Staff Engineer – Finance Data Specialist
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VP – Head of Finance
Harmonic Security
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
Tech Stack
Cyber SecurityERP
About the role
- Lead Series B readiness: financial model, data room, board prep, and investor narrative.
- Partner with CEO / VP of Company Ops on fundraising strategy, investor relations, and capital allocation decisions.
- Build credibility with current and prospective investors.
- Own budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning across the business.
- Define and track key SaaS metrics (ARR, NRR, CAC payback, burn multiple, etc.).
- Provide actionable insights to guide GTM investments, hiring, and product strategy.
- Oversee core accounting, tax, and audit readiness.
- Ensure GAAP compliance and scalable processes for revenue recognition.
- Implement financial systems (ERP, expense management, FP&A tools) appropriate for a scaling SaaS company.
- Partner with Sales on quota-setting, comp plans, and pipeline forecasting.
- Work with Product/Engineering to align spend with roadmap priorities.
- Collaborate with People/HR on headcount planning, comp, and equity strategy.
- Initially act as both strategist and operator (hands-on IC).
- Over time, recruit and lead a high-performing finance and accounting team.
- Establish a culture of rigor, transparency, and strategic partnership.
- Build board-level reporting and operating cadence.
- Stand up real-time dashboards and reporting infrastructure (ideally AI-enabled).
- Benchmark Harmonic against cybersecurity SaaS peers.
Requirements
- 10 – 15+ years of progressive finance experience in high-growth SaaS, ideally with exposure to cybersecurity.
- Track record of leading fundraising processes (Series B – D) and engaging directly with VCs / growth equity firms.
- Exposure to (and ideally ownership of) FP&A, investor relations, accounting, and operations in a scaling startup environment.
- Comfort flexing between strategic finance leadership and tactical execution (closing the books, building dashboards, etc.).
- Demonstrated ability to build teams, systems, and scalable processes.
- Strong SaaS finance acumen: unit economics, GTM metrics, revenue recognition, and efficiency levers.
- Curiosity and enthusiasm for AI-first workflows. Experience with AI-enabled finance tools (Pigment, Mosaic, Cube, etc.) is a plus.
- Exceptional communicator who can distill complexity into clear insights for executives, employees, and investors.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and meaningful equity with a direct stake in Harmonic’s success
- Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision and 401k matching
- A small, passionate team that values transparency, creativity, and learning
- Thoughtful leadership that cares deeply about growth, impact, and people
- Annual global offsites (past trips include Lisbon and Nashville)
- The chance to directly shape both our product and our culture as we build a category-defining company
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
financial modelingbudgetingforecastingscenario planningSaaS metricsGAAP compliancerevenue recognitionfundraising processesteam buildingscalable processes
Soft skills
strategic partnershipcommunicationleadershiptransparencycuriosityenthusiasmcredibility buildingactionable insightscollaborationtactical execution
