Chief Financial Officer

Harmonic Executive; City Of London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading DeepTech company in London is looking for a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join its senior leadership team. This role involves leading capital strategy and managing investor relationships. The ideal candidate should have extensive fundraising experience, particularly in high-growth, capital-intensive technology environments. Strong strategic and financial leadership is essential to steer the company's growth and prepare for potential IPO or exit.

Responsibilities

• Lead the capital strategy for international expansion and product development.
• Manage upcoming funding rounds including equity and debt instruments.
• Design scalable financial systems and implement investor-grade reporting.

Skills

Proven fundraising expertise

Experience in high-growth, capital-intensive technology

Strong financial leadership

Strategic thinking with hands-on execution

Commercial acumen in recurring revenue models

International financial operations experience

Job description

Overview

Do you have strong fundraising experience and a commercially-minded ambitious approach? To support the next stage of its scale-up journey, the company is seeking a highly experienced and strategic Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join its senior leadership team. This is a pivotal role that will shape the financial architecture of the company and help steer it through significant growth milestones, including potential IPO or strategic exit.

Series B DeepTech

London

Harmonic Executive is very excited to partner with a leading DeepTech company that is transforming the sector through its innovative use of AI-enabled analytics. With impressive venture capital backing, and global partnerships with industry leaders, this company is on a very exciting trajectory, and will need a strong commercially minded CFO to steer their growth.

The Role

The CFO will lead the capital strategy - raising the funds required to drive international expansion and product development. This will include responsibility for upcoming funding rounds, likely involving a combination of equity and debt instruments. As such, the ideal candidate will have a demonstrable track record of leading complex, high-value fundraises and managing investor relationships, particularly in capital-intensive technology environments.

The successful candidate will also take ownership of designing scalable financial systems, implementing investor-grade reporting, and establishing robust, long-term revenue models aligned with the company's unique technology offering. This is a front-office role suited for a commercially-minded finance leader who is comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels in a high-growth environment.

Qualifications / Skills

• Proven fundraising expertise, including leading Series C+ rounds and negotiating complex investment structures across equity, debt, and alternative instruments.
• Experience in high-growth, capital-intensive technology businesses, ideally involving a blend of hardware, software, and data-driven revenue models.
• Strong financial leadership in a scale-up environment, with the ability to build and optimise scalable systems, controls, and reporting frameworks.
• Strategic thinking paired with hands-on execution, capable of balancing long-term planning with day-to-day operational decision-making.
• Commercial acumen in designing and managing recurring revenue models, such as SaaS, RaaS, or data monetisation.
• International financial operations experience, including tax optimisation, compliance, and cross-border scaling.

Next steps

Please get in touch with Harmonic Executive to discuss this role and your candidacy.