Chief Financial Officer

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

Job summary

A leading DeepTech company in London is seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to shape its financial architecture and drive growth through strong fundraising strategies. The ideal candidate will possess proven expertise in managing complex fundraises and will be comfortable operating in high-growth environments. This pivotal role will also involve overseeing scalable financial systems and ensuring alignment with the company's innovative technology offerings.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable track record of leading complex, high-value fundraises.
• Experience in managing investor relationships in technology environments.
• Ability to design scalable financial systems and implement investor-grade reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital strategy, raise funds for international expansion.
• Design scalable financial systems and establish revenue models.
• Implement investor-grade reporting and align financial strategy with technology.

Skills

Fundraising expertise

Experience in high-growth technology businesses

Strong financial leadership

Strategic thinking and execution

Commercial acumen in revenue models

International financial operations

Job description

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.

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.