Head of Finance

The role

The Head of Finance will build and lead the finance function at Pace. You will work with the founders to plan, invest, and scale while owning the financial model and reporting.

What you will do

• Build and maintain the operating model, budget, and forecasts.
• Connect hiring and investment decisions to revenue, margins, cash, and runway.
• Partner with Engineering and Applied AI to measure the cost of delivering customer workflows.
• Identify opportunities to improve margins as the company scales.
• Work with GTM and leadership on pricing, contract economics, payment terms, and profitability.
• Own accounting, close, financial reporting, treasury, tax coordination, and controls.
• Prepare financial materials and lead financial diligence and planning for future financing.
• Partner with Business Operations on payments, invoicing, procurement, and financial systems.
• Use automation to improve accuracy and reduce manual work.

Required qualifications

• Experience leading finance or strategic finance at a growing technology company.
• Strong financial modeling skills and a track record of turning analysis into operating decisions.
• Fluency across accounting, cash management, and business economics.
• Experience partnering with founders and functional leaders on budgets, hiring, and resource allocation.
• Clear communication and the ability to explain financial tradeoffs to technical and commercial teams.
• Willingness to build processes yourself and stay close to the details.

Nice to have

• Experience with usage-based revenue, AI infrastructure costs, or businesses that combine software and service delivery.
• Experience supporting enterprise pricing and complex commercial agreements.
• Exposure to fundraising, board reporting, or international operations.
• Experience building a finance function from an early stage.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Meaningful equity ownership
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Unlimited paid time off

About the company

Pace helps leading insurers run complex operations through AI agents and expert human review. They are building technology to transform operations alongside some of the largest insurers in the world.