The Company:Revolutionising global telemetry, our industry leading client leverages a patented direct-to-orbit architecture to provide unprecedented, low-power satellite connectivity. By bypassing terrestrial bottlenecks, the company empowers enterprises to retrieve secure, massive-scale data from the world's most remote environments. This breakthrough platform eliminates infrastructure barriers, offering a highly scalable, cost-effective solution for mission-critical asset tracking and long-term environmental monitoring worldwide.
The Opportunity:The CFO is a critical partner to the CEO in helping scale this exciting satellite telecommunications company globally. With shared accountability for capital strategy and fundraising, long-range financial planning and capital allocation, investor relations leadership, acquisitions and strategic transactions, international financial architecture, and commercial discipline including business line planning and unit economics. While fundraising is a key priority, it is underpinned by disciplined strategy, credible governance, and strong operational finance leadership, and the successful candidate will be highly proactive during fundraising phases with substantial, demonstrable capital-raising experience.
Key Responsibilities:- Lead the development of the organisation’s capital strategy as well as translate product, constellation, and commercial roadmaps into a credible, investable capital plan.
- Lead CEO and Board discussions to drive alignment and sign-off; execute capital raises end-to-end through to closing.
- Maintain alternative funding pathways to preserve strategic optionality.
- Oversee ESOP strategy and administration, including sizing, dilution management, and alignment with long-term value creation.
- Own the 3–5 year financial plan as well as manage burn, runway, and scenario planning.
- Allocate capital to the highest-impact long-term value drivers as well as act as Company Secretary and primary financial interface with investors and the Board.
- Build investor confidence through clear, consistent communication as well as support the CEO in shaping external narratives.
- Identify and evaluate strategic and tuck-in acquisitions alongside CEO and COO as well as lead financial diligence, valuation, structuring, and integration planning.
- Oversee scalable financial structures across all regions as well as partner with the Global Head of Tax on structuring and compliance.
- Manage FX exposure and intercompany arrangements pragmatically.
- Define and track unit economics by device, customer, and vertical and improve pricing discipline, margin, and lifetime value as well as embed finance as a decision-support function.
We anticipate a high volume of interest and encourage all expressions of interest to apply directly. All applications will be handled with the strictest confidence and will be acknowledged upon receipt. Further details can be provided upon application. Applicants must hold unrestricted Australian working rights.
This search is led by Mateo Villa and Zane Benfell, who can be contacted at mateovilla@ptpaustralia.com and zanebenfell@ptpaustralia.com
