Founding CFO / Strategic Finance Lead

Founding Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Strategy, Capital & Growth | AstraSense

Location: Remote / International

Position: Founding Leadership

Commitment: Full-time

Compensation: Equity participation, with cash compensation subject to agreement

About AstraSense

AstraSense is developing a new approach to planetary intelligence, connecting Earth observation, scientific evidence and artificial intelligence to support more informed decisions across Earth and, ultimately, beyond it.

Our ambition is to move beyond observing change towards understanding its significance, reasoning across evidence and uncertainty, and supporting responsible human decision-making.

Our work brings together satellite observations, environmental intelligence, temporal and spatial analysis, and emerging planetary world models. We are building towards systems that preserve the provenance of knowledge, distinguish observation from inference, and make the limitations of machine-generated assessments visible.

We believe the future of planetary intelligence is not simply about collecting more data. It is about knowing what that data allows us to conclude, and what it does not.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Founding Chief Financial Officer to help shape AstraSense's financial foundations and long-term growth strategy.

This is an opportunity for a commercially minded financial leader who wants to contribute to building an ambitious deep-technology venture from an early stage.

Working directly with the founder, you will help translate technological ambition into a financially sustainable organisation, developing the capital strategy, operating models and financial discipline needed to support research, product development, partnerships and commercialisation.

This is not exclusively a reporting or accounting position. It is a strategic leadership role with meaningful influence over the company's direction.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Strategy: Develop AstraSense's financial roadmap, long-term forecasts, capital allocation principles and sustainable growth models.
• Fundraising & Investment: Lead financial preparations for fundraising, investor engagement, due diligence, valuation discussions and capital structuring.
• Business Modelling: Build financial models for planetary intelligence services, research partnerships, enterprise solutions and future commercial offerings.
• Financial Operations: Establish appropriate budgeting, cash management, financial reporting, internal controls and accounting processes.
• Investment Readiness: Develop investor-grade financial documentation, financial KPIs and scenarios to support institutional and private investment.
• Strategic Partnerships: Evaluate the financial implications of commercial partnerships, international expansion, research collaborations and potential institutional funding opportunities.
• Governance & Risk: Support corporate governance, financial transparency and compliance in collaboration with relevant legal and accounting specialists.

Who We Are Looking For

We value judgement, initiative and intellectual curiosity alongside established financial expertise.

You should bring:

• Experience in financial leadership, investment, corporate finance or strategic financial planning.
• Strong financial modelling, forecasting and capital allocation capabilities.
• Practical knowledge of fundraising, investor relations and early-stage financing.
• Understanding of the financial challenges facing technology, AI, aerospace or research-intensive organisations.
• The ability to establish financial structures and processes from first principles.
• Excellent analytical, communication and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Comfort operating in an entrepreneurial environment where priorities evolve and resources must be allocated carefully.

Experience in venture capital, deep technology, space technology, institutional funding or international corporate structures would be particularly valuable.

Founding Equity Participation

As part of AstraSense's founding leadership, the selected candidate will have the opportunity to participate in the company's long-term ownership through a negotiated equity arrangement.

We view ownership as a means of aligning responsibility, commitment and long-term value creation.

The final participation structure, vesting conditions and compensation package will be agreed individually, taking into account experience, commitment and the company's stage of development.

Why AstraSense?

AstraSense sits at the intersection of space technology, artificial intelligence, scientific reasoning and planetary-scale challenges.

This position offers an opportunity to shape not only a company's financial future, but also the commercial foundations of an emerging field of technology.

We are looking for someone who sees financial leadership as a way to turn ambitious ideas into enduring institutions.

Help us build the financial foundations of planetary intelligence.

To learn more about us: info@astrasense.space