Vice President, Strategic Finance

Your Impact at LILA

Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President of Finance & Operations, the Vice President of Strategic Finance will take ownership of financial planning, forecasting, and serve as a key business partner across the organization. This role demands a professional who excels at integrating finance, strategy, and operations—crafting detailed financial models one moment and delivering polished, strategic presentations suitable for the board the next.

The Vice President will lead the strategic finance division, collaborate closely with department heads to ensure efficient resource distribution, and influence critical capital and operational decisions as LILA continues to expand.

Core Responsibilities

• Manage the company's annual operating plan, long-term planning, and continuous forecasting processes.
• Develop and sustain an integrated three-statement financial model including scenario analyses.
• Work collaboratively with the Executive Leadership Team to convert plans into financial impacts and prioritize trade-offs.
• Generate presentation materials for Board meetings, investors, and the audit committee, including detailed quarterly reports.
• Oversee headcount management and compensation forecasting alongside People Operations.
• Establish and lead a capable strategic finance team, implementing structured processes to enable scalability.

Qualifications and Skills

• More than 10 years of advancing experience within strategic finance, financial planning & analysis, investment banking, private equity, or management consulting.
• At least 3 years' background working in a fast-paced, research and development-heavy environment.
• Highly proficient in financial modeling with proven impact on business decision-making.
• Direct involvement in fundraising rounds, board communications, or mergers and acquisitions.
• Strong commercial insight with ability to simplify complex financial concepts for non-financial stakeholders.
• Excellent communicator with executive presence, comfortable engaging with CEOs, boards, and investors.
• Demonstrated ability as a hands-on leader who can develop processes from the ground up and grow a team effectively over time.

Preferred Credentials

• MBA, CFA, or CPA certifications are advantageous.
• Experience supporting financial growth from Series B to Series D stages.
• Exposure to finance operations in publicly traded companies.
• Understanding of financials related to deep technology, hardware, or scientific research and development cost structures.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field.

Compensation and Benefits

The position offers a competitive base salary ranging between 280,000 and 350,000 USD annually, supplemented by bonus opportunities and equity options reflective of your professional history and anticipated contribution.

U.S.-based employees benefit from a comprehensive package including medical, dental, and vision insurance; employer-funded life and disability coverage; generous flexible time off policies including holidays; paid parental leave; educational assistance; commuter benefits including bike-share memberships; and subsidized lunches.

International employees receive region-specific benefits aligned with local markets. The stated salary applies to U.S.-based roles exclusively.

About LILA

Lila Sciences is dedicated to building Scientific Superintelligence™ to tackle humanity's major challenges. We view science as the most exciting AI frontier, focusing on systems that autonomously learn rather than encoding expert knowledge manually.

Our proprietary AI Science Factory™ and cutting-edge AI models deliver an autonomous scientific operating system, accelerating discovery across medicine, materials science, and energy with unparalleled speed and impact.

Guided by core principles of truth, trust, curiosity, grit, and velocity, we maintain a startup culture while addressing historically significant problems. We encourage candidates passionate about this mission to apply, even if all listed qualifications are not fully met.

Diversity and Equal Opportunity

Lila Sciences is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive hiring practices irrespective of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability status, or veteran status.

Agency Disclaimer

Unsolicited applications from recruiters or agencies are not accepted without a direct invitation from our Talent Acquisition team. Any unsolicited resumes become company property without any fee obligations.