VP Finance (all genders)

Vaeridion

YOUR MISSION As VP Finance (all genders) at VÆRIDION, you will build and lead the financial backbone of a capital-intensive deep-tech aerospace scale-up. You will drive financial steering, ensure strong finance hygiene, and lead financing and fundraising activities to support our transition from development to industrialization. You will work closely with the executive leadership team and act as a key strategic partner across engineering, manufacturing, and business functions. A strong focus of this role lies on structuring and executing asset financing, venture debt, development credits, and fundraising activities in a dynamic, high-growth environment. YOUR DAY-TO-DAY * Own company-wide financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes. Establish scalable financial governance, reporting standards, and KPI frameworks.  * Build scalable finance processes, tools, and systems supporting the transition from startup to industrial manufacturing organization. Partner closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Program Management, and Business teams to support data-driven decisions. * Structure and execute asset financing solutions for equipment, tooling, and production assets. Lead structuring and negotiation of venture debt and development credit financing. Build and manage relationships with banks, debt providers, and financing partners. * Support equity fundraising processes including financial modeling, investor materials, and due diligence. Own financial data rooms, investor reporting, and financing-related analysis. * Support building and developing the finance function as the company scales. Act as sparring partner for executive leadership on financial strategy, risk, and capital allocation. YOUR PROFILE * Around 10 years of experience in Finance, Corporate Finance, Structured Finance, Investment, or similar. Experience in at least one startup, scale-up, or fast-growing dynamic environment is strongly preferred. * Proven experience in capital-intensive industries such as deep tech, aerospace, manufacturing, hardware, energy, or mobility. * Hands-on experience in at least two of the following areas: Asset financing, Venture debt, Development / innovation credits, Project financing, Equity fundraising support * Strong financial modeling and scenario planning skills. Experience negotiating financing structures and term sheets. Understanding of manufacturing cost structures and CapEx planning. * Experience with public funding landscapes in Germany or the EU is a plus. Experience in regulated or certification-driven industries is a plus. * Strong ownership mindset with ability to operate strategically and execute operationally. * Ability to work in ambiguous and fast-moving environments. * Strong stakeholder communication across technical and business teams. * Strong verbal and written communication skills in English; German or another European language is a plus. WHY US? * Be part of an ambitious team determined to shape the future of aviation. * We are an in-office company, but we value flexibility and trust employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work or adjusting hours to accommodate personal commitments. * Subsidized EGYM Wellpass membership: your (mental) health is important for us. * Enjoy a subsidized lunch with a 5€ company contribution per meal on office days. * Become a part of our success with virtual stock options. * Choose the option that suits your needs: either a free charging station for your electric car or a public transport job ticket as part of the Deutschlandticket. * Lease a high-quality bicycle or e-bike through our JobRad program and benefit from tax advantages. Whether for your daily commute or personal use, enjoy more mobility and sustainability. * Pension scheme to support your long-term financial security. * Boost your professional as well as personal growth executing your own ideas and independent projects. * Join our internal social events and retreats (e.g. cooking, game nights, sports). COMPENSATION PRINCIPLES Our Compensation Philosophy: Compensation is determined based on objective and gender-neutral criteria, including relevant experience, qualifications and education, performance, level of responsibility, required skills and competencies, and the scarcity or uniqueness of expertise in the relevant field. VÆRIDION applies these criteria consistently to ensure fair and equitable compensation for employees performing the same work or work of equal value. Salary Range: 120.000 EUR +

Babbel

We are looking for a VP of Finance (all genders) for our dynamic team in the heart of buzzing Berlin! This pivotal role will lead our FP&A as well as Financial Systems teams, driving financial strategy, analysis, and planning to support Babbel's growth and long-term vision. The VP of Finance will report to Babbel's CFO and collaborate closely with senior leadership as well as business unit leaders to ensure financial integrity and optimize business performance. You will: * Develop and execute financial strategies that align with Babbel's strategic objectives and growth plans * Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning processes * Identify steering optimization opportunities in close collaboration with the leadership, revenue teams and data teams * Provide strategic insights and financial modeling to support executive decision-making, with a focus on B2C marketing * Report on and regularly present financials and key metrics to the leadership team as well as the board of directors and external stakeholders * Develop and optimize on a strategy to improve the financial systems and process landscape as well as oversee the implementation of these improvements * Set financial processes up for scale with the help of new technology * Lead and develop high-performing FP&A and financial systems teams You have: * At least 10 years of experience in finance, with a proven track record in strategic financial planning and management * A minimum of 5 years of leadership experience, demonstrating the ability to inspire and develop high-performing teams * A strategic mindset with the ability to develop and implement comprehensive financial strategies * Expertise in financial planning, analysis, and management, with a proven track record of driving business performance – especially in B2C marketing * Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex financial data to provide actionable insights * Excellent communication skills, capable of articulating financial strategies and influencing stakeholders at all levels * Experience in optimizing end-to-end finance processes in the areas of record to report, order to cash and procure to pay * Leadership qualities that inspire and develop high-performing teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation * A collaborative approach with a strong ability to drive change and align financial initiatives with organizational goals * Strong written and oral English skills are a must Please note that our company's operating language is English, so you will need to be able to work in English. Some perks of becoming a Babbelonian: * Enjoy 30 vacation days and the chance to take a 3-month Sabbatical. Plus family and life situation counseling. * Decide how, when and from where you want to work with our flexible working hours and remote-friendly options as Jobbatical (up to 3 months inside the EU) or work from our fully equipped office with nap, faith and family rooms. * Learn and grow with the internal learning opportunities, and use a yearly learning & development budget for external training. Learn languages with Babbel for free with your full access to Babbel. * Take advantage of your mobility benefits options and a discounted Urban Sports Club membership. * Be part of our employee communities (such as Femgineers, DE&I Ambassadors and LGBTQIA groups), attend cultural and regular social events. Diversity at Babbel As part of our ongoing journey towards building a diverse, equitable and inclusive company, we welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in tech. We are a learning company, inside and out, and we encourage you to apply even if you do not fit all the technical requirements - all candidates are assessed based on skills, qualifications and on our business needs. Please state your pronouns in your application, and let us know if you’d like to be addressed by a name other than the one appearing on your official documents. If you have a disability or special need, feel welcome to inform us, so that we can provide you with the proper assistance in the application process.

Faculty

WHY FACULTY? We established Faculty in 2014 because we thought that AI would be the most important technology of our time. Since then, we’ve worked with over 350 global customers to transform their performance through human-centric AI. You can read about our real-world impact here. We don’t chase hype cycles. We innovate, build and deploy responsible AI which moves the needle - and we know a thing or two about doing it well. We bring an unparalleled depth of technical, product and delivery expertise to our clients who span government, finance, retail, energy, life sciences and defence. Our business, and reputation, is growing fast and we’re always on the lookout for individuals who share our intellectual curiosity and desire to build a positive legacy through technology. AI is an epoch-defining technology, join a company where you’ll be empowered to envision its most powerful applications, and to make them happen. ABOUT FRONTIER Frontier is building the system for running high-stakes decisions at the organisations that run critical parts of the economy — hospitals, life sciences companies, manufacturers. Frontier is an Intelligent Decision System that combines enterprise data, AI, simulation, optimisation, and human judgement to support the full decision loop — from understanding a situation, to evaluating options, to taking action and learning from the outcome. We don’t believe in AI that thinks for people. We believe in AI that helps people think - humans and agents working together inside a decision system. Done well, people operate with more speed, more evidence, and more confidence than they ever could alone. We're starting with clinical development decisions in life sciences — one of the highest-stakes, highest-complexity decision environments there is — and architecting to scale from there. Frontier is a product of Faculty, an AI company that's been working with some of the world's most consequential organisations since 2014.. ABOUT DESIGN AT FRONTIER We’re a small team, growing deliberately - we’d rather have five designers who trust each other than fifteen who don't. We're tightly integrated with engineering. We prototype in code. We co-own the design system with developers. We're actively exploring what agentic-augmented design work looks like in practice, not in think pieces — and we're honest when we don't have the answer yet. We’re active in shaping the product culture at Frontier; putting people first, raising the quality bar and ensuring a coherent experience. You’ll be part of shaping that culture. ABOUT THE ROLE You'll be one of the most senior designers on Frontier, shaping a product that's still early enough that the decisions you make will define how it works for years. Day to day, you'll be designing the surfaces where people and agents collaborate on real clinical decisions — how evidence gets surfaced, how recommendations get explained, how humans push back, how teams learn. This is hard, unsolved design work. The existing patterns for AI interfaces mostly come from consumer chat products; they don't transfer cleanly to environments where the cost of a bad decision is measured in years of research or patient outcomes. You'll be expected to work end-to-end: from framing the problem with product and engineering, through prototyping in code and design canvases, through shipping. You'll help set the craft bar for the team, mentor the designers around you, and push back when something isn't good enough yet. WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON * Designing the core interaction patterns for how humans and agents collaborate inside a decision loop. * Making dense, analytical information legible for expert users who need to trust it, challenge it, and act on it. * Shaping the shared design language and system that lets a small team move quickly without the product fragmenting. * Partnering with engineering from day one of any problem, not from handoff. * Raising the bar for craft — through your own work, through critique, and through the standards you hold the team to. WE THINK YOU'LL DO WELL HERE IF * You've shipped complex software for expert users, in a domain where getting it wrong has real consequences. * You design end-to-end and care about the pixels as much as the strategy. * You've done serious work on AI or other non-deterministic systems and have opinions about what works and what doesn't. * You're comfortable prototyping in code, or motivated to get there. * You're direct, kind, and can hold a clear point of view without needing to be the loudest in the room. * You want the people who use your product to have better working lives because of it. YOU MIGHT NOT ENJOY THIS ROLE IF * You want to work on a mature product with established patterns. Frontier is early, and the ambiguity is real. * You prefer to work handoff-style, away from engineers. * You're looking for a role where design sets direction in isolation from product and engineering. We work as one team. INTERVIEW PROCESS 1. Intro call with our talent team (30 min) 2. Conversation with Duncan, VP of Design (60 min) 3. Portfolio and case study deep-dive (90 min) 4. Final conversation with a cross-functional leader (60 min) OUR RECRUITMENT ETHOS We aim to grow the best team - not the most similar one. We know that diversity of individuals fosters diversity of thought, and that strengthens our principle of seeking truth. And we know from experience that diverse teams deliver better work, relevant to the world in which we live. We’re united by a deep intellectual curiosity and desire to use our abilities for measurable positive impact. We strongly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, religions and sexual orientations. Some of our standout benefits: * Unlimited Annual Leave Policy * Private healthcare and dental * Enhanced parental leave * Family-Friendly Flexibility & Flexible working * Sanctus Coaching * Hybrid Working If you don’t feel you meet all the requirements, but are excited by the role and know you bring some key strengths, please don't hesitate in applying as you might be right for this role, or other roles. We are open to conversations about part-time hours.