Granica · 1 month ago
Head of Finance — Strategic Finance & Corporate Development
Bay Area Office
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/ExecutiveGranica is an AI research and systems company building the infrastructure for a new kind of intelligence. The Founding Head of Finance will lead Strategic Finance, Capital Markets, FP&A, and Company-Wide Performance Architecture, focusing on designing the financial engine and raising capital to create long-term value.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Partner with the CEO to raise $50M–$100M+ growth rounds
Build relationships with top-tier venture, growth, and public-market investors
Own financial narrative, long-term projections, and investor communications
Build forecasting, scenario modeling, pricing, and long-range planning systems
Establish the operating discipline required to scale through Series B, C, D → IPO
Drive analysis across unit economics, GTM efficiency, R&D leverage, and infra cost modeling
Partner with Product, Engineering, and Sales to align economics with roadmap and GTM scale
Design and operationalize a company-wide performance-based compensation system (NPUs)
Build KPI-driven models for engineering, research, GTM, and operations
Own governance, payout logic, and transparency across total rewards
Lead planning cycles, resource allocation, and financial readiness
Build global reporting and financial systems that scale with enterprise demand
Partner with the CEO on board materials, product strategy, pricing, and market expansion
Build audit, compliance, and governance frameworks for late-stage scale
Drive S-1 readiness, revenue recognition compliance, and investor-grade reporting
Hire and scale FP&A, accounting/controllership, revenue operations, and analytics
Transition from outsourced support to a high-velocity internal team
Qualification
Required
Experience raising $50M–$100M+ for a high-growth startup
Scaled a company from Series B/C → Series D → IPO readiness
Deep expertise in performance-based compensation systems across technical and GTM teams
Hands-on ownership of FP&A, pricing, forecasting, and model optimization
Ability to operate at founder altitude with clarity, speed, and disciplined execution
Preferred
Strong understanding of SaaS/AI infrastructure economics (usage-based preferred)
Benefits
Flexible time off plus comprehensive health coverage for you and your family
Support for research, publication, and deep technical exploration
Company
Granica
Granica is the world's first AI Data Readiness Platform, creating cutting-edge and enterprise-ready AI infrastructure services.
Founded in 2019
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$45MKey Investors
New Enterprise Associates
2023-06-08Series A· $45M
2020-01-01Seed
Leadership Team
Rahul Ponnala
CEO & Co-Founder
Recent News
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2025-02-07
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