Chief Financial Officer (Transformation & Fundraising)

CLEDAR is an AI-native enterprise intelligence platform built on an ontology-first architecture, originating from CERN-grade research and developed in collaboration with ETH Zurich. After 132% revenue growth over the last two years, the company is entering a pivotal phase: transitioning to a product-led, subscription model and preparing for its first institutional fundraising

We are seeking a transformation-focused CFO to architect and lead CLEDAR’s institutional fundraising (Series A/B) and subsequently own the company’s financial leadership alongside top-tier VC and growth investors. This is a defining role in shaping capital structure, governance, and long-term value creation — not an execution-only CFO position.

Your main responsibilities:

• Design and lead a complex institutional fundraising round
• Act as the primary financial counterpart to VC, growth investors, and the board
• Build an institutional-grade finance function for a product-led enterprise software company
• Shape capital strategy, governance, and post-round investor relations

You're ideal for the role if you have:

• 15–20+ years of senior financial leadership experience, including substantial tenure as CFO within technology-driven or enterprise software organizations
• Demonstrated success leading institutional fundraising rounds as CFO, with direct responsibility for process design, investor engagement, and execution
• Deep familiarity with top-tier VC and growth equity investors in Europe and the Gulf region, supported by an established, trusted network
• Proven ability to operate credibly with sophisticated boards, institutional shareholders, and external stakeholders
• Track record of scaling finance organizations through periods of rapid growth, business model evolution, and increasing governance complexity
• Strong international background with exposure to European capital markets and cross-border operations

Benefits:

• Financial architect role in one of Europe’s most ambitious enterprise AI platforms
• Executive-level influence over strategy, capital structure, M&A, and long-term value creation
• Rare mandate to lead both landmark institutional fundraising and post-round financial evolution
• Equity participation (ESOP) is aligned with long-term value creation
• Executive compensation with performance-based incentives