Strategic Finance Lead
Job Location:
Palo Alto, CA - USA
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Job Summary
About Whop
Whop is on a mission to deliver everyone a sustainable income. Were building the internets leading commerce platform for digital products empowering creators communities and entrepreneurs to monetize their knowledge tools and audiences. We move fast operate with extreme ownership and obsess over enabling our sellers to grow.
The Role
Were looking for a Strategic Finance Lead to be a key partner to our executive team as we scale. This is a high-impact high-visibility role sitting at the intersection of finance strategy and operations. Youll own the financial model drive critical business decisions and help shape the direction of the company.
This is not a back-office accounting role. We want someone who can translate complex financial data into clear strategic narratives challenge assumptions and operate as a genuine business partner to every team at Whop.
What Youll Do
- Own the financial model. Build and maintain a dynamic company-wide model that supports scenario planning fundraising and long-range forecasting.
- Drive the operating cadence. Lead monthly and quarterly business reviews track KPIs across revenue margins and unit economics and surface insights that drive action.
- Support fundraising and investor relations. Prepare board materials investor updates and diligence packages; serve as a key point of contact for investors.
- Build the finance function. As an early member of the finance org youll help define processes tooling and team structure as we scale.
- Manage budgeting and headcount planning. Partner with department heads to set budgets manage spend and make tough prioritization calls.
- Analyze marketplace economics. Develop deep intuition for Whops platform metrics GMV take rate seller LTV cohort retention and translate them into business insights.
Who You Are
- 58 years of experience in investment banking growth equity venture capital or strategic finance at a high-growth tech company
- Exceptionally strong financial modeling skills you can build a 3-statement model LBO or cohort analysis from scratch
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders with clear data-driven storytelling
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity; you dont need a playbook to get started
- Experience with marketplace or SaaS business models is a strong plus
- Collaborative by nature you build trust across functions and communicate with directness and clarity
- Scrappy entrepreneurial mindset excited to build systems and processes where none exist
The expected salary range for this position is $140000 to $200000 annually with final compensation determined based on experience skills and qualifications.
About Company
Whop is your home on the internet. You can discover interesting communities, meet cool people, and even start a business.
