Head of Finance · Slang AI

Building the finance function behind high-growth, venture-backed startups.

Finance leader with 10+ years across enterprise software, AI, and SaaS — from founding-hire FP&A roles at Slack, Udacity, and Dotmatics to leading the Series B financial workstream at Slang AI.

Selected experience
Oracle
PubMatic
Slack
Udacity
ActiveVideo
Dotmatics
Slang AI
UC Berkeley
Selected wins

Outcomes, not titles.

A snapshot of the work that compounds: fundraises closed, FP&A functions built, and operating systems scaled.

Series B
Fundraise · Slang AI

Led the financial workstream end-to-end

Owned the long-range plan, investor model, data room, and diligence responses — partnering with the CEO and Board to close the round.

2025
0 → 1
FP&A Build · Slang AI

First finance hire at an AI startup

Built the finance & FP&A function from scratch — SaaS metrics framework (ARR, NRR, CAC payback, burn multiple), board reporting cadence, AOP, and 13-week cash forecast.

2025 – Present
2× M&A
Integration · Dotmatics

Led financial diligence on eight-figure acquisitions

Drove the financial due diligence and integration for two acquisitions as Director of Finance and founding FP&A hire reporting to the CFO.

2022 – 2024
$12B
ARR Forecasted · Oracle

Revenue modeling for Oracle Software Support

Built revenue forecast models for Oracle’s $12B ARR software support line; designed sales incentives and performance reporting for 500+ reps.

2011 – 2013
Experience

14 years across enterprise, SaaS, and AI.

From Oracle and Slack to AI-native startups — building finance teams and operating systems at every stage.

Apr 2025 – Present
Head of Finance
Slang AI — AI voice agents for hospitality

First finance hire. Led Series B financial workstream. Built FP&A function, SaaS metrics framework, board reporting, AOP, runway management, and GTM compensation.

May 2022 – Aug 2024
Director of Finance, Corporate FP&A
Dotmatics — Scientific R&D software

Founding FP&A hire reporting to CFO. Led financial diligence for two eight-figure acquisitions. Implemented Jedox with NetSuite/Salesforce/Power BI integration. Recruited and led the FP&A team.

Oct 2020 – Apr 2022
Senior Finance Manager, Corporate FP&A
ActiveVideo — Cloud video platform

Built revenue forecasting for the AppCloud product line. Established weekly sales forecasting with regional managers. Workforce planning on Adaptive Insights. Sales compensation design.

Jun 2018 – Oct 2020
Senior Finance Manager, GTM Finance
Udacity — Online education

Owned bookings & revenue forecast for the enterprise sales org. Bottom-up forecasts across 80+ international reps. Strategic financial partner to CRO and VP Customer Success.

Feb 2016 – Jun 2018
Senior Financial Analyst
Slack — Channel-based messaging

Lead analyst for the revenue forecast. Built Slack’s customer cohort model. Project-managed Host Analytics implementation for planning, forecasting, and budgeting.

Jan 2014 – Feb 2016
Senior Financial Analyst
PubMatic — Programmatic advertising

Forecasted platform spend and revenue share for the flagship RTB product. Managed global sales plans and revenue forecasts by product, region, and segment.

Oct 2011 – Dec 2013
Financial Analyst
Oracle — Enterprise software

Revenue modeling for the $12B ARR Software Support line. Financial advisory to North America Sales SVP. Sales incentive design for 500+ reps.

Toolkit

Systems and skills.

The stack I use to build finance teams that operate at startup speed and enterprise rigor.

FP&A & Planning

  • Jedox
  • Adaptive Insights
  • Host Analytics
  • Oracle Hyperion
  • Workforce & capacity modeling
  • SaaS metrics (ARR, NRR, magic number)

Accounting & Systems

  • NetSuite
  • QuickBooks
  • Salesforce
  • 13-week cash forecasting
  • Revenue recognition & close
  • Sales compensation design

Data & Analytics

  • Advanced Excel & VBA
  • Power BI & Tableau
  • SQL
  • Python & JavaScript
  • Data preparation & analysis
  • Board & investor reporting

Writing & talks

Coming soon. I’m drafting a series on building the first finance function inside an AI-native startup — what works, what doesn’t, and the metrics that matter most pre-Series C.

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Contact

Open to talking about senior finance roles, advisory work, or fundraising support.

Based in the Bay Area. Best way to reach me is email — I reply within a day.