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# Director, Strategic Finance at Thesis

- **Company:** Thesis
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Posted:** 2025-10-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/thesiscareers/jobs/4956933007

## Job description

## About Us

The human brain is the most complex object in the universe, yet society has accepted one-size-fits all approaches to cognition. The “solutions” (think coffee, energy drinks, and even a friend’s rx) were mediocre at best and frankly, made no sense to us. So, we created Thesis, the world’s first customized nootropics company. If you’ve never heard that word before, it’s just a fancy way of saying brain supplements. In five years, most will be taking nootropics on the daily and chances are, they’ll be ours.

With an exceptional efficacy rate, the world has taken notice — we’ve raised over $13M in venture capital, garnered interest from leading neuroscientists and athletes, and established ourselves as the industry’s leading brand. Now, we’re looking for incredible people to help us share the gift of enhanced cognitive function with the world. If you’re looking to be a part of a movement — one that involves both immense self-growth and an ambitious mission to pioneer an industry — we’d love to have you on the team.

## About the Role

We’re looking for a Director of Strategic Finance — a sharp, proactive operator who can blend analytical depth with strategic intuition. Reporting to the SVP, Strategy & Operations, you’ll be a key business partner to leadership, steering financial planning, modeling, and decision-making as we scale.

This isn’t a back-office role. You’ll be hands-on in shaping company strategy, owning the models that drive our growth decisions, and working cross-functionally to turn insights into impact. You’ll have significant autonomy and visibility — influencing how we allocate resources, evaluate opportunities, and evolve as a business.

If you thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments and love connecting numbers to narrative, you’ll feel right at home here.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

- Drive strategic planning: Own financial forecasting, long-term modeling, and scenario planning to guide Thesis’s next stage of growth.
- Be the connective tissue: Partner with the Chief of Staff and exec team to align resources with company priorities, OKRs, and expansion plans.
- Translate data into strategy: Build actionable insights that connect financial outcomes to key drivers like CAC, LTV, and contribution margin.
- Evaluate new opportunities: Assess new channels, partnerships, and products with rigorous, ROI-focused scenario analysis.
- Own the metrics: Drive external and internal Communications via investor decks, board materials, and internal updates that tie data to our strategic narrative.
- Build scalable systems: Design dashboards and analytical frameworks that make financial performance transparent across teams.
- Improve profitability: Identify and pull levers that enhance margins, unit economics, and operational efficiency.
- Collaborate and help drive decisions cross-functionally: Work closely with Marketing, Growth, Ops, Product and HR to ensure accountability and financial clarity.
- Lead key initiatives: Support special projects like pricing optimization, fundraising prep, or retail expansion.
- Uplevel finance operations: Streamline reporting cadences, month-end close, and data integrity across our tools and systems.
- Partner externally: Manage relationships with accountants, tax advisors, and finance vendors to keep us compliant and agile.  Partner with our external bookkeeper to facilitate a timely, efficient and accurate month-end close. Collaborate with external tax accountants to manage Thesis’s federal and state tax obligations.

We're Excited About Your:

- 5–7+ years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, investment banking, private equity, or consulting — ideally with exposure to DTC, consumer, or healthcare / medtech.
- Proven ability to build and maintain complex models that drive clarity and confidence in decision-making.
- Deep understanding of unit economics, cohort analysis, and customer lifetime value dynamics.
- Exceptional analytical and communication skills — you can turn data into a compelling story that drives action.
- A bias toward action: You don’t wait for direction; you identify problems, propose solutions, and execute.
- Comfort operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments where things change — and you help bring order to the chaos.
- Proficiency with modern finance and analytics tools (Looker, SQL, Brex, BILL.com, NetSuite, or similar).
- Above all — you’re curious, driven, and motivated by impact.

Pay Transparency:

We can’t quantify everything we think you’ll love about working at Thesis, from the exciting projects you’ll work on, to the smart and humble team you’ll get to work with, and our supportive and inclusive culture. That said, our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry, and are one part of our total rewards package, which also includes comprehensive benefits and equity. The base salary hiring range for this position is $150,000 - $180,000, but the final compensation offer will ultimately be based on the candidate’s location, skill level and experience.

A Few of Our Perks and Benefits:

- 💵 Competitive compensation with an exceptionally generous equity package
- 🩺 Competitive Health, dental, and vision plans (including a 100% covered premium plan for all 3!)
- 🚆 HSA, FSA and pre-tax commuter benefits for parking and transit
- 🚀 Ancillary benefits through Talkspace, One Medical, Kindbody, Teladoc, Classpass and more!
- 📈 401k to help you plan for the future
- 🏖 Flexible PTO because we respect the need for work/life harmony
- 🏋️ $100 monthly wellness stipend for your wellbeing (e.g. massage, cryotherapy, psychedelic therapy, etc.)
- 💊 Unlimited (yes, unlimited) Thesis nootropics
- 🎓A strong emphasis on promoting from within and personal development
- 🐕 A dog-friendly office located in the heart of Flatiron steps from Union Square and Madison Square Park
- 🏢 Hybrid work model

Our Values:

- Meet Your Potential: At Thesis, we create opportunities for personal and professional growth. We reward hard work, dedication, and an entrepreneurial spirit. We believe in open and honest feedback to help us continually learn and improve. In return, we are committed to providing the resources, support, and guidance for our team to achieve their ambitions and meet their potential.
- Own Outcomes: We are driven by achieving meaningful results, both for our customers and our business. We’re proactive, conscientious, and take responsibility equally in times of triumph and challenge. We also operate with a sense of urgency because we want to seize the opportunity to create a new category and bring nootropics to everyone who needs them.
- Lead with Science and Data: We are obsessed with data to understand our impact, and always seek the truth through objective metrics that help us make informed decisions. Science and evidence underpin everything we do, from product formulation to marketing claims. We’re committed to making the highest quality nootropics on the market and measuring our efficacy.
- Create Exceptional Experiences: We are committed to creating a work environment that fosters a unique culture and deep sense of belonging. We create exceptional experiences by showing up for each other, giving each other the benefit of the doubt, and building an inclusive and warm environment—in and outside of the office. We’re equally committed to showing up for our customers by delivering a thoughtful and impactful experience for anyone who tries one of our products.

## About Thesis

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Thesis develops data-driven, personalized nootropic formulas to enhance cognitive function—focus, motivation, memory, and stress resilience—through rigorous testing and iterative formulation.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A, raised $18.7M total)
- **Headquarters**: New York, NY, United States
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Adam Greenfeld, Dan Freed

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Wellness and Fitness Services (nootropics / cognitive supplements)
- **Target customers**: B2C, direct-to-consumer (DTC) health-conscious individuals seeking improved mental performance
- **Mission or purpose**: “Pioneering a new wave of nootropics through data-driven formulations, iterative testing, and a relentless commitment to results.”

## Products & Services
- **Nootropic Formulas (Clarity, Stress Reset, Neuroprotection, etc.)**: Customizable stacks of isolated, plant-derived compounds targeting specific cognitive outcomes such as focus, motivation, memory, and stress. Sold via DTC subscription model with a money-back guarantee based on real-world trial data.
- **Data & Testing Infrastructure**: Proprietary consumer trial platform that has collected 7.3 million data points across thousands of trials and 30+ beta tests, used to continuously iterate formulations.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding $18.7M (Seed rounds in 2019, 2022; Series A in May 2023) | Estimated annual revenue of $3.1M [apollo.io]
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: XRC Ventures (led pre-seed round); 5 investors in Seed round, 8 investors in Series A (names not all public); investors include Trust Ventures and others based on talent sourcing data.
- **Growth Signals**: 45 employees (+8.9% YoY); 9 active job postings (+125% YoY); expanding creative and supply chain teams; presence in Philippines and South Africa.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Pharmaceutical-grade testing**: Runs blind consumer trials with rigorous protocols, analyzing 700+ studies per formulation.
- **7.3 million proprietary data points**: Enables evidence-based iteration and personalized product matching.
- **Money-back guarantee on specific outcomes** (e.g., “feel 63% less stressed or get your money back”) builds trust.
- **Plant-derived, isolated compounds** rather than blends, allowing precise dosing and consistency.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling DTC brand & creative infrastructure**: Hiring an Executive Creative Director to own brand expression, performance creative, and content studio operations.
- **Integrating AI into creative production**: Using AI tools to accelerate testing and free the team for higher-level strategy.
- **Expanding product line and scientific validation**: Continuously iterating based on customer data and new research.
- **Building a long-term brand narrative** beyond direct-response ads (organic, podcast, influencer, culture).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Data-obsessed, consumer-obsessed, and creative. High bar for craft and results. “Taste and performance make each other better.”
- **Work environment**: Primarily on-site in New York City (4 offices in NYC, near 30 W 24th St). Some roles offer remote flexibility (e.g., Freelance Graphic Designer is remote worldwide).
- **Team & growth**: Small but growing team (45 people); opportunity to have outsized impact. Leadership path to VP or C-suite in creative roles.
- **Perks**: Work on products that improve cognitive health; money-back guarantee on your own product usage; exposure to cutting-edge AI in creative workflows.
- **Engineering culture**: Not a traditional tech company, but data science and iterative testing are central to product development.

## Sources
1. [LinkedIn – Thesis](https://www.linkedin.com/company/takethesis)
2. [Apollo.io – Thesis financials & workforce](https://www.apollo.io/companies/OUTLIERS-INC/5d4f26a9b7a4c97d6d45a459?chart=count)
3. [Thesis Science Page](https://takethesis.com/science)
4. [Greenhouse Job Board – Thesis Careers](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/thesiscareers/jobs/5144557007)
5. [Jobera – Thesis Careers Overview](https://jobera.com/employer/thesiscareers/)

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