Director of Finance

<div class="content-intro"><h2><strong>About HumanSignal</strong></h2> <p>Real-world data is the competitive edge in AI.</p> <p>HumanSignal is a human data partner for companies building AI models and products. Our customers ship better AI, faster, because we partner with their researchers from real-world data creation to annotation to delivery.</p> <p><br>We design and create datasets from scratch, recruit and manage the domain experts who evaluate model output, and run everything through our own platform, Label Studio, the open-source standard for data labeling and evaluation, used by over 1 million practitioners worldwide.</p> <p><br>We specialize in the operationally complex: real-world data collection, multimodal pipelines, and multi-step workflows. Advanced ML and AI teams use our enterprise platform to run their own data factories, and our services team to extend their reach where in-house capacity runs out.</p> <p><br>If you want to do work that materially shapes how the next generation of AI products gets built, we'd love to talk.</p></div><h1><strong>About the Role</strong></h1> <p>We’re hiring a Director of Finance to own the financial backbone of HumanSignal, the company behind Label Studio. Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll own financial planning, business analytics, and the metrics infrastructure that drives decision-making across the company,  including our SaaS & labeling services business.</p> <p>This is a hands-on leadership role with broad scope. You’ll partner with the executive team on strategy and planning, work cross-functionally with product, marketing, and sales, and build the financial infrastructure we need for the next stage of growth. If you’re energized by ownership, building from scratch, and operating at the intersection of strategy and execution, this is your role.</p> <h1><strong>What You’ll Own</strong></h1> <h3><strong>Financial Planning & Analysis</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Own the full P&L and free cash flow forecast; build and maintain our long-range financial model</li> <li>Lead the annual and quarterly planning cycle, including budgets, variance analysis, and ad-hoc modeling</li> <li>Deliver weekly KPI reporting to the executive team and board/investor reporting packages</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Revenue & Deal Operations</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Run deal desk operations in partnership with Sales and Customer Success to ensure coherent deal structure and pricing</li> <li>Build and manage sales commission and incentive plans</li> <li>Develop, align, and drive accountability around company-wide KPIs</li> </ul> <h3><strong>L