Director of Finance - New York, NY at Blackbird Labs

About Blackbird: Blackbird Labs is a loyalty and payments platform establishing meaningful connections between the world’s best restaurants and their customers. Served up in 2022 by Ben Leventhal, co-founder of Eater and Resy, Blackbird offers a fully customizable loyalty programming platform for restaurants and a consumer app designed to make every guest feel like a bonafide VIP no matter where they dine. Backed by Union Square Ventures, a16z, Amex Ventures, Variant Fund, and other forward-thinking investors, Blackbird is out to revolutionize the restaurant industry. About Our Team: At Blackbird, our values guide everything we do and our talent principles define the key traits we seek in our employees. We have passion for our product – committed to our mission and instinctively think like and go the extra mile for our customers. We are elite performers – striving for excellence, going above and beyond to achieve exceptional results, and learning quickly with horsepower, drive, and grit. We make others better – taking initiative to elevate others, giving and receiving feedback, and championing a culture of growth. We hold one another accountable to living out our talent principles as we march together to achieving our mission. About the Job Blackbird is looking for our first Director of Finance to join our leadership team and build the financial foundation for our next phase of growth. This is a unique opportunity to shape the financial strategy and operations of a fast-growing fintech company from the ground up. You'll work directly with our CEO and executive team to drive strategic decision-making while building scalable financial processes and systems. As our founding finance leader, you'll need to be both strategic and hands-on, comfortable diving into the details while maintaining a big-picture perspective on our business trajectory. Responsibilities Strategic Leadership Partner with leadership team on strategic planning, fundraising, and key business decisions Lead financial planning and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modeling Develop and monitor key financial metrics and KPIs to drive business performance Support M&A activities and strategic partnerships as we scale Prepare financial materials for board meetings and investor relations Financial Operations Own financial reporting, accounting oversight, and month-end/quarter-end close processes Establish scalable financial systems, controls, and processes for rapid growth Manage relationships with external accounting firms, auditors, and financial service providers Oversee cash management, banking relationships, and capital allocation decisions Ensure compliance with financial regulations and reporting requirements Business Partnership Collaborate with all departments to provide financial insights that drive growth Lead pricing strategy analysis and unit economics optimization Support go-to-market initiatives with financial modeling and analysis Drive operationa