About IPTS 

Interplanetary Talent Services (IPTS) is a recruiting agency focused on hiring exceptional talent across Web3, AI & AI Safety, neurotech, biotech, and other frontier technologies pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

As AI and decentralized systems evolve at hyper-speed, hiring the right people isn’t just important—it’s essential. IPTS helps teams do more than make great hires. We help you build organizations that retain them.

Through a deeply embedded network spanning these fields, we connect companies with proven operators faster and with greater precision—than any generic, generative hiring approach ever could.

Whether you’re building a team or navigating your next career move, we’re here to help.

About Our Client

Our client is a large-scale innovation network of 750+ teams, projects, and movements united by a shared mission to drive breakthroughs in computing and push humanity forward. Decentralization is central to their operational ethos and belief system, baked into the products they develop. The client operates as an innovation network to help drive technologies and projects from R&D into real-world adoption. Their network supports a range of open-source and decentralized infrastructure projects alongside emerging efforts in neurotech, AI, digital rights, governance, etc.

About The Role

We are seeking a Senior Finance Leader who will drive strong financial results by developing a clear financial strategy and planning alongside the CEO and leadership team, while overseeing disciplined execution. This is a senior role responsible for optimizing risk-adjusted returns through capital deployment, portfolio management, and asset allocation — requiring expertise across the full spectrum of corporate finance and institutional-grade investing, including budgeting, forecasting, treasury, accounting, and investor relations.

The ideal candidate will own and drive the financial philosophy and framework for network-wide capital allocation and risk-adjusted return optimization, while defining a comprehensive financial strategy across all finance domains. They will manage the portfolio to ensure long-term purchasing power preservation through diversification across asset classes — similar to an endowment model — and architect scalable financial systems designed to support a decentralized organizational structure. This leader will serve as the principal financial strategist and senior liaison, ensuring alignment across finance, legal, R&D, and various network teams, while also leading complex financial due diligence and post-integration strategy for new high-impact projects and investments across the broader network ecosystem. They will also lead and grow the finance team through recruiting, staffing, and performance management.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive experience in finance, with at least 3 years in a senior leadership or strategic role.

• Proven track record of managing complex financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and treasury management.

• Strong command of financial modeling, corporate finance, and accounting principles.

• Exposure to asset management, fund finance, portfolio management, capital allocation, and early-stage investing

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of synthesizing complex financial information for executive leadership and non-finance stakeholders.

• Experience working in or familiarity with the technology & venture capital space.

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