Director of Finance

About Treeswift

The way energy companies manage their infrastructure hasn't kept pace with the challenges they face. Treeswift is changing that, helping utilities modernize their field operations with AI-powered technology that reduces risk, improves reliability, and scales with the demands of a rapidly changing grid.

We deploy AI-powered sensor systems into utility field operations, mounted on backpacks and vehicles, to collect LiDAR and imagery data at scale. Our models turn that raw data into actionable intelligence: reducing wildfire, outage, and regulatory risk from vegetation; preventing cost overruns on new construction; and accelerating recovery after storms.

Since our first utility pilot in June 2024, we've grown to work with three of the five largest utilities in the United States. We're just getting started.

Our team brings deep experience from Penn, Caltech, CMU, Palantir, Stripe, MongoDB, and Oracle, and we're backed by leading investors including Penny Pritzker's Inspired Capital. We're headquartered in lower Manhattan with an office in Philadelphia and field presence across the country.

We're moving fast on a problem that matters. The work we do has real consequences for real people, and there's a lot of runway ahead, including time in the field with our customers. Come build it with us

The Position:

Treeswift is hiring its first Director of Finance, and the timing couldn't be more meaningful. We've proven our product works with some of the largest utilities in the country, and now we're building upon the financial foundation to match where we're headed. The right person for this role gets excited by complexity. We sit at the intersection of hardware, AI, and enterprise infrastructure - and that means our financial story doesn't fit neatly into any existing playbook. This is a role for someone who wants to build something genuinely new, at a company doing work that matters

You'll report directly to our Co-Founder & CEO and serve as the financial backbone of the company, owning everything from growth modeling and capital strategy to pricing and investor storytelling. This isn't a role for someone who wants to maintain a system. It's for someone who wants to build one, who can be scrappy and strategic in the same week, and who gets energized by being close to the business they're helping to scale.

What You'll Do:

Strategic Finance and Business Partnership

• Partner closely with the CEO and leadership team to shape and execute financial strategy, providing clear insights and recommendations that inform decisions across GTM, R&D, operations, and deal structuring

• Build, own, and continuously refine the company's financial and operating model, translating our enterprise deal structure, hardware costs, and growth drivers into a narrative that is clear, compelling, and investor-ready

• Develop financial analyses to support growth initiatives, including new product and pricing decisions, channel expansion, and capital allocation

• Lead our fundraising process, including financial due diligence preparation, data room management, and capital structure strategy across equity, debt, and hardware financing partnerships

• Maintain strong focus on accuracy, cash discipline, and the metrics that actually matter to the business

Financial Planning, Analysis and Reporting

• Own Treeswift's financial model end-to-end, translating our deal structure, hardware costs, and growth drivers into a clear, compelling narrative for our employees, investors and our board

• Define the metrics that matter: own and govern the key financial and operational metrics used to monitor business performance, ensuring consistent definitions and a single source of truth across the company

• Partner with GTM, operations, and product to drive decisions that improve business economics - from gross margin and CAC to product-line profitability and net revenue retention

• Work closely with Business Operations to bring financial rigor to core operational functions, from invoicing and cash management to AR/AP, building the foundation that keeps the business running cleanly.

• Develop a value-based pricing strategy grounded in customer outcomes and built to scale across our multi-year enterprise deals

• Cross-Functional Thought Partner: Collaborate with key cross-functional partners including the People and Legal teams to develop efficient policies and processes, such as sales compensation plans and reimbursement policies.

Who You Are:

• 5+ years in finance with increasing scope - experience at a private equity, growth equity, or venture capital fund (consumer-focused a plus)

• You've worked in or alongside a hardware or capital-intensive business - you understand COGS, hardware financing, and why non-SaaS models require a different playbook

• You're a strong financial modeler who builds from scratch and knows how to make models actually useful to a business

• You've supported or led fundraising processes and know what investors expect to see - you've "seen it happen" and can run the process

• You're scrappy, curious, and in touch - you don't wait for perfect data, you stay close to the business, and you're genuinely excited to learn an industry that doesn't fit neatly into any existing framework

• Based in or able to regularly commute to NYC - live in the tri-state area

Bonus Points For:

• Experience supporting fundraising or investor reporting

• Experience scaling finance systems or processes

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in Accounting or Finance

What we offer:

• Treeswift Equity

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance

• Unlimited vacation policy and company holidays

• Life insurance - basic life, supplemental life, and dependent life.

• Disability leave - short-term disability and long-term disability.

• Company paid parental leave

• Retirement savings - Traditional and Roth 401K plans

What We Value

• Mission first. We value team members who are focused on working towards the best outcomes for the customer and the business.

• Curiosity. We are constantly learning – from each other and from our customers.. We aren’t afraid to learn we were wrong in the process and adapt our approach accordingly.

• Owners mindset. If you see an opportunity for improvement, run with it. We believe that good ideas can come from anywhere, no matter your role.

The estimated base salary range for this role is $175,000 to $220,000. Final compensation is determined by skills, experience, qualifications, and location, and does not include the value of any bonuses, benefits, or long-term incentives. This range is disclosed in compliance with the New York City Human Rights Law and applies to NYC-based roles. Compensation may vary for candidates located outside of New York City.

Treeswift  is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, whether it be alternate forms of material, accessible meeting rooms, etc., please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.