💙 About Bounce...

Bounce is building cloud storage for the physical world, starting with the largest global luggage storage network in existence. Bounce’s marketplace connects travelers with 30,000+ small business locations worldwide for hyper-local short term baggage storage. With more locations globally than Burger King, and more locations in New York City than Starbucks, Bounce has served 3M+ users and stored 10+ bags, and paid over $10M to small business partners in 2024 alone.

To achieve this, Bounce is a fast-paced and scrappy team. We believe that experimentation fuels innovation, so we move quickly, testing new ideas and adapting in real time. If you’re ready to make an impact in a high-energy, close-knit, and collaborative environment - Bounce is the place where you can move fast, think big, and shape the future of travel. Join us as we make the world a lighter, more accessible place! Bounce has been named the Inc5000’s fastest-growing travel company in the USA in 2024 and is proudly backed by leading Silicon Valley investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, and Sapphire. (Learn more about Bounce's Series B HERE and also learn about our Japan Expansion HERE)

About the role…

As VP of Finance, you’ll partner directly with our CEO, helping build the company’s financial and operating foundations while scaling the business with operational excellence. This is a highly strategic and hands on leadership role, ideal for someone who is comfortable switching between strategy and execution, loves building systems, optimizing performance, and driving results through operational excellence.

You’ll lead a multidisciplinary team that includes Finance, People and Legal. You’ll report directly to the CEO and work closely with the leadership team to align operations with company growth and strategic goals.

Where you come in…

• Own the end to end financial picture: P&L, cash flow, runway, and unit economics

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning to support fast, informed decisions

• Run the monthly close and financial reporting, working closely with external partners where needed

• Own tax setup and compliance across entities, geographies, and evolving business models

• Own investor updates, board materials, and support fundraising conversations

• Drive capital allocation and ROI thinking, ensuring spend is intentional and aligned to priorities

• Act as the connective tissue across Finance, People and Legal, bringing structure and clarity

• Own the company planning cadence - annual planning, quarterly re-forecasts, and ongoing prioritization

• Define, track, and evolve core KPIs and performance dashboards

• Establish lightweight but effective operating rhythms, accountability, and decision-making frameworks

• Translate strategy into clear operating plans, resourcing decisions, and execution focus

• Partner closely with the CEO on prioritization, trade offs and day to day execution

Your profile…

• A builder at heart with experience in early stage or scaling startups

• Background spanning finance, operations, or general management

• Strong grasp of financial fundamentals - budgeting, forecasting, cash management, and unit economics

• Comfortable operating in ambiguity, wearing multiple hats, and figuring things out as you go

• Experience working with investors, boards, and external partners

• Naturally structured and pragmatic - able to bring order without slowing teams down

• Collaborative leader who can work cross-functionally and earn trust quickly

• A true thought partner to the CEO, balancing speed, rigor, and long-term thinking