Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Astrolab
Accounting & Finance
hawthorne, ca, usa
USD 250k-375k / year + Equity
Posted on Dec 23, 2025
Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is pioneering new ways to explore and operate on distant planetary bodies. We are singularly focused on designing, building, and operating a fleet of multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers to extend and enhance humanity’s presence in the solar system. We are seeking motivated, creative, and exceptional people to join our world-class team.
The CFO will be responsible for Astrolab’s financial leadership, ensuring fiscal health, operational discipline, and strategic growth as we transition from development to production and revenue-generating operations. This role requires both strategic vision and hands-on execution — from leading capital raises to building robust financial infrastructure that supports a hardware-centric, rapidly scaling space technology company.
- Department
- Accounting & Finance
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- Hawthorne, California
- Workplace type
- Onsite
- Compensation
- $250,000 - $375,000 / year
- Reporting To
- Jaret Matthews
What You'll Do:
Strategic Financial Leadership
- Partner with the CEO and executive team to define and execute Astrolab’s long-term financial strategy, aligning with the company’s mission and growth roadmap
- Lead capital-raising efforts (equity, debt) ensuring efficient capital stack formation to fund product development, manufacturing scale-up, and mission execution, while collaborating with the executive team on strategic partnerships to enhance financial and operational objectives
- Build and maintain strong relationships with investors, financial institutions, and key stakeholders to support fundraising and strategic initiatives
Financial Planning & Operations
- Oversee all aspects of accounting, FP&A, treasury, and financial reporting
- Build financial models, forecasts, and business cases that inform company decisions and investor communications
- Establish scalable financial systems and controls to support growth in manufacturing, inventory management, and mission operations
- Lead budgeting and cost management processes across engineering, production, and operations, optimizing resource allocation in a capital-intensive environment
Capital Strategy & Risk Management
- Design and manage capital allocation frameworks that balance growth investment with financial discipline and long-term sustainability
- Identify, assess, and mitigate financial risks, including those related to market volatility, supply chain disruptions, and regulatory changes
- Support contract structuring, pricing strategies, and margin analysis for commercial and government programs, ensuring competitive and profitable outcomes
Team Leadership
- Build and mentor a high-performing finance and accounting team, fostering a culture of excellence and accountability
- Foster collaboration across departments to ensure financial strategies support engineering, production, and mission execution
Compliance
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations, including statutory financial reporting, tax filings, and audits, particularly as the company scales and engages with debt and equity investors
- Oversee equity management, including stock option plans and cap table administration, ensuring compliance and transparency
- Manage corporate insurance programs to mitigate operational and financial risks
Other
- Oversee payroll operations to ensure accuracy and compliance with applicable regulations
- Implement tax strategies to optimize the company’s financial position, including R&D tax credits and other incentives relevant to the space industry
- Collaborate on international financial operations, including banking, treasury, and compliance with global regulations, to support potential expansion or partnerships
What’s Prepared You:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field (MBA, CPA, or equivalent advanced degree/certification preferred)
- 10+ years of progressive experience in financial leadership roles, with at least 5 years in a senior executive capacity, preferably in a hardware, manufacturing, or technology-driven industry
- Proven track record of raising significant capital (e.g., $50M+ in equity or debt) and managing investor relations for high-growth companies
- Demonstrated expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and implementing scalable financial systems in fast-paced environments
- Comprehensive knowledge of financial regulations, compliance, and reporting requirements, including GAAP and tax compliance
- Experience with international finance, including managing cross-border banking, treasury operations, or compliance with global financial regulations, to support potential international partnerships or operations
- Strong leadership and team-building skills, with a history of mentoring high-performing teams and fostering cross-functional collaboration
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to distill complex financial concepts for diverse audiences, including investors, board members, and non-financial stakeholders
- Passion for space exploration and a commitment to Astrolab’s mission of advancing humanity’s presence in the solar system
What We Offer:
- Join a team of best-in-class engineers building the foundation of planetary surface exploration
- Equity ownership in the company
- Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health support
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Flexible PTO and parental leave
- Home office set-up reimbursement
- Fully flexible and remote-friendly work environment
- Weekly lunch stipend, plus complimentary snacks and beverages on-site
- Twice a month, social hour on-site with food and drinks
About Astrolab
Having a strong, inclusive, and inspired team is essential to accomplishing our bold mission. Employees are our biggest asset, and we are deeply committed to them and our values. At Astrolab we…
Demonstrate and inspire trust. Interactions are direct, honest, and respectful. We are fair and transparent with what we do and why.
Thrive in balance. Balance gives us perspective and keeps us motivated and inspired. We commit to rewarding work and a fulfilling personal life.
Seek diverse perspectives. We ask questions, engage in productive debate and offer alternatives to ensure our solutions and products are robust and a reflection of our collective best.
Move with purpose. Quality and reliability are accomplished through efficient ideation and iteration. We act with a sense of urgency and deliver what we promise, always with the big picture in mind.
Make an impact. We intentionally move our community and industry into the future through our work, practices, and actions.
Our Hiring Process
Stage 1:
Application Review
Stage 2:
Recruiter Phone Interview
Stage 3:
NDA
Stage 4:
Video Interviews
Astrolab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, parental or pregnancy status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to careers@astrolab.space. We strive to remove unconscious and unnecessary barriers to build the best team. While we’ve outlined what an ideal candidate could look like, we know that you may bring something unanticipated and essential to the team. If you’re reading this and can see yourself contributing, please register below.
