Chief Financial Officer (all genders)

deskbird is one of Europes fastest-growing workplace-management platforms a SaaS success story serving hundreds of enterprise customers and building the operating system for the workplace of the future well past 10M ARR and scaling with an efficiency-driven 2025 we closed a funding round led by Octopus Ventures with co-investments from NEVA SGR (Intesa Sanpaolo Bank) and AVP and participation from Alstin Capital session and Portfolion.

Were hiring a Chief Financial Officer (all genders) to be a true co-pilot to the management team. This is not just a back-office finance role. You will sit in board meetings from day one own the equity story lead our future financing rounds and capital markets strategy and run an AI-first operations function that becomes a case study in how lean a modern finance organization can be.

Youll join a small talented highly ambitious executive team and the equity package is designed so that when we win you win meaningfully.

If you are passionate about creating enterprise value scaling finance organizations and owning the story you used to analyze this is that seat.

1. The equity story and funding readiness.You will keep deskbird in the best possible shape for whatever comes next - future financing rounds strategic options and long-term value creation. Narrative metrics data room diligence readiness: always current always credible. When we choose to run a process you will lead it working directly with the founders and board.

2. The path to profitability. Youll own the plan that takes us to sustainable positive cash flows profitability without sacrificing growth: driver-based planning disciplined capital allocation and a sharp view on where every franc and euro works hardest.

3. An AI-first finance & operations function. We want a hands-on operator on the edge of AI development who automates before hiring works in the models and tools personally and proves that a lean AI-augmented team can outperform a traditional org several times its size. We dont want a CFO who builds a 20-person department.

4. Commercial intelligence for GTM and Product.Youll drive the insights that tell us where to invest: which segments motions and product bets deliver the strongest combined growth and efficiency profile. Finance at deskbird is a value driver in pricing packaging NRR economics and unit-economics decisions - not just a scorekeeper.

5. International structure and tax efficiency. Youll own our multi-entity group structure across Europe introduce transfer pricing and ensure we operate in a tax-efficient fully compliant setup as we scale internationally.

6. The cap table and investor-grade financials. Youll keep our cap table and VSOP clean well-modeled and always ready for the next financing round and bring our accounting to the standard any institutional investor expects - SaaS revenue recognition (local GAAP) done right smooth statutory audits and where a future process demands it conversion to the relevant GAAP.

7. Board and investor relations. Youll run the reporting rhythm build trust with our existing investors and represent deskbird credibly to future ones - from day one alongside the founders.

8. Cash risk and the operational backbone. Treasury FX and runway discipline scenario planning audit readiness and oversight of legal procurement and insurance.
   
   
   

• A transaction-shaped career: ideally PE M&A or investment banking followed by operating experience in a scaling company - youve seen deals from the inside and know what investors actually sign up for. (Exceptional candidates from transaction advisory (e.g. Big4) or top-tier strategy consulting with strong deal exposure will also be considered.)
• Deep fluency in finance processes and B2B SaaS mechanics: ARR/NRR cohort economics CAC payback Rule of 40 the ARR-to-cash bridge.
• Experience at our scale and complexity(>10M ARR 100 employees) - and ideally youve already seen what comes next (>25M ARR) so you know what to build now and what to deliberately skip.
• Fundraising and/or liquidity event exposure ideally where the story was efficient profitable growth rather than growth at all costs.
• A builders ego profile: you measure yourself by enterprise value created per person on your team not by headcount or budget owned. Youre hands-on and want to stay that way.
• Genuine excitement about AI-native ways of working - youre already using these tools daily and want to push further.
• Based in or willing to work from one of our hubs - Zurich Berlin Munich or London (remote within Europe is possible for an outstanding candidate but hub-based is our strong preference given the closeness to founders and board). Full working proficiency in English; German is strongly preferred.

• Experience owning or partnering closely with People & Culture.
• Multi-entity European operations: Swiss/EU accounting VAT transfer pricing cross-border payroll.
• Venture debt structured financing or buy-side M&A experience.

• A rare stage - big enough to matter (>10M ARR enterprise customers proven playbook) small enough that your fingerprints will be on everything.
• Meaningful equity upside- a package built for a founder-like profile in a capital-efficient business where the value you help create is value you share in.
• A real seat at the table - board meetings from day one direct partnership with the founders and full ownership of your domain.
• An AI-first culture - the freedom (and expectation) to build the most modern finance function in European SaaS.
• A high-talent low-ego executive team that moves fast and debates openly.