CFO, Connected-Vehicle AI Software Platform
Our client is a publicly listed, connected-vehicle AI software platform company focused on improving safety and situational awareness across personal mobility. The company develops an intelligent, data-driven platform that integrates real-time sensing, analytics, and software services to deliver safety, diagnostics, and actionable insights for riders, fleets, and OEM partners. With a foundation built in one of the most technically demanding mobility environments, the business is now scaling a software- and licensing-led model designed to deliver recurring revenue, capital efficiency, and long-term platform value.
The Chief Financial Officer will be a core member of the executive leadership team, reporting directly to the CEO and partnering closely on strategy, capital formation, and execution. This role goes well beyond financial stewardship; the CFO will act as a strategic architect of the company’s financial model, supporting the transition to a software- and licensing-led platform business while navigating public-market realities.
Core Responsibilities
Serve as the senior financial leader for a publicly listed, emerging technology platform company, with accountability for all finance, accounting, treasury, investor relations, and capital markets activities.
Act as a strategic partner to the CEO and executive team, contributing materially to corporate strategy, operating decisions, and capital allocation in support of the company’s long-term platform vision.
Lead all aspects of capital markets strategy, including equity and non-dilutive financing, structured capital solutions, balance-sheet optimization, and scenario planning across public, private, and hybrid pathways (including go-private and future IPO considerations).
Own and execute the company’s investor relations strategy, serving as a primary interface with shareholders, prospective investors, analysts, and advisors, while ensuring consistent, compliant, and credible market communication.
Maintain full accountability for financial integrity, accuracy, and regulatory compliance, including oversight of public-company reporting, disclosure controls, internal controls, and coordination with external auditors and legal counsel.
Oversee the development and execution of financial policies, systems, and controls that support a software-centric business model, platform economics, and scalable operations.
Lead financial planning, forecasting, and performance management, with a strong command of unit economics, gross margin drivers, recurring revenue models, licensing economics, and capital efficiency metrics.
Partner with senior leadership on the financial structuring of commercial agreements, including licensing, technology partnerships, OEM relationships, and strategic alliances, ensuring value creation, risk management, and contractual clarity.
Provide value-added financial leadership in strategic negotiations with technology partners, go-to-market collaborators, and ecosystem participants, balancing growth objectives with disciplined financial outcomes.
Maintain strong, trusted relationships with all key financial constituencies, including banking partners, auditors, legal advisors, regulators, and external consultants.
Bring an entrepreneurial, founder-like mindset to the role, combining hands-on execution with strategic judgment, comfort operating in ambiguity, and a bias toward creative problem-solving in capital formation and scaling decisions.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate will be a seasoned financial leader with deep experience operating at the intersection of emerging technology, capital markets, and platform-based business models. This role requires both technical and financial rigor and the creativity to design and execute non-linear capital strategies.
Experience & Background
Senior financial leadership experience (CFO or equivalent) within a software-led, platform, or data-centric technology company, preferably at an emerging or growth stage.
Demonstrated experience operating within public markets, including public-company reporting, disclosure obligations, investor relations, and engagement with shareholders and regulators.
Direct involvement in complex capital markets transactions, which may include IPOs, go-private transactions, reverse takeovers, recapitalizations, structured equity or debt financings, or hybrid public–private structures.
Proven ability to design and execute creative capital strategies, balancing dilution, balance-sheet strength, investor alignment, and long-term strategic flexibility.
Strong understanding of software and platform economics, including recurring revenue models, licensing structures, gross margin expansion, and unit economics.
Experience supporting strategic partnerships and commercial agreements, including financial structuring for technology licensing, OEM relationships, and go-to-market collaborations.
Technical & Professional Qualifications
Professional accounting designation (CPA) required, with a strong foundation in accounting standards, financial controls, audit oversight, and regulatory compliance.
Track record of building and maintaining robust financial systems, controls, and reporting processes appropriate for a publicly listed technology company.
High degree of financial literacy across treasury, tax, capital allocation, risk management, and corporate governance.
Leadership & Mindset
Entrepreneurial, founder-like mentality, with comfort operating in ambiguity, limited structure, and evolving business models.
Hands-on leadership style combined with the strategic judgment to operate as a trusted advisor to the CEO and Board.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial and capital concepts for executive, board, and investor audiences.
High integrity, sound judgment, and the confidence to engage constructively with investors, advisors, and regulators.
Location
This role is Canada-based, with a preference for candidates located in Toronto or Vancouver, or willing to work closely with teams and stakeholders in these markets.
For more information, please contact:
Tim Swanson tim@corporate.bc.ca or
Darrell Bowman darrell@corporate.bc.ca
For transparency reporting purposes, the estimated base compensation range is $220k to $275k annually, plus variable compensation and long-term incentives. This range is an estimate only and may be adjusted to reflect market conditions.