Finance & Operations Lead

Make Airspeed AI-native in how we operate, not only in what we sell — redesigning recurring workflows with AI agents, automation tools, APIs, and lightweight code.

Build dependable operating systems with clean data, exception handling, audit trails, and human approval where needed, and create self-serve workflows that don't depend on you becoming the human router for every request.

Measure the impact of automation through speed, accuracy, reporting latency, and manual hours removed, while helping teams use AI safely with sensitive data and high-stakes decisions.

Own the company operating cadence, including planning, KPI reviews, and decision follow-through, ensuring teams have clarity on priorities, ownership, and next steps.

Build scalable workflows for purchasing, contracts, onboarding, offboarding, access, and policies, and improve processes that cross team boundaries while keeping ownership clear.

Hold external partners and vendors accountable for scope, service, cost, and quality. Step into important gaps when needed, then fix the underlying system so they don't continue to depend on you.

Leadership and the board trust the numbers and the forward forecast.

Close, reporting, forecasting, and planning run on a clear schedule with minimal manual chasing.

Core SaaS metrics have clear definitions and reconciled sources.

High-volume workflows are automated, monitored, and documented.

Airspeed can continue to grow without finance and operations headcount increasing with every layer of complexity.

Experience in scale-up finance, finance transformation, consulting, or accounting followed by hands-on operating experience.

A professional accounting qualification.

Experience working with UK and US entities, subscription revenue, fundraising, or finance automation.

Experience at an early-stage startup or another lean, high-growth environment.

A passion for AI-native products, agent-driven workflows, and building smarter ways of working.

Customer obsession and a relentless focus on measurable impact.

Team players who raise the bar and help scale processes and best practices.

Creative problem-solvers who can turn imperfect information into clear plans and results.

Operators who step into important gaps, solve the immediate problem, and then build systems that prevent it from recurring.

Shape how the whole company operates.

Build an AI-native finance and operations function from the ground up.

Work directly with the founders and influence major company decisions.

Join an international SaaS company at a point where strong foundations can create outsized value.