Shaper - The family office of Travis May, partners with exceptional founders to create companies that solve data fragmentation challenges across industries.
About the role
We’re building a “ CFO-in-Residence ” program to identify and cultivate the next wave of finance leaders for Shaper’s portfolio. This is a unique opportunity for strategic finance professionals to work across multiple early-stage, venture-backed startups—initially supporting them on a fractional basis , and over time, growing into full-time Head of Finance or CFO roles as mutual fit emerges.
What they're looking for
- 5–10 years of progressive finance experience, ideally including:
- Early-stage startup finance leadership (Head of Finance, VP Finance, etc.)
- Investment banking, FP&A, private equity, venture capital, or Big 4 accounting
- Experience supporting venture-backed tech startups is strongly preferred
- Finance Excellence: Strong command of financial modeling, forecasting, accounting, and SaaS metrics
- Builder Mindset: Comfortable operating in zero-to-one environments with limited structure
More about this role
Job Title : CFO-in-Residence
Company Overview : At Shaper Capital , we’re on a mission to partner with incredible people to build companies that shape the world. Shaper Capital was founded by Travis May, who led the two biggest data companies created in the last 20 years (LiveRamp and Datavant); we’ve launched six companies over the past year, creating data businesses that follow similar playbooks across industries.
By joining Shaper today, you’ll be part of a small, ambitious team driven by the belief that the world’s greatest problems have yet to be solved and the most transformative companies have yet to be built. We empower our portfolio companies to create businesses that transform industries, and we believe in hiring individuals who are smart, nice, and get things done . We invest in hiring high potential and humble individuals who thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and can rapidly grow their responsibilities as we reimagine company creation.
We’re building a “ CFO-in-Residence ” program to identify and cultivate the next wave of finance leaders for Shaper’s portfolio. This is a unique opportunity for strategic finance professionals to work across multiple...
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