Director of Operations + Finance

Hi! We're Forerunner.

We believe that adaptation is a necessity, not a luxury, and communities deserve access to powerful software that helps them plan for the future. The challenge of climate change is complex – it implicates how municipalities plan, manage capital, and communicate to both residents and higher levels of government. Forerunner helps local communities do these things better by empowering them to access, understand, and mobilize local-level flood risk data at scale. Our software is built to be easy-to-use, so that governments preparing for our future can focus on the important stuff.

About the position:

We are looking to bring a Director of Operations + Finance onboard to support our organization through our next stage of growth and beyond. The Forerunner team is small but dedicated, working tirelessly to empower government agencies to achieve their resilience objectives. In this role you will:

• Team Leadership: Lead a small team in supporting operational growth across Forerunner’s organization. We’re at a pivotal point in Forerunner’s expansion and your work will be crucial to ensuring that we scale responsibly and efficiently.
• Strategic Projects: Identify and spearhead cross-departmental strategic projects to drive data-driven decision-making and streamline processes.
• Business Registrations & Compliance: Ensure ongoing compliance with business registration requirements and software compliance standards. We strive to provide best-in-class software to our government customers and our software is deployed across the country – compliance to local regulations and compliance standards like SOC2 is top of mind for our team.
• Financial Management: Oversee budgeting processes and ensure compliance with financial regulations. Manage cash collection and financial operations, including quarterly accounting and financial modeling.
• Data & Metrics Reporting: Compile accurate data and metrics for investor communications, organization-wide reporting, and leadership team visibility to support transparency and alignment with strategic company goals. As Forerunner’s team grows, our impact will be dependent on our ability to stay oriented toward key objectives across our diverse team.

About you:

In general, you might be a good fit if you have:

• 7-10 years of relevant experience in business operations, ideally with some finance experience, preferably within an early stage SaaS company.
• Experience maintaining and tracking business compliance.
• Experience leading a team and scaling operations at a growing start-up to meet organizational goals.
• The ability to adapt quickly in a nuanced rapidly changing domain.
• An enthusiasm for creating structure out of ambiguity.

Our team has a lot to offer.

Forerunner is an early stage company with an interdisciplinary team. We are motivated by seemingly intractable problems and work hard to support one another.

• We're mission-driven. Our mission orients our business strategy and pushes us to work with a sense of urgency. We’re in the weeds -- our entire team spends time engaging with our partners in the field to better understand the real-world problems they face.
• We're a small team. As a member of our growing team, you will quickly become an invaluable part of our organization and have a meaningful impact on our business and technical direction. We welcome unique perspectives and backgrounds. Your opinion matters and we hope you'll share it.
• We're a remote-first organization, with offices in San Francisco, New York, and Portland, ME. Many members of our team work remotely, but we have small offices in San Francisco, New York City and Portland, ME. We offer schedule flexibility for all of our employees and ask for accountability in return.
• We want you to be happy and healthy. Forerunner offers competitive compensation, health/vision/dental coverage, and commuter benefits. We also have a quarterly wellness reimbursement so that you can have flexibility in defining what “health” means to you.
• The base salary range for this position is $175,000-$225,000. Base salary is one component of Forerunner's total rewards philosophy. Other components may include commission, equity, professional development allowance, and more. This posting may span more than one career level. Compensation is determined based on a variety of factors, including an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and working location.

We look forward to meeting you. If you have questions, shoot us a message at [email protected].

Forerunner is an equal opportunity employer committed to embracing diversity and the perspectives of individuals from all backgrounds.