Strategic Finance & Business Operations Lead

HI THERE! WE'RE ALMA 👋

We're on a mission to make immigration more accessible, transparent, and human through cutting-edge technology and thoughtful legal support.

We're backed by top-tier investors (Bling, Forerunner, Village Global, NFX, NEA, MVP, Conviction, and Silkroad Innovation), and our team combines decades of experience across immigration law, product, operations, and high-growth startups.

We're hiring a Strategic Finance & Operations Lead to be the first dedicated finance hire at Alma — and, just as importantly, the person who becomes the glue across our operations. You'll sit next to our CEO, own the numbers end to end, and fix the unglamorous things that are quietly slowing the company down.

This is a builder's seat, not an analyst's seat. You will own our finance function, bring structure to legal and internal operations, and design the systems we'll need six and twelve months from now — not just the ones we need this month.

Two things to be honest about up front. First, this role is roughly half strategic and half in-the-weeds; the in-the-weeds half is what makes the strategic half credible. Second, plenty of people take a seat like this for two or three years and then head to business school or a bigger finance org. That's a completely legitimate reason to apply. We'd rather have a sharp person for two great years than a lukewarm one for five.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

STRATEGIC FINANCE (~50%)

Own the model and the money

- Build and own Alma's financial model end to end — the analytical engine we use to make decisions

- Run the monthly cycle: close in partnership with our accountants, reconcile, and turn the output into something leadership can act on within days, not weeks

- Own budget vs. actuals, rolling forecasts, cash management, and runway — and flag problems a quarter before they arrive

- Build and maintain unit economics at the case and client level, so we always know where margin comes from and what's eroding it

- Own headcount...