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# Director, Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) at Gruve

- **Company:** Gruve
- **Location:** Dallas, TX / Edison, NJ
- **Posted:** 2026-10-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-21
- **Apply:** https://gruve.ai/careers/?gh_jid=5455960008

## Job description

## About Gruve

Gruve is an innovative software services startup dedicated to transforming enterprises to AI powerhouses. We specialize in cybersecurity, customer experience, cloud infrastructure, and advanced technologies such as Large Language Models (LLMs). Our mission is to assist our customers in their business strategies utilizing their data to make more intelligent decisions. As a well-funded early-stage startup, Gruve offers a dynamic environment with strong customer and partner networks.

## About the Role

The Director, Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) will play a key role in shaping Gruve’s financial strategy and supporting the company’s continued growth. This role will lead budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and performance reporting across multiple business units and countries, providing leadership with clear, actionable insights to drive business performance and profitability.

As a strategic partner to the CFO and executive leadership team, the Director will translate complex financial data into meaningful recommendations, support strategic planning and resource allocation, and establish scalable financial planning processes. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical capabilities, sound business judgment, and experience operating in a fast-paced, high-growth technology environment, with the ability to influence decisions and align financial performance with Gruve’s long-term business objectives.

## Key Responsibilities

- Lead the annual operating plan and budget process, working with business unit leaders across the US, India, and APAC.
- Own monthly and quarterly forecasting for revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, headcount, and cash.
- Build and maintain the company's financial model, including scenario and sensitivity analysis for growth, pricing, and investment decisions.
- Deliver monthly management reporting and variance analysis (budget vs. forecast vs. actuals), with clear explanations of what drove the results.
- Prepare financial materials for the CFO, CEO, board of directors, and investors, including board decks and fundraising support.
- Track and report key business metrics such as bookings, revenue by business line, customer profitability, and unit economics.
- Partner with sales, delivery, and engineering leaders on pricing, deal profitability, and resource planning for services and AI infrastructure offerings.
- Own headcount and compensation planning with HR, including salary increase and bonus budgets.
- Support multi-currency, multi-entity planning across Gruve's international subsidiaries.
- Build, lead, and mentor the FP&A team, and improve planning tools, processes, and controls as the company scales.

## Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A or corporate finance, including at least 3 years leading a team.
- Proven track record owning budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning for a growing company.
- Advanced financial modeling skills in Excel or Google Sheets.
- Experience presenting financial results and recommendations to executives and boards.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain financial results to non-finance leaders.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) or a professional finance certification, such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), is preferred.
- Experience at a venture-backed technology, IT services, or SaaS company.
- Experience with multi-entity, multi-currency planning, especially across the US and India.
- Hands-on experience with planning tools (such as Adaptive, Anaplan, or Pigment) and ERP systems such as NetSuite.
- Experience supporting fundraising, due diligence, or M&A.

## Compensation and Benefits

The base salary range for this position varies by location:

- New Jersey: $175,000–$220,000 per year

- Texas (Dallas, Houston, or Austin): $160,000–$205,000 per year

The final compensation offer will be determined based on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and work location.

In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for an annual performance-based bonus and stock options.

Gruve offers a benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off (PTO), and paid holidays.

## Equal Opportunity

Gruve is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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## Why Gruve

At Gruve, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute their best work. If you’re passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Gruve is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and thank all who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

## About Gruve

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Gruve provides AI-native cybersecurity, infrastructure, and data services that help enterprises deploy and secure AI at scale.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A, Seed stage)
- **Headquarters**: Redwood City, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Tarun Raisoni (CEO, Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Industry**: IT Services and IT Consulting; AI Security & Infrastructure
- **Target Customers**: Large enterprises (B2B), including those in regulated industries requiring private AI deployment and advanced security operations.
- **Mission / Purpose**: Enable scalable, secure, and measurable AI execution in production by delivering an AI-native approach to enterprise services.

## Products & Services
- **PulseAI**: A private AI infrastructure platform that enables enterprises to deploy generative AI on-premises, in the cloud, or in hybrid environments – production-ready in under two weeks. (SaaS/infrastructure)
- **AI SOC**: An AI-driven Security Operations Center that combines AI detection, automated investigation, and intelligent response to improve security team efficiency and reduce risk. (Managed service/SaaS)
- **Digital Forensics & Incident Response**: Structured methodologies for preserving evidence, investigating incidents, and accelerating recovery. (Service)
- **Enterprise AI Transformation Services**: Consulting and implementation services including data science, Kubernetes SRE, forward deployment engineering, and AI solution architecture. (Professional services)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Total Funding**: USD $57.5 million (across Seed and Series A rounds)
- **Key Investors**: Mayfield Fund (lead in Series A), Xora Innovation (lead in prior round)
- **Notable Acquisitions**: SecurView (July 2024), NetServ (September 2024), Lumos (October 2024)
- **Growth Signals**: 120.3% YoY employee growth (from ~134 to 413 employees); operations across 9 countries; featured in Cybersecurity Insiders on AI agent governance.

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI-Native Architecture**: Unlike legacy stacks built for static software, Gruve designs for dynamic AI workloads (probabilistic decisions, context retrieval, autonomous actions).
- **Speed to Scale**: Claims 500MW+ of distributed edge AI inference capacity and a 30% cost advantage over alternatives.
- **Integrated Security & AI**: Combines private AI infrastructure (PulseAI) with an AI-powered SOC, covering the entire lifecycle from deployment to defense.
- **Talent & Expertise**: Team draws from top firms (Cisco, IBM, Infosys) and includes deep Kubernetes, data science, and cybersecurity specialists.

## Strategic Focus
- **Private AI Deployment**: Helping enterprises keep AI workloads on their own infrastructure to maintain data ownership, governance, and security.
- **AI Security Governance**: Developing solutions to govern AI agents as a new attack surface, as highlighted in their recent thought leadership.
- **Global Expansion**: Operating in 9 countries (US, India, South Korea, UAE, Singapore, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Canada) with plans to scale further.
- **Partner Ecosystem**: Working closely with hyperscalers (noted VP of Hyperscaler Solutions) and achieving Red Hat advanced tier partner status.

## Why Work Here
- **High Growth Environment**: Headcount more than doubled in the past year, offering rapid career progression and the chance to shape a young company.
- **Culture of Trust**: Core values include giving trust from day one, constructive feedback, and a championship mindset.  
- **Global & Remote-Friendly**: Offices in 4 countries (US, India, Singapore, UAE) and remote roles posted; a distributed team with cultural diversity.
- **Learning & Impact**: Mentorship programs, opportunities to lead innovative projects in AI and security, and the ability to work on cutting-edge infrastructure.
- **Notable Perks**: Focus on career development, knowledge sharing, and a "people-first" approach.

## Sources
1. [gruve.ai – Company homepage](https://gruve.ai/)
2. [gruve.ai – About Us](https://gruve.ai/about-us/)
3. [gruve.ai – Life at Gruve](https://gruve.ai/life-at-gruve/)
4. [linkedin.com/company/gruveai – LinkedIn Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/gruveai)
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/gruve – Careers Page](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gruve)

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