Head of Strategic Finance

Relay is fundamentally reshaping how goods move in an online era. Relay is scaling faster than 99.98% of venture-backed startups and is building a talent-dense team the logistics industry has seen.

Relay's Mission is to free commerce from friction. Today, high delivery costs act as a hidden tax on e-commerce, shaping what can be sold online and who can participate. We envision a world where more goods move more freely between more people, making the online shopping experience seamless and accessible to everyone.

The Team

• 90 people, more than half in engineering, product and data
• 45+ advanced degrees across computer science, mathematics and operations research
• Thousands of data points captured, calculated, analysed and predicted for every single parcel we handle
• An intellectually vibrant culture of first-principles thinking, tight feedback loops and relentless experimentation

The Opportunity

• Partner with the Founder and CFO to lead the end-to-end Series B fundraising process, from strategy to execution.
• Lead end-to-end investor relations, from sourcing and qualifying strategic partners to developing materials and managing ongoing communications and reporting.
• Collaborate with teams across Legal, Finance, and Operations to ensure investor diligence is backed by a rigorous and coherent financial narrative.
• Lead strategic financial planning, including long-range planning, capital allocation frameworks, and scenario modelling to support critical business decisions.
• Drive cross-functional financial analysis to assess growth opportunities, cost initiatives, and margin improvements.

Who will thrive in this Role?

• Experience carrying out deep analysis of companies/markets in a consultancy/corporate finance/VC/PE role
• Strong financial modelling and valuation skills; comfortable with SaaS or tech company metrics.
• Excellent communication and storytelling ability - able to distil complexity into a compelling narrative for investors. Ability to produce highly impactful and digestible investor/executive/board-focused materials.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple workstreams under tight deadlines.

Who Thrives at Relay?

• Aim with Precision: You define problems clearly and measure your impact meticulously.
• Play to Win: You chase bold bets, tackle the hard stuff, and view constraints as fuel, not friction.
• 1% Better Every Day: You believe that small, consistent improvements lead to exponential growth. You move quickly, deliver results, and learn from every experience.
• All In, All the Time: You show up and step up. You take ownership from start to finish and do what it takes to deliver when it counts.
• People-Powered Greatness: You invest in your teammates. You give and receive feedback with care and candour. You build trust through high standards and shared success.
• Grow the Whole Pie: You seek out win-win solutions for merchants, couriers, and our customers, because when they thrive, so do we.

If these resonate, and you combine strong technical fundamentals with entrepreneurial drive, let's connect.

Compensation & Benefits

• Generous equity, richer than 99% of European startups, with annual top-ups to share Relay's success.
• Private health & dental coverage, so comprehensive you'd need to be a partner at a Magic Circle law firm to match it.
• 25 days of holidays
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Hardware of your choice.
• Extensive perks (gym subsidies, cycle-to-work, Friday office lunch, covered Uber home and dinner for late nights, and more).

Fast and Focused Hiring Process

1. Talent Acquisition Interview - 30 min

2. Interview with CFO - 30 min
3. Onsite Stage

1. Case study and deep dive with CEO and CFO - 90 min

2. Values Interview with VP of Operations - 45 min

4. Decision and offer within 48 hours. Our process mirrors our pace of work.

Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and fostering a workplace where everyone thrives.