Vice President
Chief finance officer job in San Jose, CA
BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
The Vice President is responsible for managing all branch office operations including sales, business development, customer relationships, project management, and administration. The Vice President has full Profit and loss responsibility for all facets of their location. In addition, the VP is accountable for leveraging the BluSky brand to develop relationships with industry professionals resulting in new business opportunities. The Vice President will train, coach, motivate and lead all team members to meet all sales, revenue, and customer service goals.
Salary Range is $95,000 - $175,000
Commission OTE Range is $60,000 - $250,000
Vehicle Allowance
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILTIES:
Manage Overall P&L at Office Level to Drive Profitability
Overall Office Sales and Revenue
Management and Human Resources
Operations
General Responsibilities
Manage Overall P&L at Office Level to Drive Profitability
Meet or exceed overall office sales, revenue, and EBITDA goals.
Manage expenses to all established budgets.
Drive profitability to meet or exceed established office goals.
Hold team accountable to job specific, minimum target margins.
System utilization and data integrity.
Overall Office Sales and Revenue
Support sales teams in developing new business opportunities by identifying and fostering professional trade partner relationships and referral channels as follows:
End user client base including property management, property ownership, asset management, portfolio management, facility and maintenance management, etc.
Diamond Influencer relationships, including brokers, insurance adjuster, independent adjusters, consultants, hygienist, architects, engineers, etc.
Managed insurance repair programs.
Drive project schedules and revenue to ensure monthly revenue targets are met or exceeded.
Support Business Development activities and relationship building.
Management and Human Resources
Responsible for supporting recruiting efforts by identifying and attracting top talent.
Ensure employee development and retention by coaching, training, and mentoring team members.
Implement, in partnership with Human Resources, new hire orientation, and performance management planning.
Foster the BluSky Best Practices and company culture.
Oversight of time keeping and payroll management.
Ensure all employees follow regulatory and BluSky Safety Program.
Operations
Acquire, maintain, and protect company assets
Ensure exceptional customer experiences and satisfaction are achieved per goal
Ensure proper project management practices are followed
Manage weekly production and WIP reports
Manage overall office budget and expenses
Ensure usage and compliance with management software and systems
Follow and implement Federal, State, and local employment laws
Follow and implement Federal, State, and local laws including OSHA, IICRC, MSDS sheets, safety
Ensure BluSky paperwork and file documentation requirements are met, with focus on contracts, work authorizations, and subcontractor agreements
Manage accounts receivables per company goals
Manage accounts payables per company goals
Oversight of project schedules and adherence to start and completion dates to drive revenue
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Achieve training goals and minimum attendance as established by BluSky.
Adheres to all company Best Practices
Always provides the highest level of customer service.
Leads and cultivates a positive office culture.
All other duties and projects as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:
This role has direct reports.
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:
5+ years insurance restoration experience preferred
3+ years management experience preferred
Strong business development experience with a proven track record of success
Ability to communicate effectively with clients, internal and external contacts throughout the project management process
Must be able to attend Business Development networking functions as required
Must be able to travel in response to project needs and leadership functions
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and social media platforms such as LinkedIn
Valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record
EDUCATION:
Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or equivalent experience required
WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL JOB DEMANDS:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee is required to regularly move and walk around the office.
TRAVEL:
Minimal travel. Some out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected for training or meetings.
COMPENSATION:
BluSky provides a competitive base salary, a bonus plan for eligible positions, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes: a matching 401(k) plan, health insurance (medical, dental, and vision), paid time off, paid holidays, disability coverage, job-specific equipment (e.g., laptop, smartphone, etc.), and a corporate apparel allowance.
BluSky also offers extended benefits such as Remote Work, an Employee Assistance Program, Accident and Critical Illness Coverage, LegalShield, Professional Development Opportunities, a Paid Employee Referral Program, and much more.
EEOC:
BluSky is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity. BluSky prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees based on age 40 or over, race, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other applicable status protected by Federal, State, or local law.
It is and will continue to be the policy of BluSky that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity based on their individual qualifications, performance, and potential without regard for any protected status, as required by state and federal law.
Chief AI Officer (CAIO)
Chief finance officer job in Hayward, CA
About the Company
A global AI company advancing foundational models, reinforcement learning, and multimodal architectures at enterprise scale. Its research emphasizes large language models, agentic systems, and distributed ML infrastructure, powering solutions across healthcare, finance, and mission-critical sectors. The company's mission is to deliver safe, explainable, high-performance AI into production environments, setting new global benchmarks for adoption and trust.
The Opportunity: Chief AI Officer
The company is seeking a Chief AI Officer (CAIO) to lead its scientific direction and drive innovation at the forefront of large-scale AI. The CAIO will oversee model research, distributed infrastructure, and applied machine learning deployment, while also shaping global standards for AI safety and governance. This role provides the authority to build a top-tier research organization and establish the path for enterprise adoption of intelligent systems.
Key Responsibilities
Foundation Model Research: Advance transformer-based architectures, LLM pre-training and fine-tuning, multimodal AI, and agent-driven frameworks.
Reinforcement Learning: Scale RLHF and optimization strategies to improve robustness, alignment, and system reliability.
Infrastructure Leadership: Architect distributed training pipelines and optimize large-scale compute environments using GPUs, TPUs, and emerging accelerators.
AI Safety & Compliance: Develop frameworks for interpretability, adversarial robustness, bias detection, and alignment with global regulation.
Scientific Leadership: Publish in leading AI conferences, represent the company in international forums, and establish it as a thought leader in global AI.
Candidate Profile
PhD in ML, CS, or applied mathematics with a strong publication record in NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, or equivalent.
12+ years of AI research and leadership experience, with success in scaling foundation models and multimodal systems into production.
Deep expertise in transformer architectures, RLHF, distributed optimization, large-scale data pipelines, and interpretability research.
Recognized leader in AI with international influence across research, enterprise adoption, and regulatory ecosystems.
Proven ability to build and lead high-impact research and engineering teams.
Compensation & Benefits
Executive compensation package with performance-based incentives tied to scientific and commercial milestones.
Significant equity participation reflecting long-term value creation.
Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and executive wellness programs.
Platform to define the global future of intelligent systems and shape standards for safe, enterprise-scale AI.
CFO & Head of Capital Markets - Relocate to Los Angeles
Chief finance officer job in Fremont, CA
About the Role
Macdonald & Company has been exclusively retained by a privately held real estate investment firm to identify a strategic and execution-focused Chief Financial Officer & Head of Capital Markets. This dual-role executive will oversee all finance and accounting operations while leading capital raising efforts across institutional and high-net-worth channels. The role is part of the Senior Leadership Team and offers a path to partnership after three years based on performance.
Key Responsibilities
CFO Function:
Lead all financial operations including accounting, budgeting, treasury, audit, tax, and compliance
Manage internal controls, financial reporting, and investor communications
Advise the CEO and support long-term planning and growth strategy
Oversee financial statement preparation and cash flow analysis
Direct and mentor accounting and finance staff
Capital Markets Function:
Lead all equity and debt fundraising initiatives
Manage investor relationships, including family offices, institutions, and private clients
Oversee creation of offering materials, investor reporting, and presentations
Structure investment vehicles, analyze returns, and support the Investment Committee
Develop and execute strategies to expand the firm's investor base
Qualifications
8+ years of experience in real estate capital markets, accounting, and finance
Proven ability to raise capital and manage investor relationships
Strong technical proficiency in financial modeling and reporting
CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred
Experience with Yardi and advanced Excel required
Strong leadership, communication, and relationship management skills
Compensation
Competitive base salary, annual bonus, and meaningful profit participation. Partnership opportunity available after 3 years.
Founding CTO/Head of Engineering at AI Startup (backed by a16z Speedrun, pre-seed)
Chief finance officer job in Palo Alto, CA
SUN is an AI audio-learning app. A GenAI alternative to Audible and podcasts. We turn any topic, book, or idea into a high-quality audio course, with real-time Q&A while listening.
We just got into the a16z Speedrun SR006 program (0.3% acceptance rate), kicking off this January in San Francisco.
We're now looking for a Founding CTO, a Staff/Principal-level AI Engineer. Someone who is positive, slightly delusional (in the best founder way), a high-performer with high integrity, and genuinely smart.
If that's you, you'll feel at home here.
Responsibilities
Architect, build, and ship code daily across AI, web, mobile, and infra
Lead and mentor team engineers
Design and optimize our AI system: quality, speed, cost, evals, context, TTS, conversational agents
Own the entire technical roadmap from 0→1 and beyond
Recruit, hire, and build the early engineering team
Establish engineering culture, velocity, and standards from day one
Help define the DNA of the company
Qualifications
5+ years architecting, shipping & scaling AI products
Deep experience with LLMs, evals, context/retrieval systems, TTS, agents, and model integration
Comfortable across the stack: Flutter, Node, Supabase, AWS, DevOps, pipelines, instrumentation
Experience recruiting and building small, elite engineering teams
Ideally Bay Area-based (we'll be in SF during a16z Speedrun program)
Bias toward action, craftsmanship, and building fast without drama
Positive attitude, high personal integrity, and the founder-level ambition to build something huge
What we offer
Founding equity, ownership, and a much lower salary than at big tech lol
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help build the next unicorn company from day zero
Direct access to a16z's network and Speedrun support at the earliest stage
If you're a Silicon Valley experienced AI Engineer who codes daily, ships, and dreams big, let's talk.
Chief Technology Officer
Chief finance officer job in San Mateo, CA
Founder - CTO | $200M+ AUM | Portfolio over $2B in terprise Value | 0 to 1
Join a High-Profile Venture Capital Firm as Their Portfolio-Wide CTO & shape the next generation of AI-driven companies.
If you're a founder-minded engineering leader who thrives at zero-to-one and scaling to many, this is one of the most impactful CTO roles you'll find in the market. You'll serve as the senior-most technical leader across a high-profile venture capital firm that incubates and scales category-defining companies.
With $200M+ AUM, 32+ investments, and a portfolio generating over $2B in enterprise value, this firm blends venture capital, venture studio, and hands-on company building - and they're looking for a technical leader who can set the bar for everything that comes next.
Why You Should You apply?
This is a rare opportunity to operate as a
CTO across multiple companies
while partnering directly with founders and proven operators who've built multi-billion-dollar businesses.
You'll influence technology strategy at portfolio scale, architect shared systems, drive AI automation across operating companies, and help launch new ventures from the ground up. It's high-ownership, high-impact, and deeply entrepreneurial.
The Role
Chief Technology Officer - Portfolio & Incubation
You will:
Define a unified technology strategy across the incubator.
Partner with founders on product, architecture, and early technical hiring.
Architect shared systems, data platforms, and internal tools used across operating companies.
Drive development of AI agents, automation workflows, and vertical AI tools.
Build and lead a cross-functional team across engineering, AI/ML, data, and product.
What They're Looking For
Must have graduated from a top 30 US instituition
7+ years as CTO, VP Engineering, Founding Engineer, or similar at a high-growth tech company (VC backed)
Has taken a startup from 0 to Series B
Proven track record shipping real products and building AI-powered systems
Experience in venture studios, incubators, or early-stage startup environments
Strong foundation in software architecture, distributed systems, and data platforms
Hands-on experience with AI/ML, LLM ecosystems, and agentic/automation workflows
Deep networks in top-tier engineering and AI/ML talent pools
Strong leadership ability - able to recruit, scale, and mentor elite technical teams
If you want to architect systems used across an entire portfolio, influence multiple company trajectories, and build alongside elite founders and operators. This is the role
👻
Chief Technology Officer - Technology Incubator
Chief finance officer job in San Francisco, CA
Top technology incubator focused on building and investing in generation-defining companies are looking for a CTO with 7+ years experience to serve as their senior-most technical leader. This role is for a founder-CTO type who has built and scaled products from zero to one and from one to many. We are looking for someone equally comfortable in the boardroom and hands-on keyboard, who will own the technology strategy for the platform, build and lead internal teams, and work directly with founders and operators across the firms portfolio.
What will you be doing?
Set a unified technology strategy
Partner with founders in incubation and early-stage ventures on product, architecture, and early technical hiring.
Architect shared systems, data infrastructure, and internal tools used across operating companies.
Drive the development of AI agents, automation workflows, and vertical AI tools for real businesses.
Build and lead a cross-functional team spanning software engineering, AI/ML, data, and product.
What we're looking for:
Bachelor or Masters degree from a top 30 university in Computer Science or similar
7+ years of experience as CTO, VP of Engineering, or Founding Engineer at a high- growth start-up or medium-sized technology company
Experience in incubators or venture studios
Deep expertise in software architecture, distributed systems, and/or data platforms.
Meaningful experience with AI/ML and modern LLM ecosystems.
Networks in top- tier engineering and AI/ML talent pools.
This would predominantly be an onsite role in either San Francisco or New York.
Compensation is highly competitive and contingent on experience. Will include competitive equity.
Chief Technology Officer [Dubai]
Chief finance officer job in San Francisco, CA
*This role requires relocation to Dubai**
Our client is looking for a CTO. In this role, you will guide the software team through the design and development of our current and future products.
You are comfortable taking action in an environment where complete information is unavailable, and you can help your team deliver well-architected products that maintain high quality. Experience coordinating many moving parts to meet tight deadlines and having contingency plans ready when priorities shift is a must-have.
We are seeking an engineering leader who has the following:
15+ years of experience designing and scaling distributed, low-latency systems, including 5+ years leading large engineering organisations (250+ engineers)
Demonstrated expertise in complex, real-time domains such as on-demand delivery, ad-tech auctions, or high-frequency trading/energy platforms.
Proven success in building and deploying real-time optimisation systems - including vehicle routing, maps, dynamic assignment (e.g.Hungarian algorithm), integer linear programming, and reinforcement learning-based control loops - at 10K+ TPS scale.
Deep technical proficiency with microservice architectures, event-driven systems (Kafka or equivalent), geospatial frameworks (H3/S2), and languages such as Python, Go, and Java.
Hands-on experience establishing end-to-end ML infrastructure, including online/offline feature pipelines, feature stores and A/B experimentation platforms.
Relentlessly strive to push towards best practices and team goals while being flexible in a fast-paced startup environment.
You have an entrepreneurial spirit, strong commercial acumen, grit, and a deep appreciation for quality.
Chief Technology Officer
Chief finance officer job in San Mateo, CA
As the Founding CTO, you will be the technical visionary and leader responsible for defining and executing the company's technology strategy. You will oversee the development of our product, build and lead a high-performing engineering team, and ensure our technology aligns with our business goals. This is a hands-on role requiring both strategic leadership and technical expertise in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment.
We are a seed-stage startup currently in stealth revolutionizing an entire industry with cutting edge technology creating precision sensors and redefining an entire space. As a founding team member, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our technical vision, building our product from the ground up, and driving our startup's success.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Vision & Strategy:
Define and articulate the company's technical vision, architecture, and roadmap in alignment with business objectives.
Identify and implement scalable, innovative technologies to drive product development and competitive advantage.
Stay ahead of industry trends to ensure our technology remains cutting-edge.
Product Development:
Lead the end-to-end development of our core product, from ideation to deployment and iteration.
Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code while establishing best practices for the engineering team.
Oversee system architecture, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.
Team Building & Leadership:
Recruit, mentor, and lead a world-class engineering team as the company grows.
Foster a collaborative and innovative engineering culture.
Establish processes for agile development, code reviews, and continuous integration/delivery.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Partner closely with the CEO, product, and business teams to align technical initiatives with customer needs and business goals.
Work with external stakeholders, including investors, partners, and vendors, to communicate technical vision and progress.
Operational Excellence:
Oversee technical operations, including infrastructure, cloud services, and cybersecurity.
Ensure robust testing, monitoring, and maintenance of systems to deliver a reliable product.
Qualifications
Experience:
7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership role.
Proven track record of building and scaling technology products, ideally in a startup or early-stage environment.
Experience as a founder or early employee at a startup is a strong plus.
Leadership & Communication:
Exceptional leadership skills with a passion for mentoring and building high-performing teams.
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Entrepreneurial mindset with a willingness to wear multiple hats in a fast-paced environment.
Mindset:
Passion for solving hard problems and building innovative solutions from scratch.
Comfortable with ambiguity and thriving in a dynamic, resource-constrained startup environment.
Strong sense of ownership and accountability for the company's technical success.
What We Offer
Equity: A significant equity stake as a founding team member, offering the opportunity to share in the company's long-term success.
Impact: The chance to shape the technical foundation of a high-growth startup and make a meaningful impact.
Autonomy: Freedom to make critical technical decisions and build a world-class engineering organization.
Growth: A collaborative, fast-paced environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Vice President, Primary Casualty
Chief finance officer job in San Francisco, CA
Vice President - General Liability, Territory Lead
Golden Bear Insurance Company (Hybrid)
About the Company
Golden Bear Insurance Company is a leading provider of Excess & Surplus (E&S) insurance solutions, specializing in complex, high-risk commercial accounts. Our dedicated team of underwriting professionals delivers customized coverage solutions across a broad range of industries. We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit, expertise, and commitment to service excellence.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced underwriting manager to oversee primary casualty underwriting operations for our Western Territory. This leadership role will focus on managing a team of underwriters, driving profitability, and expanding our book of business in the region. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in E&S primary casualty underwriting, extensive broker relationships, and a proven ability to lead high-performing teams.
Responsibilities
Underwriting Leadership: Oversee and manage a team of primary casualty underwriters, ensuring adherence to underwriting guidelines and profitability objectives.
Portfolio Management: Develop and execute underwriting strategies to grow and maintain a profitable book of business in the Western Territory.
Broker Relationships: Cultivate and strengthen relationships with wholesale brokers, fostering long-term partnerships and driving new business opportunities.
Risk Assessment: Evaluate complex risks, set pricing strategies, and ensure appropriate risk selection in accordance with company guidelines.
Team Development: Mentor and train underwriters, fostering a collaborative and results-driven culture.
Market Intelligence: Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and regulatory developments to identify new opportunities and emerging risks.
Operational Excellence: Work closely with senior leadership to optimize underwriting processes, improve efficiency, and enhance service standards.
Qualifications
Experience: Minimum 7+ years of E&S commercial casualty underwriting experience, with at least 3 years in a management role.
Industry Knowledge: Strong expertise in general liability, products liability, and other primary casualty coverages for high-hazard risks.
Broker Relationships: Established network of wholesale brokers.
Leadership Skills: Demonstrated experience managing, coaching, and developing underwriting teams.
Analytical & Decision-Making: Strong risk assessment, pricing, and negotiation skills.
Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop and execute business plans to achieve growth and profitability goals.
Education: Bachelor's degree in business, finance, insurance, or a related field; CPCU, CIC, or other industry designations are a plus.
Pay range and compensation package
Competitive compensation package with performance-based incentives.
Comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance.
401(k) with company match.
Professional development opportunities.
Collaborative and entrepreneurial company culture.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Golden Bear Insurance Company is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds.
CFO & Head of Capital Markets - Relocate to Los Angeles
Chief finance officer job in San Francisco, CA
About the Role
Macdonald & Company has been exclusively retained by a privately held real estate investment firm to identify a strategic and execution-focused Chief Financial Officer & Head of Capital Markets. This dual-role executive will oversee all finance and accounting operations while leading capital raising efforts across institutional and high-net-worth channels. The role is part of the Senior Leadership Team and offers a path to partnership after three years based on performance.
Key Responsibilities
CFO Function:
Lead all financial operations including accounting, budgeting, treasury, audit, tax, and compliance
Manage internal controls, financial reporting, and investor communications
Advise the CEO and support long-term planning and growth strategy
Oversee financial statement preparation and cash flow analysis
Direct and mentor accounting and finance staff
Capital Markets Function:
Lead all equity and debt fundraising initiatives
Manage investor relationships, including family offices, institutions, and private clients
Oversee creation of offering materials, investor reporting, and presentations
Structure investment vehicles, analyze returns, and support the Investment Committee
Develop and execute strategies to expand the firm's investor base
Qualifications
8+ years of experience in real estate capital markets, accounting, and finance
Proven ability to raise capital and manage investor relationships
Strong technical proficiency in financial modeling and reporting
CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred
Experience with Yardi and advanced Excel required
Strong leadership, communication, and relationship management skills
Compensation
Competitive base salary, annual bonus, and meaningful profit participation. Partnership opportunity available after 3 years.
Chief Technology Officer
Chief finance officer job in San Francisco, CA
Founder - CTO | $200M+ AUM | Portfolio over $2B in terprise Value | 0 to 1
Join a High-Profile Venture Capital Firm as Their Portfolio-Wide CTO & shape the next generation of AI-driven companies.
If you're a founder-minded engineering leader who thrives at zero-to-one and scaling to many, this is one of the most impactful CTO roles you'll find in the market. You'll serve as the senior-most technical leader across a high-profile venture capital firm that incubates and scales category-defining companies.
With $200M+ AUM, 32+ investments, and a portfolio generating over $2B in enterprise value, this firm blends venture capital, venture studio, and hands-on company building - and they're looking for a technical leader who can set the bar for everything that comes next.
Why You Should You apply?
This is a rare opportunity to operate as a
CTO across multiple companies
while partnering directly with founders and proven operators who've built multi-billion-dollar businesses.
You'll influence technology strategy at portfolio scale, architect shared systems, drive AI automation across operating companies, and help launch new ventures from the ground up. It's high-ownership, high-impact, and deeply entrepreneurial.
The Role
Chief Technology Officer - Portfolio & Incubation
You will:
Define a unified technology strategy across the incubator.
Partner with founders on product, architecture, and early technical hiring.
Architect shared systems, data platforms, and internal tools used across operating companies.
Drive development of AI agents, automation workflows, and vertical AI tools.
Build and lead a cross-functional team across engineering, AI/ML, data, and product.
What They're Looking For
Must have graduated from a top 30 US instituition
7+ years as CTO, VP Engineering, Founding Engineer, or similar at a high-growth tech company (VC backed)
Has taken a startup from 0 to Series B
Proven track record shipping real products and building AI-powered systems
Experience in venture studios, incubators, or early-stage startup environments
Strong foundation in software architecture, distributed systems, and data platforms
Hands-on experience with AI/ML, LLM ecosystems, and agentic/automation workflows
Deep networks in top-tier engineering and AI/ML talent pools
Strong leadership ability - able to recruit, scale, and mentor elite technical teams
If you want to architect systems used across an entire portfolio, influence multiple company trajectories, and build alongside elite founders and operators. This is the role
👻
Chief AI Officer (CAIO)
Chief finance officer job in San Mateo, CA
About the Company
A global AI company advancing foundational models, reinforcement learning, and multimodal architectures at enterprise scale. Its research emphasizes large language models, agentic systems, and distributed ML infrastructure, powering solutions across healthcare, finance, and mission-critical sectors. The company's mission is to deliver safe, explainable, high-performance AI into production environments, setting new global benchmarks for adoption and trust.
The Opportunity: Chief AI Officer
The company is seeking a Chief AI Officer (CAIO) to lead its scientific direction and drive innovation at the forefront of large-scale AI. The CAIO will oversee model research, distributed infrastructure, and applied machine learning deployment, while also shaping global standards for AI safety and governance. This role provides the authority to build a top-tier research organization and establish the path for enterprise adoption of intelligent systems.
Key Responsibilities
Foundation Model Research: Advance transformer-based architectures, LLM pre-training and fine-tuning, multimodal AI, and agent-driven frameworks.
Reinforcement Learning: Scale RLHF and optimization strategies to improve robustness, alignment, and system reliability.
Infrastructure Leadership: Architect distributed training pipelines and optimize large-scale compute environments using GPUs, TPUs, and emerging accelerators.
AI Safety & Compliance: Develop frameworks for interpretability, adversarial robustness, bias detection, and alignment with global regulation.
Scientific Leadership: Publish in leading AI conferences, represent the company in international forums, and establish it as a thought leader in global AI.
Candidate Profile
PhD in ML, CS, or applied mathematics with a strong publication record in NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, or equivalent.
12+ years of AI research and leadership experience, with success in scaling foundation models and multimodal systems into production.
Deep expertise in transformer architectures, RLHF, distributed optimization, large-scale data pipelines, and interpretability research.
Recognized leader in AI with international influence across research, enterprise adoption, and regulatory ecosystems.
Proven ability to build and lead high-impact research and engineering teams.
Compensation & Benefits
Executive compensation package with performance-based incentives tied to scientific and commercial milestones.
Significant equity participation reflecting long-term value creation.
Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and executive wellness programs.
Platform to define the global future of intelligent systems and shape standards for safe, enterprise-scale AI.
Chief Technology Officer [Dubai]
Chief finance officer job in San Jose, CA
*This role requires relocation to Dubai**
Our client is looking for a CTO. In this role, you will guide the software team through the design and development of our current and future products.
You are comfortable taking action in an environment where complete information is unavailable, and you can help your team deliver well-architected products that maintain high quality. Experience coordinating many moving parts to meet tight deadlines and having contingency plans ready when priorities shift is a must-have.
We are seeking an engineering leader who has the following:
15+ years of experience designing and scaling distributed, low-latency systems, including 5+ years leading large engineering organisations (250+ engineers)
Demonstrated expertise in complex, real-time domains such as on-demand delivery, ad-tech auctions, or high-frequency trading/energy platforms.
Proven success in building and deploying real-time optimisation systems - including vehicle routing, maps, dynamic assignment (e.g.Hungarian algorithm), integer linear programming, and reinforcement learning-based control loops - at 10K+ TPS scale.
Deep technical proficiency with microservice architectures, event-driven systems (Kafka or equivalent), geospatial frameworks (H3/S2), and languages such as Python, Go, and Java.
Hands-on experience establishing end-to-end ML infrastructure, including online/offline feature pipelines, feature stores and A/B experimentation platforms.
Relentlessly strive to push towards best practices and team goals while being flexible in a fast-paced startup environment.
You have an entrepreneurial spirit, strong commercial acumen, grit, and a deep appreciation for quality.
Chief Technology Officer - Technology Incubator
Chief finance officer job in San Jose, CA
Top technology incubator focused on building and investing in generation-defining companies are looking for a CTO with 7+ years experience to serve as their senior-most technical leader. This role is for a founder-CTO type who has built and scaled products from zero to one and from one to many. We are looking for someone equally comfortable in the boardroom and hands-on keyboard, who will own the technology strategy for the platform, build and lead internal teams, and work directly with founders and operators across the firms portfolio.
What will you be doing?
Set a unified technology strategy
Partner with founders in incubation and early-stage ventures on product, architecture, and early technical hiring.
Architect shared systems, data infrastructure, and internal tools used across operating companies.
Drive the development of AI agents, automation workflows, and vertical AI tools for real businesses.
Build and lead a cross-functional team spanning software engineering, AI/ML, data, and product.
What we're looking for:
Bachelor or Masters degree from a top 30 university in Computer Science or similar
7+ years of experience as CTO, VP of Engineering, or Founding Engineer at a high- growth start-up or medium-sized technology company
Experience in incubators or venture studios
Deep expertise in software architecture, distributed systems, and/or data platforms.
Meaningful experience with AI/ML and modern LLM ecosystems.
Networks in top- tier engineering and AI/ML talent pools.
This would predominantly be an onsite role in either San Francisco or New York.
Compensation is highly competitive and contingent on experience. Will include competitive equity.
Vice President, Primary Casualty
Chief finance officer job in San Jose, CA
Vice President - General Liability, Territory Lead
Golden Bear Insurance Company (Hybrid)
About the Company
Golden Bear Insurance Company is a leading provider of Excess & Surplus (E&S) insurance solutions, specializing in complex, high-risk commercial accounts. Our dedicated team of underwriting professionals delivers customized coverage solutions across a broad range of industries. We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit, expertise, and commitment to service excellence.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced underwriting manager to oversee primary casualty underwriting operations for our Western Territory. This leadership role will focus on managing a team of underwriters, driving profitability, and expanding our book of business in the region. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in E&S primary casualty underwriting, extensive broker relationships, and a proven ability to lead high-performing teams.
Responsibilities
Underwriting Leadership: Oversee and manage a team of primary casualty underwriters, ensuring adherence to underwriting guidelines and profitability objectives.
Portfolio Management: Develop and execute underwriting strategies to grow and maintain a profitable book of business in the Western Territory.
Broker Relationships: Cultivate and strengthen relationships with wholesale brokers, fostering long-term partnerships and driving new business opportunities.
Risk Assessment: Evaluate complex risks, set pricing strategies, and ensure appropriate risk selection in accordance with company guidelines.
Team Development: Mentor and train underwriters, fostering a collaborative and results-driven culture.
Market Intelligence: Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and regulatory developments to identify new opportunities and emerging risks.
Operational Excellence: Work closely with senior leadership to optimize underwriting processes, improve efficiency, and enhance service standards.
Qualifications
Experience: Minimum 7+ years of E&S commercial casualty underwriting experience, with at least 3 years in a management role.
Industry Knowledge: Strong expertise in general liability, products liability, and other primary casualty coverages for high-hazard risks.
Broker Relationships: Established network of wholesale brokers.
Leadership Skills: Demonstrated experience managing, coaching, and developing underwriting teams.
Analytical & Decision-Making: Strong risk assessment, pricing, and negotiation skills.
Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop and execute business plans to achieve growth and profitability goals.
Education: Bachelor's degree in business, finance, insurance, or a related field; CPCU, CIC, or other industry designations are a plus.
Pay range and compensation package
Competitive compensation package with performance-based incentives.
Comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance.
401(k) with company match.
Professional development opportunities.
Collaborative and entrepreneurial company culture.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Golden Bear Insurance Company is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds.
CFO & Head of Capital Markets - Relocate to Los Angeles
Chief finance officer job in San Jose, CA
About the Role
Macdonald & Company has been exclusively retained by a privately held real estate investment firm to identify a strategic and execution-focused Chief Financial Officer & Head of Capital Markets. This dual-role executive will oversee all finance and accounting operations while leading capital raising efforts across institutional and high-net-worth channels. The role is part of the Senior Leadership Team and offers a path to partnership after three years based on performance.
Key Responsibilities
CFO Function:
Lead all financial operations including accounting, budgeting, treasury, audit, tax, and compliance
Manage internal controls, financial reporting, and investor communications
Advise the CEO and support long-term planning and growth strategy
Oversee financial statement preparation and cash flow analysis
Direct and mentor accounting and finance staff
Capital Markets Function:
Lead all equity and debt fundraising initiatives
Manage investor relationships, including family offices, institutions, and private clients
Oversee creation of offering materials, investor reporting, and presentations
Structure investment vehicles, analyze returns, and support the Investment Committee
Develop and execute strategies to expand the firm's investor base
Qualifications
8+ years of experience in real estate capital markets, accounting, and finance
Proven ability to raise capital and manage investor relationships
Strong technical proficiency in financial modeling and reporting
CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred
Experience with Yardi and advanced Excel required
Strong leadership, communication, and relationship management skills
Compensation
Competitive base salary, annual bonus, and meaningful profit participation. Partnership opportunity available after 3 years.
Chief Technology Officer - Technology Incubator
Chief finance officer job in Fremont, CA
Top technology incubator focused on building and investing in generation-defining companies are looking for a CTO with 7+ years experience to serve as their senior-most technical leader. This role is for a founder-CTO type who has built and scaled products from zero to one and from one to many. We are looking for someone equally comfortable in the boardroom and hands-on keyboard, who will own the technology strategy for the platform, build and lead internal teams, and work directly with founders and operators across the firms portfolio.
What will you be doing?
Set a unified technology strategy
Partner with founders in incubation and early-stage ventures on product, architecture, and early technical hiring.
Architect shared systems, data infrastructure, and internal tools used across operating companies.
Drive the development of AI agents, automation workflows, and vertical AI tools for real businesses.
Build and lead a cross-functional team spanning software engineering, AI/ML, data, and product.
What we're looking for:
Bachelor or Masters degree from a top 30 university in Computer Science or similar
7+ years of experience as CTO, VP of Engineering, or Founding Engineer at a high- growth start-up or medium-sized technology company
Experience in incubators or venture studios
Deep expertise in software architecture, distributed systems, and/or data platforms.
Meaningful experience with AI/ML and modern LLM ecosystems.
Networks in top- tier engineering and AI/ML talent pools.
This would predominantly be an onsite role in either San Francisco or New York.
Compensation is highly competitive and contingent on experience. Will include competitive equity.
Chief Technology Officer [Dubai]
Chief finance officer job in Fremont, CA
*This role requires relocation to Dubai**
Our client is looking for a CTO. In this role, you will guide the software team through the design and development of our current and future products.
You are comfortable taking action in an environment where complete information is unavailable, and you can help your team deliver well-architected products that maintain high quality. Experience coordinating many moving parts to meet tight deadlines and having contingency plans ready when priorities shift is a must-have.
We are seeking an engineering leader who has the following:
15+ years of experience designing and scaling distributed, low-latency systems, including 5+ years leading large engineering organisations (250+ engineers)
Demonstrated expertise in complex, real-time domains such as on-demand delivery, ad-tech auctions, or high-frequency trading/energy platforms.
Proven success in building and deploying real-time optimisation systems - including vehicle routing, maps, dynamic assignment (e.g.Hungarian algorithm), integer linear programming, and reinforcement learning-based control loops - at 10K+ TPS scale.
Deep technical proficiency with microservice architectures, event-driven systems (Kafka or equivalent), geospatial frameworks (H3/S2), and languages such as Python, Go, and Java.
Hands-on experience establishing end-to-end ML infrastructure, including online/offline feature pipelines, feature stores and A/B experimentation platforms.
Relentlessly strive to push towards best practices and team goals while being flexible in a fast-paced startup environment.
You have an entrepreneurial spirit, strong commercial acumen, grit, and a deep appreciation for quality.
Chief Technology Officer
Chief finance officer job in San Jose, CA
Founder - CTO | $200M+ AUM | Portfolio over $2B in terprise Value | 0 to 1
Join a High-Profile Venture Capital Firm as Their Portfolio-Wide CTO & shape the next generation of AI-driven companies.
If you're a founder-minded engineering leader who thrives at zero-to-one and scaling to many, this is one of the most impactful CTO roles you'll find in the market. You'll serve as the senior-most technical leader across a high-profile venture capital firm that incubates and scales category-defining companies.
With $200M+ AUM, 32+ investments, and a portfolio generating over $2B in enterprise value, this firm blends venture capital, venture studio, and hands-on company building - and they're looking for a technical leader who can set the bar for everything that comes next.
Why You Should You apply?
This is a rare opportunity to operate as a
CTO across multiple companies
while partnering directly with founders and proven operators who've built multi-billion-dollar businesses.
You'll influence technology strategy at portfolio scale, architect shared systems, drive AI automation across operating companies, and help launch new ventures from the ground up. It's high-ownership, high-impact, and deeply entrepreneurial.
The Role
Chief Technology Officer - Portfolio & Incubation
You will:
Define a unified technology strategy across the incubator.
Partner with founders on product, architecture, and early technical hiring.
Architect shared systems, data platforms, and internal tools used across operating companies.
Drive development of AI agents, automation workflows, and vertical AI tools.
Build and lead a cross-functional team across engineering, AI/ML, data, and product.
What They're Looking For
Must have graduated from a top 30 US instituition
7+ years as CTO, VP Engineering, Founding Engineer, or similar at a high-growth tech company (VC backed)
Has taken a startup from 0 to Series B
Proven track record shipping real products and building AI-powered systems
Experience in venture studios, incubators, or early-stage startup environments
Strong foundation in software architecture, distributed systems, and data platforms
Hands-on experience with AI/ML, LLM ecosystems, and agentic/automation workflows
Deep networks in top-tier engineering and AI/ML talent pools
Strong leadership ability - able to recruit, scale, and mentor elite technical teams
If you want to architect systems used across an entire portfolio, influence multiple company trajectories, and build alongside elite founders and operators. This is the role
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Vice President, Primary Casualty
Chief finance officer job in Fremont, CA
Vice President - General Liability, Territory Lead
Golden Bear Insurance Company (Hybrid)
About the Company
Golden Bear Insurance Company is a leading provider of Excess & Surplus (E&S) insurance solutions, specializing in complex, high-risk commercial accounts. Our dedicated team of underwriting professionals delivers customized coverage solutions across a broad range of industries. We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit, expertise, and commitment to service excellence.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced underwriting manager to oversee primary casualty underwriting operations for our Western Territory. This leadership role will focus on managing a team of underwriters, driving profitability, and expanding our book of business in the region. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in E&S primary casualty underwriting, extensive broker relationships, and a proven ability to lead high-performing teams.
Responsibilities
Underwriting Leadership: Oversee and manage a team of primary casualty underwriters, ensuring adherence to underwriting guidelines and profitability objectives.
Portfolio Management: Develop and execute underwriting strategies to grow and maintain a profitable book of business in the Western Territory.
Broker Relationships: Cultivate and strengthen relationships with wholesale brokers, fostering long-term partnerships and driving new business opportunities.
Risk Assessment: Evaluate complex risks, set pricing strategies, and ensure appropriate risk selection in accordance with company guidelines.
Team Development: Mentor and train underwriters, fostering a collaborative and results-driven culture.
Market Intelligence: Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and regulatory developments to identify new opportunities and emerging risks.
Operational Excellence: Work closely with senior leadership to optimize underwriting processes, improve efficiency, and enhance service standards.
Qualifications
Experience: Minimum 7+ years of E&S commercial casualty underwriting experience, with at least 3 years in a management role.
Industry Knowledge: Strong expertise in general liability, products liability, and other primary casualty coverages for high-hazard risks.
Broker Relationships: Established network of wholesale brokers.
Leadership Skills: Demonstrated experience managing, coaching, and developing underwriting teams.
Analytical & Decision-Making: Strong risk assessment, pricing, and negotiation skills.
Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop and execute business plans to achieve growth and profitability goals.
Education: Bachelor's degree in business, finance, insurance, or a related field; CPCU, CIC, or other industry designations are a plus.
Pay range and compensation package
Competitive compensation package with performance-based incentives.
Comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance.
401(k) with company match.
Professional development opportunities.
Collaborative and entrepreneurial company culture.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Golden Bear Insurance Company is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds.