Director of Strategic Finance, Thesis
$150-180k
+ Equity
Personalized brain supplements
Open for applications
Personalized brain supplements
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$150-180k
+ Equity
21-100 employees
Company mission
To promote mental health and wellness for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- 5–7+ years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, investment banking, private equity, or consulting — ideally with exposure to DTC, consumer, or healthcare / medtech
- Proven ability to build and maintain complex models that drive clarity and confidence in decision-making
- Deep understanding of unit economics, cohort analysis, and customer lifetime value dynamics
- Exceptional analytical and communication skills — you can turn data into a compelling story that drives action
- A bias toward action: You don’t wait for direction; you identify problems, propose solutions, and execute
- Comfort operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments where things change — and you help bring order to the chaos
- Proficiency with modern finance and analytics tools (Looker, SQL, Brex, BILL.com, NetSuite, or similar)
- Above all — you’re curious, driven, and motivated by impact
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Director of Strategic Finance — a sharp, proactive operator who can blend analytical depth with strategic intuition. Reporting to the VP, Chief of Staff, you’ll be a key business partner to leadership, steering financial planning, modeling, and decision-making as we scale
- This isn’t a back-office role. You’ll be hands-on in shaping company strategy, owning the models that drive our growth decisions, and working cross-functionally to turn insights into impact. You’ll have significant autonomy and visibility — influencing how we allocate resources, evaluate opportunities, and evolve as a business
- If you thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments and love connecting numbers to narrative, you’ll feel right at home here
- Drive strategic planning: Own financial forecasting, long-term modeling, and scenario planning to guide Thesis’s next stage of growth
- Be the connective tissue: Partner with the Chief of Staff and exec team to align resources with company priorities, OKRs, and expansion plans
- Translate data into strategy: Build actionable insights that connect financial outcomes to key drivers like CAC, LTV, and contribution margin
- Evaluate new opportunities: Assess new channels, partnerships, and products with rigorous, ROI-focused scenario analysis
- Own the metrics: Drive external and internal Communications via investor decks, board materials, and internal updates that tie data to our strategic narrative
- Build scalable systems: Design dashboards and analytical frameworks that make financial performance transparent across teams
- Improve profitability: Identify and pull levers that enhance margins, unit economics, and operational efficiency
- Collaborate and help drive decisions cross-functionally: Work closely with Marketing, Growth, Ops, Product and HR to ensure accountability and financial clarity
- Lead key initiatives: Support special projects like pricing optimization, fundraising prep, or retail expansion
- Uplevel finance operations: Streamline reporting cadences, month-end close, and data integrity across our tools and systems
- Partner externally: Manage relationships with accountants, tax advisors, and finance vendors to keep us compliant and agile. Partner with our external bookkeeper to facilitate a timely, efficient and accurate month-end close. Collaborate with external tax accountants to manage Thesis’s federal and state tax obligations
Our take
Thesis is a company that provides personalized supplements to support and improve brain function. As the first company to take a tailored approach to the field of nootropics, the company's approach stands out among other brain supplement providers, and it makes it one to watch moving forward.
Using Thesis is fairly easy too. Customers take a short quiz that includes their goals and insights into their brain chemistry, then receive a starter kit of four sample blends. Then, dependent on their experience, they can further tailor their package with help from a wellness coach and nootropics experts.
Thesis' products are all formulated with proven active ingredients, and have been well-received so far, boasting a host of positive reviews. With good funding secured, the company is moving ahead with key hires and expand out its product selection, as well as invest in more clinical trials.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
May 2023
$8.4m
SERIES A
Oct 2022
$5.1m
SEED
Total funding: $13.7m
Company benefits
- 🩺 Health, dental, and vision plans with HSA, FSA and pre-tax commuter benefits for parking and transit
- 📈 401k to help you plan for the future
- 🏖 Unlimited PTO and hybrid work schedule because we respect the need for work/life harmony
- 🏋️ $100 monthly wellness stipend for your well-being (e.g., massage, cryotherapy, psychedelic therapy, etc.)
- 💊 Unlimited (yes, unlimited) Thesis nootropics
- 🎓A strong emphasis on promoting from within and personal development
- 🐕 A dog-friendly office located in the heart of Flatiron, steps from Union Square and Madison Square Park
Company HQ
Flatiron District, New York, NY
Leadership
Dan Freed
(Co-Founder)Former Head of Operations at Hickory. Prior to this, they worked as a chef for a number of years.
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