Chief Financial Officer

MatX

CFO leading finance functions, capital allocation, and IPO support at MatX, focusing on scalability and investor relations.

Posted 7/30/2026full-timeMountain View • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $400,000 - $600,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in scaling finance functions within high-growth, capital-intensive businesses, with a strong focus on IPO readiness, financial governance, and strategic capital management. Capable of translating complex financial data into actionable insights while fostering collaboration across cross-functional teams.

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15+ Years Finance ExperienceIPO ExperienceCapital Structure ManagementFinancial ModellingSupply Chain Economics

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Hard Skills

Financial ReportingAudit-ReadinessCapital DeploymentDebt Financing StrategyFinancial GovernanceQuantitative ReasoningInstitutional FundraisingFinancial AnalysisCost of Goods Sold (COGS) UnderstandingManufacturing Financial Flows

Soft Skills

Intellectual HonestyCollaborationAutonomousSelf-DirectedComfortable with Ambiguity

Industry Keywords

High-Growth BusinessesDeep TechSemiconductorManufacturingBay Area

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and lead the finance organisation from its current early-stage infrastructure into a world-class function capable of supporting a public company.
Oversee and develop the Controller and FinOps teams, establishing robust systems, processes, and internal controls.
Establish accounting governance, financial reporting, and audit-readiness in line with the company's growth trajectory and IPO timeline.
Partner with cross-functional leaders to embed financial discipline across the organisation without creating unnecessary friction for a fast-moving engineering culture.
Translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for non-financial leaders and the board.
Manage and optimise deployment of multi-billion dollar capital across supply chain investments, manufacturing partnerships, and factory production capacity.
Lead the Series C fundraise (>$1B target) and manage ongoing relationships with institutional investors including Jane Street and major AI-focused VCs.
Oversee the execution of the company's debt financing strategy — including the existing ~$2B debt-like facility — ensuring supply chain security and manufacturing readiness.
Work alongside founders to develop and execute long-term capital structure strategy aligned with the path to IPO.
Drive the business toward exit readiness targeting approximately 2029, including financial infrastructure, governance frameworks, and investor relations capability.
Support board and investor reporting requirements, including standing and ad hoc board discussions.
Advise founders on strategic exit considerations if acquisition opportunities arise from major technology players.
Ensure Jane Street and board-level involvement in senior finance hiring and strategic decisions is well managed and productive.

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years of progressive finance experience including a track record of scaling finance functions in high-growth, capital-intensive businesses.
Hardware, semiconductor, manufacturing, or deep tech background with genuine understanding of supply chain economics, COGS, and manufacturing financial flows.
Proven experience raising very large institutional rounds and managing complex, multi-billion dollar capital structures.
IPO experience — either as CFO or a senior finance leader who has taken a company through the public markets process.
Banking or consulting background viewed positively — strong financial modelling and capital markets credentials
Exceptional intelligence and quantitative reasoning — able to engage credibly with world-class engineers using logic and data.
Intellectual honesty and humility — no ego, no politics, and genuinely collaborative.
Autonomous and self-directed — able to operate independently while maintaining close alignment with founders.
Aligned with a culture that prioritises speed over capital efficiency where appropriate — comfortable with ambiguity and pace.
Bay Area-based, or able to commit to approximately 3 days per week in the Bay Area office.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A stake in our success. A cash/equity mix that fits your needs.
Health & Wellness. Company-subsidized Health, Dental, and Vision insurance; Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA), and a Health Savings Account (HSA) with lump sum company contribution
Financial Wellbeing. Choose from Guardian 401K and/or Roth IRA (or both) and receive a 5% company contribution, even if you don’t! Plus 100% paid Life and long-term disability insurance.
Time To Recharge. 4 weeks PTO (accrued), 12 holidays & 3 weeks remote/flexible work per year.
Mental Wellbeing: 100% paid mental health benefit via SpringHealth and Guardian EAP.
Professional Development. $1,500 yearly towards conferences, courses, and other learning.
Team Connection. Team lunches (on us), quarterly off-sites, and regular town halls.
Commute On Us. We’ll pay for your commute (up to 1 hr) to get work done during your commute!
MatX E[x]tras. $50/month to use on the perks you care about most.
Remote Perks. Work remote on Mon & Fri, home-tech setup & remote wifi expensing
Support to Parents. Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave & 10 weeks pregnancy disability leave, regardless of path to parenthood. Plus Maven reproductive health & parental benefit.