Remote Fractional CFO for High-Growth Startups

Shaper; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

Benefits package

Job summary

Shaper Capital is building a CFO-in-Residence program to identify and cultivate finance leaders for its portfolio of early-stage startups. The role starts on a fractional basis, partnering with founders to establish financial foundations, fundraising support, and scalable systems.

Over time, it can evolve into a full-time Head of Finance or CFO position across portfolio companies. You will collaborate closely with founders, manage financial models, and drive strategic initiatives while thriving

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of progressive finance experience, including startup finance leadership
• Experience supporting venture-backed tech startups is strongly preferred
• Strong command of financial modeling, forecasting, accounting, and SaaS metrics

Responsibilities

• Embed with 1–2 portfolio companies as fractional Head of Finance to drive growth and fundraising readiness
• Stand up or refine financial systems, budgets, forecasts, dashboards, and KPIs for board reporting
• Lead strategic initiatives including pricing, cap tables, cost optimization, and international expansion planning
• Grow into permanent CFO or Head of Finance roles as mutual fit develops

Skills

Finance leadership

Strategic finance

Forecasting & modeling

SaaS metrics

Fundraising support

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Shaper Capital is building a CFO-in-Residence program to identify and cultivate finance leaders for its portfolio of early-stage startups. The role starts on a fractional basis, partnering with founders to establish financial foundations, fundraising support, and scalable systems.

Over time, it can evolve into a full-time Head of Finance or CFO position across portfolio companies. You will collaborate closely with founders, manage financial models, and drive strategic initiatives while thriving