Our Mission and Opportunity
Early education is one of the greatest determinants of childhood outcomes, is a must for working families, and has a lasting social and economic impact. Brightwheel’s vision is to enable high quality early education for every child — by giving teachers meaningfully more time with students each day, engaging parents in the development of their kids, and supporting the small businesses that make up the backbone of the $175 billion early education market. Brightwheel is the most loved technology brand in early education globally, trusted by thousands of educators and millions of families.
Our Team
We are a fully remote team with employees across every time zone in the US. Our team is passionate, talented, and customer-focused. Our exceptional investor group includes Addition, Bessemer Venture Partners, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, GGV Capital, Lowercase Capital, Emerson Collective, and Mark Cuban. We believe that everyone—from our employees to the students, teachers, and administrators we serve— should be given the opportunity to learn and thrive, whatever their background may be. We celebrate diversity in all forms because it allows our team and the communities we serve to reach their full potential and do their best work.brightwheel is seeking a talented strategic finance leader to play an essential role in our next stage of growth.
You will be responsible for driving decision-making on critical corporate processes and building policies across the entire company. You have exceptional problem solving & analytical skills and love tackling complex operational challenges with data-driven solutions. You are an excellent collaborator and have proven experience working with senior leadership teams to deliver outcomes for the company. You thrive in fast-paced environments and are excited to help steer brightwheel into our newest growth phase.
What You'll Do
- Scale the corporate financial function via streamlined process improvements and technical implementation.
- Partner with our leadership team to guide strategic decision-making and evaluate areas of investment.
- Analyze, recommend, and implement programs related to hiring, total rewards, and benefits.
- Own the systems and processes for company-wide software procurement.
- Serve as the core financial business partner to the People + Recruiting leaders.
- Run company-level implementation and management of finance systems.
- Lead long-term growth and efficiency initiatives including generating savings via OpEx streamlining.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of finance experience, including a combination of investment banking, investing (venture capital or private equity), and/or in-house operating experience at a technology company; MBA, management consulting, and/or Saas/FinTech experience preferred.
- Proven ability to partner with all levels of management to guide strategic decision making; ability to apply both financial and operational lenses.
- Ability to think strategically, along with a willingness to get into the weeds.
- Excellent financial modeling and analytical toolkit, and experience building and owning financial models.
- Entrepreneurial builder, who is comfortable with ambiguity and able to thrive in a fast-growing startup environment.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and influencing skills.
- Familiarity with GAAP accounting and working knowledge of all financial statements.
$127,000 - $203,000 a yearBrightwheel is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.Apply for this job
