Chief Financial Officer

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

Job summary

A leading DeepTech company in London is seeking a strategic Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join its senior leadership team. The CFO will spearhead capital strategy and manage complex fundraises while designing scalable financial systems. The ideal candidate has proven experience in high-growth technology environments and is equipped to balance strategic oversight with operational execution. This role supports significant growth milestones and offers competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Proven fundraising expertise, including leading Series C+ rounds and negotiating complex investment structures.
• Experience in high-growth, capital-intensive technology businesses.
• Strong financial leadership in a scale-up environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the capital strategy, raising funds for international expansion.
• Design scalable financial systems and implement investor-grade reporting.
• Manage investor relationships and optimize recurring revenue models.

Skills

Fundraising expertise

Financial leadership

Strategic thinking

Commercial acumen

Experience in international operations

Job description

Overview

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 partnering with a leading DeepTech company transforming the sector through its innovative use of AI-enabled analytics. With impressive venture capital backing and global partnerships with industry leaders, the company is on an exciting trajectory and needs a strong commercially minded CFO to steer growth.

Responsibilities

The CFO will lead the capital strategy — raising the funds required to drive international expansion and product development. This includes responsibility for upcoming funding rounds, likely involving a combination of equity and debt instruments. 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

• 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.