Forward Deployed Finance Partner
remote•New York, San Francisco•$150k - $190k+ Competitive equity
About this role
What will you be doing?
Leading customers through implementation, onboarding, and adoption, ensuring their success from setup through scale.
Conducting 2-4 high-impact customer sessions daily, including hands-on modeling and training calls.
Building and refining financial models - forecasts, balance sheets, income statements, and scenario analyses.
Partnering with internal product and success teams to continuously improve Runway’s onboarding experience.
Measuring and driving outcomes like time-to-value, customer retention, and user independence.
You’ll love this role at Runway if you have:
Finance & Technical Expertise
Deep understanding of financial statements, forecasting, and scenario analysis.
Comfort working with SQL and structured data.
Experience in SaaS onboarding, consulting, or FP&A roles.
Familiarity with tools like HubSpot, Notion, and Runway.
Soft Skills
Exceptional communication and relationship-building abilities.
A problem-solving mindset with strong analytical instincts.
Ability to prioritize and adapt in a dynamic, fast-moving environment.
How You’ll Be Measured
Speed to Value: How quickly customers realize measurable impact.
Retention & Engagement: Long-term relationships built on trust and results.
Customer Independence: Clients who confidently operate their own models.
Why Runway?
Impact: Help finance teams operate like strategic partners, not spreadsheet managers.
Innovation: Work on the frontier of fintech and business intelligence.
Growth: Bring your finance background into the world of cutting-edge technology.
About Runway Financial
Runway is a collaborative business planning platform designed to make business intuitively understandable for everyone.Our Mission: To make business accessible and understandable to everyone. We believe that teams that understand the “why” behind their work are more productive and make better decisions. True alignment and collaboration come from having a shared source of truth that everyone understands.Our Approach: Runway replaces traditional spreadsheets with a modern planning platform that brings clarity and context to business operations for all teams — not just finance. Just as Figma made design accessible across the organization, Runway does the same for business planning.Why It Matters: Understanding requires more than just access to numbers; real collaboration happens when teams see how their work fits into the bigger picture. By providing this context, Runway helps teams save time and move faster.Our Customers: World-class companies like AngelList, Superhuman, Stability.AI, ConvertKit, Lambda Labs, Lob, and SandboxVR rely on Runway to run their businesses more efficiently.Our Investors: We are supported by a select group of investors that we admire, including Garry Tan (YC & Initialized), a16z, Elad Gil, Naval Ravikant, Dylan Field (founder of Figma), Eric Ries, Claire Hughes Johnson (COO of Stripe), Henry Ward (founder of Carta), Akshay Kothari (COO of Notion), Eugene Wei, Lenny Rachitsky, Nikita Bier, Scott Belsky, Soleio Cuervo, Balaji Srinivasan, and many others.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Runway Financial pay for a Forward Deployed Finance Partner?
Runway Financial offers a competitive compensation package for the Forward Deployed Finance Partner role. The salary range is USD 150k - 190k per year, plus Competitive equity equity. Apply through Clera to learn more about the full compensation details.
What does a Forward Deployed Finance Partner do at Runway Financial?
The Forward Deployed Finance Partner role at Runway Financial involves What will you be doing? Leading customers through implementation, onboarding, and adoption , ensuring their success from setup through scale.
Is the Forward Deployed Finance Partner position at Runway Financial remote?
Yes! The Forward Deployed Finance Partner position at Runway Financial is a remote role, with team members based in New York, United States and San Francisco, United States. Apply through Clera to learn more about their remote work policies.
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