About Ziplines

Ziplines Education is a category-leading education company that partners with universities to deliver industry-focused certificate courses that prepare professionals for today’s digital-first workforce. Each year, we have the opportunity to help thousands of career advancers build the knowledge, skills, and credentials they need to move their careers forward. 92% of learners would recommend our programs, and our net promoter score is consistently in the excellent range. Together, we empower adult learners to confidently pursue the career they’ve always wanted.

This is your chance to help shape the future of Ziplines as our future CFO. You won’t just “own the numbers”; you’ll be a strategic powerhouse, ensuring we scale profitably without ever compromising the quality of our student experience. You’ll blend business growth with operational excellence while making sure every decision is driven by what’s best for our learners.

Who you are

• Detail-oriented: Accuracy is your top priority. Your accuracy is 100%, all the time.

• Metrics-driven: You thrive on accountability and hold yourself to the same KPIs as our service teams.

• Speed & precision: You move fast without compromising on detail. You prioritize, set expectations, and get it done.

• Scale experience: You’ve helped take a company from $20M to $100M+, and you’ve navigated fundraising rounds (bonus points for being part of an exit).

• Team builder: You’ve built teams that would follow you anywhere. You understand your gaps and hire talent to complement your strengths.

• West Coast oriented: Ideally, you're on PST or comfortable working those hours, or at a minimum, being available as needed should something arise.

What you’ll do

• Drive financial strategy: Own our financial plan—optimize it, rebuild it when needed, and lead us through our next Series B raise. You’ll bring the numbers to life in board decks and tell compelling stories that support our future growth.

• Join the executive team: Be a vital part of our leadership team, acting not just as a CFO but a strategic operator who’s always thinking about the bigger picture.

• Mentor & coach: Turn your team into finance superstars, helping them develop into the best versions of themselves while contributing to our company’s success.

• Budgeting: Turn budget meetings into exciting, educational moments. You’ll teach our team how to think like you do—instilling financial literacy and decision-making across the company, especially with senior leaders.

• Optimize operations: Balance accuracy and speed by creating scalable processes. From managing cash flow to implementing new billing systems, you’ll ensure we’re set up for success as we grow.

Day-to-day responsibilities

• Lead FP&A: Drive a comprehensive financial process that’s data-driven and inclusive of all team inputs—quantitative and qualitative.

• Build scalable systems: Create scalable financial processes for audits, end-of-month closes, ROI investment requests, and more.

• Develop staffing plans: Partner with HR and the executive team to develop headcount release models and staffing plans that fit our growth goals.

• Manage cash flow: Ensure efficient cash flow management, keeping us financially healthy and sustainable as we expand.

• Oversee financial operations: Manage revenue recognition, procurement, scenario planning, AR/AP, and mitigate risks as needed.

• Own client-facing financials: Lead financial conversations with university partners—explaining P&L ownership and resolving issues with clarity and confidence.

Our core values

• Focus on outcomes — students come first, always.

• Be trustworthy — deliver, be honest, have our backs.

• Be humble — we’re in this together.

• Be curious — continuous learning drives innovation.

• Be you — diverse thinking creates opportunity.

• You value and will contribute to a transparent, no B.S. culture.

Perks and benefits at Ziplines Education (full-time employees)

• Equity: Ownership is a core value, and each full-time employee can invest in Ziplines Education via a stock option (equity) grant, which will vest across four years.

• Time off: We offer a flexible paid time off policy, in addition to 10 paid holidays.

• Flexible, remote work environment: We are a fully distributed team with folks all over the U.S. We meet as a full team at least one time per week and have in-person gatherings or team offsites one or more times per year.

• Family health and wellness: Choose from a range of medical, dental, and vision insurance plans (premiums start at $0/month) for yourself or your family.

• 401K: We know your future self will thank you when you start contributing to your company-sponsored 401k.

• Plus, additional benefits we’d be happy to share with you during the hiring process.

Salary range

• $200,000 - $300,000 annually plus equity. Individual compensation packages are commensurate with experience and also based on factors unique to each candidate, including their skills, location, qualifications, and other job-related considerations.

Ziplines, Inc. is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other protected characteristics under applicable law.