Position Overview

The Chief Financial Officer will serve as Operon's senior financial executive and one of the company's primary growth leaders.

This executive will work directly alongside the CEO, Board of Directors, investors, advisors, banking partners, and executive leadership team to oversee financial strategy, capital planning, fundraising support, institutional banking relationships, acquisitions, forecasting, reporting, and long-term corporate growth initiatives.

The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise across corporate finance, venture capital, private equity, investment banking, capital markets, fundraising, financial operations, acquisitions, and growth-stage company leadership.

Most importantly, this individual has an established network across venture capital firms, private equity firms, family offices, institutional investors, commercial banks, investment banks, private banks, and corporate finance leaders capable of helping accelerate Operon's growth.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in helping Operon secure capital, establish institutional financial relationships, support acquisitions, develop financial infrastructure, and prepare the company for future public market participation.

Key Responsibilities

Capital Formation & Institutional Relationships

Leverage existing relationships across venture capital firms, private equity firms, family offices, institutional investors, commercial banks, investment banks, private banks, and strategic capital providers.
Support the development and execution of Operon's fundraising strategy.
Assist leadership in securing growth capital, debt facilities, lines of credit, and strategic financing opportunities.
Participate directly in investor meetings, financing discussions, lender negotiations, and diligence activities.
Build long-term relationships across the institutional finance ecosystem.
Help position Operon for future institutional investment and public market readiness.

Financial Strategy & Corporate Finance

Lead the company's overall financial strategy and capital allocation decisions.
Develop long-range financial plans supporting rapid growth.
Partner with executive leadership on strategic investments and resource allocation.
Evaluate opportunities to optimize company valuation and enterprise value creation.
Support acquisition, investment, and expansion decisions through financial analysis and modeling.

Financial Operations & Infrastructure

Build and oversee scalable accounting, finance, and reporting functions.
Establish financial controls, policies, and operational frameworks.
Develop executive dashboards and performance reporting.
Oversee budgeting, forecasting, cash management, and financial planning activities.
Ensure financial systems scale alongside company growth.

Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Development

Support acquisition strategy and transaction execution.
Participate in diligence, valuation, modeling, and integration planning.
Evaluate strategic investments and partnership opportunities.
Assist executive leadership in assessing growth opportunities and expansion initiatives.

Investor Relations & Board Reporting

Develop investor reporting frameworks.
Prepare materials for investors, lenders, advisors, and the Board of Directors.
Support fundraising, financing, and strategic transaction discussions.
Build financial narratives supporting future capital raises and institutional investment.

Banking, Treasury & Capital Markets

Develop relationships with commercial banking, investment banking, and private banking partners.
Evaluate debt facilities, treasury strategies, and liquidity planning.
Optimize cash management and capital deployment strategies.
Support future capital markets activities and public company preparation.

Tax, Compliance & Risk Management

Oversee tax planning and financial compliance activities.
Partner with external accounting, tax, audit, and legal advisors.
Ensure compliance with regulatory and reporting obligations.
Identify and mitigate financial, operational, and strategic risks.

Executive Leadership & Corporate Strategy

Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team.
Participate in company-wide strategic planning and growth initiatives.
Advise leadership on financial, operational, and strategic decisions.
Help shape Operon's long-term acquisition, expansion, and commercialization roadmap.

Preferred Qualifications

Required

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
CPA, CFA, MBA, or equivalent experience preferred.
8-10+ years of finance, investment, banking, or executive leadership experience.
Significant experience supporting high-growth technology, software, AI, consulting, or enterprise organizations.
Experience leading fundraising, financing, or capital formation activities.
Strong understanding of financial planning, forecasting, capital allocation, and corporate finance.

Highly Preferred

Former Chief Financial Officer, Investment Banker, Private Equity Operating Partner, Venture Capital Operating Partner, Corporate Finance Executive, or senior finance leader within a high-growth technology company.
Existing relationships with venture capital firms, private equity firms, family offices, institutional investors, commercial banks, private banks, and investment banks.
Track record supporting fundraising activities totaling $50M+ in aggregate transaction value.
Experience supporting venture-backed, private equity-backed, or public companies.
IPO preparation and public company finance experience.
Experience supporting international expansion and cross-border operations.
Technology, artificial intelligence, enterprise software, or consulting industry experience.

What Success Looks Like

Within the first 6 months, the Chief Financial Officer will:

Help secure and support Operon's next institutional financing round.
Introduce qualified venture capital, private equity, family office, banking, and strategic investor relationships.
Build a scalable finance, accounting, forecasting, and reporting infrastructure.
Establish institutional-grade financial controls and operating processes.
Develop a capital formation and investor engagement strategy.
Build strong relationships with commercial banking, private banking, and investment banking partners.
Strengthen Operon's financial planning, forecasting, and capital allocation capabilities.
Support acquisition evaluation and corporate development initiatives.
Position Operon for future institutional financing, strategic transactions, and public market readiness.
Serve as a key executive leader helping increase Operon's enterprise value and long-term growth potential.

Why Join Operon

Operon is building the infrastructure layer for autonomous AI workforces.

This role offers the opportunity to help shape the future of artificial intelligence, enterprise operations, workforce transformation, and business automation while directly influencing the growth, financing, acquisitions, and long-term trajectory of a rapidly scaling company.

For the right executive, this is an opportunity to help build and lead a category-defining company from early growth through global scale, institutional fundraising, strategic acquisitions, and eventual public market participation.

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