Head of Strategic Finance, you.com
$240-290k
AI productivity platform
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AI productivity platform
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$240-290k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make the world’s information useful for everyone through its privacy-first personalized search engine.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, investment banking, private equity, or management consulting
- Proven track record of building and leading FP&A or strategic finance functions, ideally in a high-growth startup or tech environment
- Experience working with SaaS and both subscription-based and usage-based revenue models is highly preferred
- Corp development experience is a plus
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights
- Strong financial modeling expertise and proficiency in tools like Excel, Google Sheets, and financial planning software
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior leadership
- Strong business judgment and a bias toward action, with the ability to anticipate challenges and proactively address them
- A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and is excited about building something from the ground up
What the job involves
- As we continue to grow, we are seeking a phenomenal strategic finance leader to build and lead our corporate FP&A function
- This is a unique opportunity to build the strategic finance function from the ground up, partnering with all teams across the organization to drive financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic decision-making
- You will play a critical role in shaping the future of You.com
- This role requires a mix of strategic foresight, operational expertise, and a hands-on approach to financial planning and analysis
- You will work closely with senior leadership to provide actionable insights, develop scalable processes, and ensure financial discipline across the company
- Build and Lead the Strategic Finance Function: Establish and scale the corporate FP&A function, including processes, tools, and systems to support financial planning and analysis
- Financial Planning and Analysis:
- Partner with department leaders to align financial plans with business objectives and ensure accountability for financial performance
- Strategic Decision Support: Provide financial insights and recommendations to support key business decisions, including resource allocation, investment opportunities, and cost optimization
- Drive automation and scalability
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with teams across the organization, including Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales, to align financial planning with operational goals. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing data-driven insights and recommendations
- Support CEO and VP of Finance board, investor relations and fundraising and M&A strategy
Our take
Google has maintained its status as a household name for online search engines since the '90s. Since then, however, it has become rife with sponsored advertisements, privacy issues, and one-size-fits-all search results, showing a vast area of space for improvement.
You.com provides a privacy-first personalized search engine, allowing users to integrate apps and personal preferences into the browser extension to optimize their search results based on what they are looking for. The search engine also guarantees that search history and cookies will not be logged by the company, in addition to preventing websites and advertisers from tracking browsing habits.
Whilst the company's competition from the likes of Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other search engine giants is fierce, You.com shows great potential having served 1B queries and boasting millions of active users. With a 500% increase in ARR since January 2024 and a recent $560M Series B Funding round, the company is rapidly scaling, becoming a rising player in the AI and search space.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
33% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Sep 2025
$100m
SERIES C
Jun 2024
$50m
SERIES B
Total funding: $197.9m
Company benefits
- A remote-first work environment with hubs in California, NYC, and Canada that offer monthly in-person gatherings
- Unlimited PTO with 11 U.S. holidays observed and a week shutdown in December to rest and recharge
- Competitive health insurance plan, where 100% of the policyholder is covered and 75% for dependents
- 12 weeks of paid paternity leave in the US; additional time off is also considered
- 401k program, 3% match coming January 2025
- $500 work-from-home stipend to be used up to a year of your start date
- $1,200 / year Health & Wellness Allowance to support your personal goals
- In-person coworking weeks 1 to 2 times a year
- Chance to collaborate with a team at the forefront of AI research
Company HQ
University South, Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Richard Socher
(Co-Founder & CEO)Experience as Chief Scientist of EVP for Salesforce from 2016 to 2020. Founder of AIX ventures since 2021.
Bryan McCann
(Co-Founder & CTO)Experience as a Course Assistant at Stanford University from 2014 to 2016. Lead Research Scientist for Salesforce from 2016 to 2020.
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