Vice President, Finance

ABOUT PLACER.AI: 

Placer.ai is transforming how organizations understand the physical world. Our location analytics platform provides unprecedented visibility into locations, markets, and consumer behavior. Placer empowers thousands of customers—from Fortune 500 companies, to local governments and nonprofits— to make smarter, data-driven decisions.

What sets us apart? We've built the most advanced location intelligence platform in the market while maintaining an uncompromising commitment to privacy, proving that powerful analytics and responsible data practices can coexist.

Our growth reflects the market's demand: we reached $100M in annual recurring revenue within just 6 years of launching, achieved unicorn status with a $1B+ valuation in 2022, and continue to expand rapidly as one of North America's fastest-growing tech companies. We're creating a $100B+ market opportunity, and we're just getting started.

Named one of Forbes America's Best Startup Employers and a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company, we're building a culture where innovation thrives, collaboration is the norm, and every team member contributes to reshaping how the world understands location.

SUMMARY:

As a key member of the executive management team, the Vice President (VP) of Finance will report to the CFO and assume an operational and strategic role in the overall management of the company. This includes direct responsibility for finance, forecasting, strategic planning, revenue governance, unit economics, deal analysis, mergers and acquisitions, and private and institutional financing.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Financial Planning & Analysis Leadership

• Lead company-wide financial forecasting, annual planning, and long-range financial modeling
• Drive a rolling multi-quarter forecast process with rigorous variance analysis and executive-level insight
• Build performance frameworks that connect operating metrics to financial outcomes
• Support Board and investor reporting with high-quality, decision-oriented analytics
• Evaluate the financial impact of new initiatives, product launches, pricing changes, and strategic investments

Revenue Strategy & Governance

• Validate and challenge revenue forecasts to ensure integrity and predictability
• Own compensation audit processes and ensure alignment between incentive plans and financial targets
• Lead pricing and packaging analytics to optimize monetization and margin expansion
• Deliver cross-motion revenue analytics (enterprise, mid-market, self-serve, new logo vs. expansion)
• Establish strong data integrity governance standards across revenue reporting

Strategic Revenue Partnership

• Partner closely with the CRO and Revenue Operations to ensure alignment between execution and financial strategy
• Provide independent financial perspective on territory models, capacity planning assumptions, and growth investments
• Support executive decision-making with clear scenario modeling and trade-off analysis
• Potentially support aspects of deal desk, including complex deal structuring analysis, non-standard pricing review, and revenue hygiene oversight

Operational Excellence

• Build and mentor a high-performing FP&A and revenue analytics team
• Improve systems, processes, and reporting infrastructure to increase speed and accuracy
• Ensure scalable financial controls as the company continues to grow

What Makes This Role Exciting

• You will shape how a category-defining company thinks about growth, not just report on it
• You will influence pricing strategy, revenue quality, and long-term value creation
• You will partner directly with executive leadership on the most important financial and strategic decisions
• You will build durable forecasting discipline in a high-growth environment
• You will operate at the center of revenue strategy without being a traditional sales operations leader

REQUIREMENTS:

• 12 - 15+ years of progressive finance experience, including significant FP&A leadership in a high-growth technology company.
• Strong experience in SaaS revenue modeling and recurring revenue dynamics.
• Demonstrated ability to build multi-scenario forecasts and connect operational drivers to financial outcomes.
• Experience partnering with Sales and GTM leadership in a strategic, governance-oriented capacity.
• Strong executive presence and communication skills.
• High analytical rigor paired with sound business judgment.
• MBA, CPA, or equivalent experience preferred.

WHY JOIN PLACER.AI? 

• Join a rocketship! We are pioneers of a new market that we are creating
• Take a central and critical role at Placer.ai
• Work with, and learn from, top-notch talent
• Competitive salary
• Excellent benefits
• Fully remote

The U.S. annualized pay range for this position is $275,000 - $300,000 USD. In addition, certain roles have the opportunity to earn sales-based commissions. Base pay offered within the stated range may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including job-related skills, professional experience, education and licenses (if applicable), work location and compensation market data.

Base pay is just a part of our total rewards program. Placer provides medical, dental and vision coverage as well as flexible time off, 401K and equity awards for certain roles.

Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

NOTEWORTHY LINKS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PLACER 

• Placer.ai's $100M round C funding (unicorn valuation!)
• See our data in action at The Anchor
• Placer.ai in the news
• Video: About Placer for Commercial Real Estate
• Video Playlist: Placer Brand & Explainer Videos

Placer.ai is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and promoting a safe, healthy working environment for all employees.

Placer.ai is an equal opportunity employer and has a global remote workforce. Placer.ai’s applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to an applicant’s disability or need for accommodation. Any Placer.ai applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact Placer.ai’s Human Resources Department to make the need for an accommodation known.