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Strategic Finance Lead

AngelList
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/21/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/21/2025

About AngelList:


We exist to accelerate innovation by increasing the number of successful startups in the world. We want to give more people the opportunity to participate in the venture economy by building the financial infrastructure that makes it possible for more people to invest in world changing startups, and build tools for startups that help them run their operations so they can focus on building. 


AngelList is the nexus of venture capital and the startup community. We support over $124B assets on our platform, and we’ve driven capital to over 12,000 startups, almost 282 of which are unicorns. 57% of top-tier U.S. VC deals involve investors on AngelList.


While our scale is large, our ambitions are even larger – we’re innovating on the financial infrastructure for venture investors and the startups they invest in. Come build with us.


About the Role:


We’re looking for a strategic finance professional to help scale AngelList through high-impact cross-functional work. You’ll work closely with the Head of Strategic Finance to enhance our analytical capabilities, build financial models, support planning processes, and generate insights that drive growth and operational excellence.


What You'll Do:

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Business Performance & Forecasting
  • Monitor business performance, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to drive results
  • Build and maintain financial models that track unit economics, profitability, and KPI performance across product lines
  • Lead and support annual and quarterly planning processes, ensuring effective allocation of resources


Strategic Projects & Insights
  • Evaluate new product and feature launches through market sizing, customer segmentation, and business case analysis
  • Analyze competitive and industry benchmarks to inform strategic priorities
  • Support executive and board reporting with clear, data-backed narratives


Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Partner with functional leaders to understand key business levers and resource needs
  • Collaborate with Accounting and BizOps to enhance financial infrastructure, systems, and processes
  • Conduct ad-hoc modeling and scenario analyses to evaluate investment opportunities, M&A, and other strategic initiatives


What You Bring:
  • 6–8 years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, or management consulting
  • Proven ability to break down complex problems and drive insight through data
  • Experience building scalable processes in fast-paced, high-growth environments
  • Strong relationship-building and communication skills across technical and non-technical teams
  • Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets; bonus points for experience with SQL, Netsuite, or financial planning tools


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If you don’t tick every box above, we’d still encourage you to apply. We’re building a diverse team whose skills balance and complement one another.


AngelList has offices in two hub cities: San Francisco and New York City that you can choose to work from. We’re focused on hiring within these hubs and people hired from these hub offices are expected to come into the office twice per week (Tuesdays and choice between Wednesday or Thursday).


Compensation: The compensation for this role includes a competitive base salary, performance based variable component, benefits, and an equity package. Compensation will be tailored to reflect a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location, ensuring alignment with market benchmarks and internal equity. Additional details about our Total Rewards package will be provided during the recruitment process.


Benefits: We support our employees in their lives both inside and outside of work.

*See additional detail on our benefits here: https://angell.ist/venture-benefits

*Learn about our Funders & Founders Program here: https://join.angellist.com/


Working at AngelList: At AngelList, we are united in our purpose to accelerate innovation and build the future of private markets. Our beliefs and values shape how we work, collaborate, and create impact. If the below resonate, we’d love to have you with us.

*Beliefs: https://angell.ist/beliefs

*Values & Leadership Expectations: https://angell.ist/values


AngelList is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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