Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

BOM; Eindhoven; Hybrid; EUR 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

RIFT, transitioning to commercial deployment, seeks a Chief Financial Officer to shape the financial strategy, secure funding, extend cash runway, and allocate capital for sustainable growth.

Reporting to the CEO and working with the Finance Team and Supervisory Board, the CFO will oversee treasury, project finance, governance, and reporting to support Series C fundraising and international expansion.

Responsibilities

• Financial Strategy & Business Performance: Develops and executes the company’s financial strategy in alignment with growth ambitions, translating objectives into financially viable business cases.
• Funding, Treasury & Cash Management: Safeguards financing and liquidity, and oversees funding strategy across equity, debt, grants and alternatives.
• Project Finance: Manages project finance activities and governance to support scalable, fundable growth.

Job description

Job description

RIFT

RIFT is entering a defining phase in its evolution: transitioning from technology development to commercial scale-up. In 2026, the company successfully secured €114 million to reach Final Investment Decision (FID) and build the world’s first commercial iron fuel production facility. The period towards FID requires rigorous financial discipline, effective capital deployment, and the execution of multiple strategic financing and commercial milestones. Simultaneously, RIFT must demonstrate a scalable and repeatable business model capable of supporting a Series C financing round of >€100–200 million and laying the foundation for international growth.

We are looking for a Chief Financial Officer to help shape RIFT’s next phase of growth. As CFO, you will define the company’s financial strategy and ensure the capital structure needed to scale with confidence.

As RIFT transitions towards commercial deployment, you will secure funding, extend cash runway, and allocate capital where it creates the greatest long‑term value. Combining financial discipline with a pragmatic approach to growth, you will translate strategic ambitions into financially sound decisions.

Working closely with the CEO, Management Team, Supervisory Board, shareholders, and future investors, you will lead financing activities, strengthen strategic relationships, and prepare RIFT for future fundraising rounds, including a Series C . Together with a highly capable Finance team, you will establish the financial processes, transparent reporting, and governance required to support sustainable growth, future fundraising, and the company’s next stage of development.

We are RIFT | Let’s make the impossible possible

RIFT develops technologies and projects that help decarbonise industry. After years of research, development and pilot projects, we are entering the next phase: commercial deployment. As we scale our organisation and projects, the focus is shifting from proving technology to delivering impact in industry. Today, Iron Fuel Technology is at the core of that transition, enabling industrial companies to replace fossil fuels with a circular, carbon free alternative for high temperature heat.

The Finance Team

The Finance team combines expertise in Financial Control, Accounting, Project Finance, Public Funding, Legal and Business Case Finance. Working in a highly collaborative, process driven way, the team ensures that funding, governance, legal frameworks and financial decision making are aligned. Together, they create the structure and discipline that enables RIFT to scale from innovation to commercial deployment.

Your main responsiblities as leader

Financial Strategy & Business Performance

Develops and executes the company’s financial strategy in alignment with RIFT’s growth ambitions. Translates the vision and strategic objectives of the CEO and the strategy and commercial teams into financially viable business cases. Acts as a strategic sparring partner and challenger in decision making, driving long‑term value creation, profitability, cash flow optimisation, and sustainable growth.

Funding, Treasury & Cash Management

Safeguards the company’s financing, liquidity position, and long‑term financial continuity. Develops and executes the funding strategy across equity, debt, grants, and alternative financing solutions. Monitors cash runway, working capital, and financial risks to ensure resilience and business continuity while optimising capital allocation.

Project Finance