-100 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To create a future where humans play by the same rules as nature.
Role
Who you are
- You are a seasoned financial leader who is both strategic and hands-on, ready to lead financial initiatives in a high-growth, deep tech environment
- You thrive in fast-paced settings, enjoy tackling complex challenges, and can easily transition between high-level strategy and detailed financial operations
- Master's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
- Proven experience as a Head of Finance or in a senior financial leadership role, ideally within a deep tech company or tech start-up environment
- Strong knowledge of financial regulations, accounting principles (GAAP, IFRS), and investment strategies
- Fundraising expertise: including experience with venture capital and private equity
- Strategic thinker with excellent analytical skills and a data-driven approach to decision-making
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels
- Deep understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities within the deep tech sector
- A self-driven, entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to manage multiple projects and adapt to a rapidly changing environment
- You also value collaboration, transparency, and a strong company culture
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an entrepreneurial Head of Finance to lead our financial strategy and operations, ensuring the company's financial health while driving growth and operational efficiency
- As a key strategic partner, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to support our mission in a fast-paced deep tech environment
- As the Head of Finance, you will play a pivotal role in managing the financial backbone of our company, overseeing critical teams across finance, procurement, and legal to ensure operational excellence and strategic growth
- Working closely with leadership, you’ll help shape financial strategies that align with our innovation-driven goals
- Financial Leadership: Provide strategic direction for all financial activities, including budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning, while overseeing FP&A and accounting functions
- Risk & Compliance Management: Develop strategies to mitigate financial risks, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, financial regulations, and corporate governance. You will also oversee audits and manage the legal function to ensure all financial dealings meet regulatory and contractual obligations
- Capital & Fundraising Strategy: Lead and oversee all capital structure strategies, manage relationships with financial institutions, and drive future fundraising efforts, including venture capital and private equity opportunities
- M&A & Investment Management: Identify and execute M&A opportunities, evaluate investment prospects, and manage capital allocation, collaborating closely with stakeholders
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline finance operations across procurement and legal teams, manage cash flow and liquidity, and ensure that processes remain efficient and scalable to meet company growth
- Team Leadership & Development: Build, lead and mentor the finance team, which includes FP&A, accounting, procurement, and legal, fostering a culture of growth, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Investor & Stakeholder Relations: Build and maintain strong relationships with investors and the board, acting as a key representative in financial discussions, future funding rounds, and M&A negotiations
Our take
Creating top-tier quantum hardware, including qubits and control electronics, presents a significant hurdle for those pursuing high-power quantum computing. Various qubit technologies exist, each boasting unique advantages and drawbacks, with the most recent research in the sector involving the pursuit of a scalable, fault-tolerant qubit technology.
Joining this pursuit is Alice & Bob, a company specialising in "cat qubits". This technology, named for Schrodinger’s infamous cat, is able to reduce hardware requirements, promising fault-tolerant quantum computing at scale. With over 90 employees and pioneering experimental results, Alice & Bob has notable achievements, including the development of its 16-bit Helium 1 quantum processing unit.
Recognised for its ground-breaking work, Alice & Bob recently received a hefty innovation grant that will support its work moving forwards. Through projects like "Cat Factory," in collaboration with academic partners, the company aims to optimise quantum computation infrastructure, making it more cost-effective and market-ready and ultimately building "the first universal quantum computer”.
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back within 2 weeks
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2023
$4m
CONVERTIBLE
Mar 2022
$30m
SERIES A
Total funding: $39.9m
Company benefits
- 5 weeks of holidays + 8-10 days of RTT
- Navigo reimbursement
- Competitive healthcare and parental plan
- Offices in Paris and Boston
- Annual off-site & Hiking
- 25% Flexible home office
- Meal vouchers
- Multicultural team 17+ nationalities
Company values
- Pioneers - We are not afraid to go down untraveled paths, because this is the life of a true innovator: take the risk of venturing into the unknown
- Cohesive - Because no one writes history alone, we are mindful, supportive and benevolent going the extra-mile to help each other and contribute to the ecosystem as much as possible
- Trustworthy - As science should be, we seek the truth, while keeping our promises and our engagements at all costs
- Ingenious - We foster free thinking, because cracking hard problems requires creativity, while seeking beauty in physics
Company HQ
Javel, Paris, France
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Leadership
Théau Peronnin
(CEO)Interned at Quantum Electronics Group as part of a Masters in Quantum Physics. Then did PhD study at Quantum Circuit Group before founding the company.
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