Our Mission and Opportunity
Early education is one of the greatest determinants of childhood outcomes, is a must for working families, and has a lasting social and economic impact. Brightwheel’s vision is to enable high quality early education for every child — by giving teachers meaningfully more time with students each day, engaging parents in the development of their kids, and supporting the small businesses that make up the backbone of the $175 billion early education market. Brightwheel is the most loved technology brand in early education globally, trusted by thousands of educators and millions of families.
Our Team
We are a fully remote team with employees across every time zone in the US. Our team is passionate, talented, and customer-focused. Our exceptional investor group includes Addition, Bessemer Venture Partners, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, GGV Capital, Lowercase Capital, Emerson Collective, and Mark Cuban.
We believe that everyone—from our employees to the students, teachers, and administrators we serve— should be given the opportunity to learn and thrive, whatever their background may be. We celebrate diversity in all forms because it allows our team and the communities we serve to reach their full potential and do their best work. From decision making, to how we operate, we ground ourselves in our Leadership Principles every day.
Who You Are
Brightwheel is seeking a talented strategic finance leader to play an essential role in our next stage of growth. You will be responsible for driving decision-making on our most critical areas of go-to-market growth across the business. You have exceptional problem solving & analytical skills and love tackling complex challenges with data-driven solutions. You are an excellent collaborator and have proven experience working with senior leadership teams to deliver outcomes for the company. You thrive in fast-paced environments and are excited to help steer brightwheel into our newest growth phase.
What You'll Do
- Serve as a key financial advisor and thought partner to executive stakeholders across Sales and Marketing
- Steer our GTM strategy by delivering actionable financial insights and analyses to identify key areas of opportunity in our go-to-market motion to drive top line growth for maximum impact on the business
- Collaborate with Sales leadership drive performance improvements across the entire GTM funnel.
- Build the next iteration of our compensation plans, policy designs and procedures by partnering across Finance, Sales Ops and People to maximize performance
- Lead the budgeting and planning process for all GTM departments. Ensure alignment between GTM strategy and financial goals, identifying areas for optimization and improvement.
- Work closely with Corporate F&S, accounting, and operations to streamline reporting processes and align on key financial metrics.
Qualifications, Skills, & Abilities
- 9+ years of finance experience, including a combination of investment banking, investing (venture capital or private equity), and in-house operating experience at a technology company; MBA, management consulting, and/or Saas/FinTech experience preferred.
- 4+ years of Sales finance experience, partnering with CRO / VP of Sales
- Proven ability to partner with all levels of management to guide strategic decision making; ability to apply both financial and operational lenses.
- Ability to think strategically, along with a willingness to get into the weeds.
- Excellent financial modeling and analytical toolkit, and experience building and owning financial models.
- Entrepreneurial builder, who is comfortable with ambiguity and able to thrive in a fast-growing startup environment.
Brightwheel is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
