🌍 We’re making security suck less for developers.

Security tools haven’t kept up with how software is built today. They interrupt teams, slow releases, and turn security into a bottleneck instead of a capability. We built Aikido to change that. Aikido builds developer-first security products that reduce real risk without getting in the way of shipping software. We focus on what actually matters and automate the rest.

We’re taking on legacy security tools teams have been stuck with, and we’re winning. If you want to help us take market share and build products developers actually enjoy using, you’re in the right place.

Founded in 2022 by third-time founders, Aikido has $85M in the bank and a long runway ahead. We’re building toward self-securing software. Join an all-star team. Take real ownership. Push boundaries. Build things that matter.

As our first CFO, you are the financial leader of the company and a core partner to the founders.

You define how we scale, how we deploy capital, and how we prepare for the next phase of growth toward €250M ARR and beyond. You operate at board level on topics like fundraising, M&A, and IPO readiness, while ensuring the financial engine runs with precision day-to-day. You’ll operate hands-on and take full ownership of finance, and initially broader G&A, with the mandate to professionalize and scale both.

You’ll work across multiple international entities and jurisdictions, setting up scalable structures and ensuring we stay ahead of financial, legal, and tax complexity.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic partner to founders on capital allocation, fundraising, M&A, and key decisions

• Support investor relations and fundraising processes

• Run the financial engine: budgeting, forecasting, cash, burn, and runway

• Own the company’s financial strategy

• Turn financial data into clear insights that drive company-wide decisions

• Build scalable finance structures, systems, and compliance across international entities

• Own G&A early: drive HR, IT, and operations, and hire/spin out teams as we scale

This is a senior, high-impact role. We’re looking for someone who has already built and led finance in a scaling company at this level.

• 8+ years in finance, including senior leadership roles in SaaS, software, or AI

• Experience in high-growth, venture-backed environments with burn and scaling complexity

• Strong understanding of capital strategy: funding rounds, venture debt, equity vs cash, secondaries

• Experience with EU–US structures, international operations, and IFRS / US GAAP reporting

• Experience preparing a company for large-scale growth, ideally toward IPO or similar level

• Proven ability to build and run core finance functions: controlling, treasury, payables, receivables, cash management

• Strong analytical and reporting capabilities across multi-entity, multi-currency, multi-product setups

• Solid understanding of legal, tax, and fiscal implications of financial decisions

What you can expect:

• High-impact position in a fast-growing company.

• Fast growth of responsibility.

• Competitive salary package.

• A company that sticks to its values in an open and informal atmosphere (see our culture page on the website for more details).

• Flexibility in working hours.

You will be recruited based on competencies. Qualities of people are decisive, regardless of gender, religion, ethnic origin, age, sexual orientation, or disability.