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Software engineer
- Location
- San Francisco
- Type
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- Compensation
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- Posted
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Vice President of Strategy, Finance, and Operations
- Location
- San Francisco
- Type
- Full time
- Compensation
- $250K – $300K
- Posted
- 2D AGO
About the role
About Alta
Alta is building global infrastructure for tokenized financial products. On Alta, institutional-grade tokenized bank deposits, money markets, T-bills, equities, and stablecoin payments settle instantly, with compliance executed provably and privately as part of on-chain settlement.
Alta is built to be massively scalable, provably compliant, and cryptographically private. It natively supports agentic payments and connects to a global network of local payment rails.
Our mission is to build the financial rails the world needs.
The role
You’ll lead Alta’s finance and business operations, reporting to the CEO and working closely with the President. You’ll help leadership understand what company plans will cost, keep the finances in order, and make sure important work gets done.
At our stage, you’ll work directly on the numbers and the operational problems while building the team and systems around you. The priorities will change as Alta grows; you’ll need to judge where your attention is most useful.
Responsibilities
Lead budgeting, forecasting and business planning. Work with teams to cost their plans and give the CEO the financial analysis needed to decide what to pursue.
Own financial reporting and business performance analysis, giving leadership a clear view of results, costs and the economics of the business.
Build and run the finance function, with reliable accounting, appropriate controls and effective use of internal staff and external advisers.
Manage the company’s cash, banking relationships and financial resources to support its operating needs and growth.
Support board reporting, fundraising and investor communications with clear financial information and business updates.
Run company operations, including people administration, vendors and internal systems. Improve how the company works as the team grows.
Lead important projects across the company, working with leadership and functional leads to organise execution and see them through.
Build and lead the Finance and Operations team, deciding what to handle internally, where to use specialists and how to adapt as the business changes.
What you’ll bring
Experience leading finance and business operations at a growing company, with direct responsibility for financial planning, accounting and reporting.
Strong financial judgement and the ability to turn proposed plans into realistic budgets and useful analysis.
A record of getting substantial projects delivered across teams, including when the work falls outside an established function.
Experience building a small team and working with external specialists, alongside a willingness to do the work yourself.
Clear communication and the confidence to question assumptions, exercise judgement and work closely with founders.
Why Alta?
Define the category: Prove real, repeatable, scaled utility in blockchain finance by co-building the infrastructure for tokenized assets.
Strong foundation: Join a well-resourced company with early traction and global distribution.
Founding-level impact: Own a mandate that shapes the company, with a competitive base salary and substantial equity upside.
