Blueair, as part of Unilever, is a rapidly growing global brand with rocketlike potential. At Blueair we believe that the freedom to breathe clean air is a basic right, and we fight for that right around the world. We have built a team of thinkers, dreamers, and doers who are passionate about our impactful products. At Blueair, we strive to gain and support the next generation of innovators in the market. We are seeking to add to our entrepreneurial culture and team with a Global Chief Financial Officer.
Position Description:
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will be a key executive leader within Blueair, responsible for steering the global finance team and overseeing financial operations across multiple regions, including North America, Asia, EU, and Middle East. This role is crucial for ensuring the financial health and strategic growth of Blueair globally.
This role is hybrid and requires applicants to live in the following states: IL, IN, NY, NJ and be willing to commute to a local office (Chicago/NYC) a minimum of three days a week.
Responsibilities and Functions:
- Financial Leadership: Develop and execute Blueair's global financial strategy, ensuring alignment with our overall strategy and business objectives. This includes full accountability for delivery against P&L and Cash targets as well as performance analysis and dynamic interventions for delivery of in-year financial targets.
- Financial Planning & Analysis: Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes to support strategic decision-making.
- Treasury & Risk Management: Manage cash flow, liquidity, and investments to ensure Blueair has sufficient capital to support operations and growth; identify and mitigate financial risks across the organization, ensuring the company’s financial stability & compliance.
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with local and international financial regulations and standards in partnership with the global controller.
- Team Management: Lead and inspire finance teams across Chicago, Stockholm, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.
- Board Engagement: Serve as the primary financial liaison to the Board of Directors, providing clear financial reports, strategic insights on opportunities and risks, and recommendations to support informed decision-making.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline financial operations and processes to enhance efficiency and productivity across all regions.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with leaders across departments to develop near and long-term strategy building the holistic roadmap for delivery.
- Innovation: Champion the adoption of innovative financial technologies and practices to drive growth and efficiency. Inclusive of delivering the digital transformation agenda for finance (incl. automation where possible and implementation of new I&A tools).
Skills & Qualifications:
- Proven experience in a senior financial leadership role, preferably in a global or multinational company.
- 3-5 years of experience in a finance leadership position is highly preferred.
- Strong entrepreneurial mindset with a track record of driving financial growth and innovation.
- Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate diverse teams.
- Deep understanding of global financial markets and practices – North America, Europe and Asia highly preferred.
- Experience working in in consumer electronics, durable goods, or a similar industry is preferred.
- Financial acumen and experience in managing budgets, financial performance, and risk.
- Ability to travel internationally and adapt to different cultural environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field; CPA, CFA, or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
About the Company:
We are looking to add to our entrepreneurial culture and team. Here, employees are challenged to perform at a high level while helping the company grow and are given the opportunity to excel and grow themselves. Blueair is constantly in pursuit of opportunities that strengthen our cause to support and enhance the education and betterment of air quality for people around the world.
Our Take on Leadership:
Growth Mindset: This is competitive leadership. Taking the lead in the marketplace versus following. It's a positive attitude about the company's future — glass half-full —but it's realistic. It's passion for winning. Winning defined as gaining market share. It's placing a fresh emphasis on innovation — challenging the status quo.
Consumer and Customer Focus: This is purpose-driven leadership. It's externally focused — on consumers, on customers. First take care of consumers and customers; financial performance will follow. It's a heightened passion for the consumer: “I firmly believe in improving the lives of consumers.” It's bringing the voice of the consumer and the customer into everything we do. It's seeing our brands through their eyes.
Bias for action: This is action-driven leadership: "This is what I will do." It's speed and sense of urgency in making decisions. But it needs to be thoughtful action, intelligent risk-taking. Also, it's not wasting time on bureaucracy — it’s output that counts. And it’s simplifying my agenda, carefully choosing priorities — and not taking on too much.
Accountability and Responsibility: This is performance-driven leadership. "I will deliver against KPIs, holding myself to the highest standards.” I will also hold other people accountable — first by setting clear expectations and then by telling them if they are on the right path. It's staring reality in the eye — doing it with numbers. It's taking responsibility for Blueair's overall performance, not just by delivering my results but by helping other people deliver their results. Finally, it’s personally driving change and using operational discipline to deliver on the promise.
Building Talent and Teams: This is people-driven leadership. It's passion for people. It's having the best people in the right positions, whatever the person's gender or background. It's giving people plenty of room to do their part and recognizing them for their contributions. It's investing in people's development — giving them feedback and challenging work. It’s also constantly challenging myself to grow and improve. And it's building aligned, cohesive teams that pull together to win.
If you consider yourself a go-getter who loves to #win, and someone who loves to have fun, then we may have the job for you.
The expected base salary range for this position is $170,000.00-$210,000.00. The exact base salary is determined by various factors including experience, skills, education, geographic location, and budget. In addition to base salary, Blueair offers a competitive benefits package to eligible employees.
Blueair is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. You will be considered for this position based upon your experience and education, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, ancestry; marital, disabled, or veteran status.
