Director of Capital Raising & Investor Relations, North America

Duolingo

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and that’s where you come in! At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about educating our users, experimenting with big ideas, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities and daily collaborations with world-class minds — while doing work that’s both meaningful and fun. Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.  Read our blog to learn more. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the role... We’re looking for a VP of Finance to join Duolingo’s Senior Leadership Team and manage our Financial Planning & Analysis and Strategic Finance functions.  Reporting to the CFO, the VP of Finance will serve as a source of financial integrity across Duolingo. This leader will co-own Duolingo’s financial operating cadence — including annual and long-range planning, forecasting, and business reviews — and partner closely with Investor Relations, Treasury, and Corporate Development. They will also collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Growth, Marketing, and Operations to ensure decisions are grounded in sound economic principles and long-term value creation. The VP of Finance will also be at the forefront of enabling Finance with the thoughtful integration of AI, data science and automation.  This role will be based in our New York City office on a hybrid (4+1) schedule.  🧠  You will... * Co-own Duolingo’s financial operating cadence, including annual planning, long-range planning, forecasting, and company-wide business reviews. * Partner closely with the CFO, Board of Directors, and senior leadership to provide rigorous financial insight that shapes company-wide strategy and resource allocation. * Establish and uphold rigorous financial principles across the company, ensuring teams make decisions grounded in strong unit economics and long-term value creation. * Serve as a key voice in communicating Duolingo’s financial performance and long-term strategy to the Board and investors, partnering closely with Investor Relations on earnings materials, guidance, and external messaging. * Define and refine the KPIs that drive operating discipline, ensuring alignment between financial performance, product strategy, and long-term mission impact. * Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing FP&A and Strategic Finance team (~10 people), raising the bar for analytical rigor and operational excellence.  * Operate cross-functionally by design — partnering deeply with Product, Growth, Marketing, Controllership, Investor Relations, and Corporate Development — to ensure aligned priorities and data-driven decision-making. * Drive finance modernization, including the thoughtful integration of AI, data science and automation — leveraging quantitative and statistical methods to enhance forecasting accuracy, reporting efficiency, and insight generation. * Work from our New York City office on a hybrid (4+1) schedule. ✅  You have... * Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field. * 15+ years of progressive finance experience in FP&A, Investment Banking, Corporate or Strategic Finance, including 5+ years leading and managing teams, ideally within a consumer technology, SaaS, subscription or marketplace business. * Deep expertise in financial modeling, long-range planning, and capital allocation — including familiarity with data science and quantitative methods — with the ability to translate complex data into clear strategic insight. * Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex financial topics into clear, compelling narratives for executives, the Board, and investors. * A strategic and business-minded perspective, capable of balancing financial rigor with bold, long-term thinking. * A low-ego, high-EQ leadership style that builds trust across functions, earns credibility through impact, and operates both at strategic altitude and in the details. ⭐  Exceptional candidates will have... * MBA or advanced degree in finance or a related field. * Experience in a global publicly-traded company, with exposure to earnings preparation and investor relations, and with increasing levels of executive responsibility.  * Deep understanding of subscription economics, consumer product metrics, and global business models. * Experience enabling Finance departments through AI, data science and advanced analytics, or automation. The offered salary is dependent upon several factors, including work experience, skills, and internal peer comparisons. The posted range is subject to change in the future. For this role, base salary is supplemented by equity compensation. We encourage you to talk with your recruiter for more information related to compensation for this role! Salary Range: $330,000—$550,000 USD Benefits: Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here. Job Alerts: Sign up for job alerts here. Accommodations: We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact accommodations@duolingo.com. Equal Employment Opportunity: Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Fraud Warning: Unfortunately, there is a rise in scammers pretending to be real Duolingo employees. Duolingo and our employees will never ask for your Social Security number, bank details, or passport info, and we’ll never ask you to deposit a check, purchase equipment, or exchange money during the interview process. Real Duolingo employees always use an email that ends in @duolingo.com or @recruiting.duolingo.com. Stay alert and double-check these details before sharing any information.

Pantheon

Pantheon has been at the forefront of private markets investing for more than 40 years, earning a reputation for an innovative approach to investing in secondaries, co-investments, and primary fund investments, as well as capital formation across commingled funds, evergreen vehicles and customized solutions. Our specialist investment capabilities span multiple strategies across private equity, infrastructure and real assets, and private credit. Through our collaborative and committed culture, we find new ways to solve complex problems together and deliver innovative investment opportunities across private markets. Pantheon currently manages approximately $82.3 billion in AUM across all its strategies, serving more than 750 institutional and 638 private wealth clients worldwide For further details please visit www.pantheon.com Purpose of the Position  The overall purpose of my role at Pantheon is to provide in-house legal advice and support to the business by assisting with the establishment and fundraising of Pantheon funds and separate account programmes, assisting with general corporate group, regulatory and compliance matters and assisting the various investment team divisions with investment related work. Key Responsibilities:  Fund Raising: * Establishing Pantheon funds and assisting in their fundraising; advising on fund structure; drafting / reviewing fund documentation (LPAs, PPMs, side letters, etc.); co-ordinating investor closings; fund maintenance work * Assisting with segregated account programmes – drafting / reviewing / negotiating term sheets, investment management agreements and segregated limited partnership agreements * Coordinating with internal marketing and investor relations teams, independent boards of directors, external counsel and administrators in respect of the launch, marketing/fundraising and maintenance of the Pantheon funds * Preparing and maintaining various Pantheon fund/client checklists Corporate and Regulatory: * Working alongside the Compliance team on issues connected with all UK/European regulatory aspects of Pantheon’s business (e.g. AIFMD and related issues around filings and marketing passports); keeping up to date on new European legislation relevant to fund structuring and management * Identification, interpretation and application of applicable UK laws, rules and regulations * Drafting / reviewing / negotiating a wide range of contracts (including commercial agreements, contracts with service providers, and statements of work) * Advising staff of legal and regulatory requirements/boundaries/risks * Supervising and educating external counsels on Pantheon practices * Liaising with applicable regulatory authorities * Attending to other general Pantheon group corporate matters Investment Work: * Assisting the various investment team divisions (primary, secondary, co-investment, infrastructure) in relation to investment transactions; assisting with queries on NDAs, fund / transaction terms * Preparing and maintaining various Pantheon investment checklists Knowledge and Experience Required: * Good ‘A’ Level (or equivalent) * Either an undergraduate Law degree, or any undergraduate degree plus a Graduate Diploma in Law * Qualified as a Solicitor in England & Wales. * English qualified solicitors must maintain a practising certificate. Part of maintaining a practising certificate is to undertake regular learning and development to ensure that skills and knowledge remain up to date. An annual declaration that this has been done must be made to the Solicitors Regulatory Authority.  * Must have relevant post-qualification experience obtained in a top 10 (or equivalent) law firm or in-house position This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. You may be required to perform other job-related duties as reasonably requested by your manager. Pantheon is an Equal Opportunities employer, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't perfectly align we'd still encourage you to apply.

Upvest

At Upvest, we are on a mission to make investing as easy as spending money. Upvest empowers businesses to offer a wide range of investment products and the best experience in the field of capital market investment and retirement planning. Upvest’s Investment API is easy to integrate so that fintechs and financial institutions can save resources and fully focus on their core business. We are proud to partner with Europe’s leading Fintechs and financial institutions such as DKB, Revolut, N26 and Raisin. Founded in 2017 by Martin Kassing, Upvest now brings together over 270 talented professionals from more than 70 nationalities. Upvest is backed by €280M in total funding from world-class investors, including BlackRock, Tencent, Sapphire Ventures, and Bessemer Venture Partners, Earlybird, Notion Capital, and Motive. Our latest €105M funding round in March 2026 - led by Sapphire and Tencent - serves as a massive catalyst for our growth, allowing us to offer premier investment experience. ABOUT THE ROLE: As Upvest continues to scale, we are looking for an exceptional Head of Product - Clients. You will work closely with Florian Thiel, Christian Wöhlke, and the Product & Engineering teams of the tribe (3 domain teams in total). In addition you will need to build strong relations with the Operations, Banking and Commercial leadership teams, owning topics critical to Upvest's product and business success. Lead the clients tribe's product vision and strategy: As Head of Product, you start leading one of the Clients tribe teams directly, while guiding the overarching strategy and success of the Clients Tribe and you start scaling yourself. You will work very closely with the Director of Engineering and VP of Product to define the tribe's strategy, set OKRs, and shape the long-term roadmap. The goal: to power Upvest's asymmetric scaling by building the intelligent, seamless "AI-experience", internal and external, that makes flawless API experiences the foundation of Upvest's ecosystem. Drive asymmetric scaling through intelligent, agentic operations: Your challenge is to make our tools and workflows scale without lockstep headcount growth.. That means embedding intelligence and automation into every process, and exploring how agentic operations, AI agents handling operational workflows end to end, can take on work that today needs manual effort. You'll be the go-to voice for applied AI across our tooling, helping the business run efficiently and helping clients get to market faster, at lower cost and higher reliability. Take tooling into its next stage: You'll own the roadmap for Internal Tooling or Upfront, both key strategic product enablers for scaling the business, and drive it forward through OKRs, deciding where to push deeper automation, broaden coverage, or reimagine a workflow entirely. You'll work directly with the Engineering team, and stay close to the people the products serve, so every step forward is one that truly matters. WHAT YOU’LL DO: * Significant impact and strategic influence, shaping the roadmap and scaling strategy with a seat at the table with engineering and product leadership. * Autonomy coupled with inspirational leadership. You fully own the product success of your team and function. * Product-centricity throughout the organisation, with no struggle for relevance that product people may encounter elsewhere. * Product Engineering culture, working closely with engineering counterparts guided by joint OKRs and a clear roadmap. * An exceptional team, combining impactful work with a relaxed, fun atmosphere and consistently high eNPS. * Continuous learning across investments, API products, and a state-of-the-art tech stack. WHAT YOU BRING: * 5+ years in Product Management, ideally with a focus on internal and/or external tooling. Financial services, compliance, or fintech experience is a big plus. * Proven people leadership of teams of 3+ people. * Firm grasp of UI/UX best practices; can ideate and prototype through lo-fi wireframes and collaborate closely with design. * Strong track record of taking initiative, owning outcomes, and bridging dependencies. * Be a sponge. You don't need to be a finance or investment expert, but you'll need to absorb complex topics quickly (subledger reconciliation, mutual fund trading flow) and apply strong product fundamentals. * Experience with agile software development, delivering features and outcomes consistently. * Comfortable with product toolkits such as Linear, Slite, Miro, and Figma. * Familiarity with API documentation standards and an interest in how AI agents consume APIs (MCP or similar) is a strong plus. HOW WE UPVEST IN YOU: * Best-in-class AI tools: Every Upvenger has €20,000 per year to spend on the best AI tools available — so you're always working with the most powerful models and tooling on the market. * Impact-driven work: We’re building the infrastructure that will power the future of investing in Europe. It’s complex, ambitious, and meaningful. You’ll work with modern technologies and create something entirely new. No legacy systems, no limits. * Wellbeing: Recharge with 30 days of annual leave and maintain a healthy lifestyle with sports benefits. Access confidential professional coaching and enjoy the flexibility to work remotely abroad for up to 183 days a year. Recharge with UpRest, a one-month fully paid sabbatical after every 4 years of working at Upvest. * Development: Growth is in our DNA. Each Upvenger has access to a personal development budget and the freedom to decide how to use it. * Flexible work environment: Work from any of our hubs in Berlin, London or Tallinn hybrid or remotely across Europe, depending on the role. We give you the choice and budget to work where you’re most comfortable and productive, either at home or in the office. You choose. * Compensation and equity: We believe that all Upvengers contribute to our success and deserve a competitive, above-market salary and a participation in our employee equity program. * Team celebrations: Participate in company-wide events, such as UpFest, dinners, offsites and our Holiday party, to connect with colleagues and celebrate our achievements. * Inclusion: We’re committed to a culture where everyone belongs and thrives. Our Employee Resources Groups foster inclusion and connection, like Upfem for our female Upvengers, or UpVergent supporting neurodivergent Upvengers and allies. OUR VALUES: * Make it easy for others. We simplify the complex and act with the best intentions. * Own the outcome. We are proactive, fast and confident to get the job done, valuing progress over perfection. * Rise to the challenge. We aim high and push the boundaries. We stay curious, learn and celebrate our wins together. * Tell the story. We start with the Why to align on purpose. We are transparent and share knowledge to empower and inspire others. Upvest is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.