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# Head of Finance at Pika

- **Company:** Pika
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA
- **Compensation:** $180k–$250k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-31
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/pika/2a284a94-c473-4b30-b079-e06881f36983

## Job description

PART-TIME 25 HOURS/WEEK, OPEN TO FULL-TIME.

## ABOUT THE ROLE

Pika is seeking a strategic and experienced Head of Finance to join our on-site team in Palo Alto. As Head of Finance, you will be responsible for the overall financial leadership of the company, driving strategy, planning, compliance, and execution to enable our next phase of growth as a creative AI leader. You’ll work closely with the executive team to ensure financial health, transparency, and effective resource allocation, guiding Pika’s business decisions and growth strategy.

## WHAT YOU’LL DO

- Lead and oversee all aspects of Pika’s financial operations, including accounting, FP&A, budgeting, treasury, AP/AR, and payroll
- Build and manage scalable financial planning, modeling, and forecasting processes to guide executive decision-making
- Develop and drive the company’s financial strategy, including long-term planning, fundraising support, and cross-functional resource allocation
- Direct timely and accurate month-end and year-end close, financial reporting, statutory audits, and tax filings
- Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations, as well as GAAP and internal controls
- Monitor key financial indicators and provide proactive insights on risks, opportunities, and performance trends
- Set up and manage financial systems and controls necessary for a high-growth, venture-backed environment
- Partner with leadership across departments (Product, Sales, Operations) to evaluate and support business initiatives and company-wide strategy

## WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

- 7+ years of progressive finance leadership, including experience managing a finance team in a high-growth company or startup
- Demonstrated expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, accounting principles, and business analytics
- Broad experience managing full-stack finance functions, including budgeting, treasury, compliance, and internal controls
- Strong track record of supporting fundraising, investor reporting, and board deliverables
- Meticulous attention to detail and exceptional organization and leadership skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, with confidence presenting to C-suite leadership and the board
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field required; CPA or MBA strongly preferred

## NICE TO HAVE

- Experience in technology, SaaS, or creative AI sectors
- Prior leadership within a venture-backed startup
- Experience implementing or scaling financial systems or working with external partners

## WHAT WE OFFER

- Competitive executive-level compensation
- Substantial equity in a high-growth, mission-driven startup
- Full health benefits, monthly stipends, and regular company retreats
- Collaborative on-site office environment in Palo Alto (WFH Wednesdays)

## ABOUT PIKA

At Pika, our mission is to make video creation radically seamless, deeply intuitive, and universally accessible. We're reimagining the creative process through AI and building a world-class team to push the limits of technology. Join us in Palo Alto, CA to help shape the future of creative technology and empower the next generation of creators.

## About Pika

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Pika is an AI-native creative platform that enables users to generate, edit, and transform videos—and now "birth" persistent AI agents—from text, images, and voice.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: Palo Alto, California, United States (also has an office in Mountain View, CA)
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Demi Guo (CEO), Chenlin Meng (CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Generative AI / AI Video & Agent Platform
- **Target customers**: B2C (creators, social media users, marketers) and B2B (developers via Pika API and MCP)
- **Mission or purpose**: To make video creation accessible to everyone, and now to give everyone a "creative partner" AI agent

## Products & Services
- **Pika Video App**: The core product—an AI video generator that turns text prompts, images, and videos into new clips. Supports styles (3D animation, anime, cartoon, cinematic) and effects like "squish it, melt it, cake-ify it."
- **Pika Agent**: A persistent, portable AI agent that users "birth" and own. Multi-modal (text, voice, image, video) and lives across platforms. Users can train it to have personality, memory, and voice—essentially a creative co-pilot.
- **AI Trendmaker**: A feature that lets users hop on viral video trends with just a selfie and a sound.
- **Pika API**: Hosted API for developers to integrate Pika's video generation capabilities into their own apps and workflows.
- **Pika MCP**: Model Context Protocol for connecting agents to external tools and data.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (estimated at ~$470M post-money based on Series B terms)
- **Total Funding**: $135M across 4 rounds
  - Pre-Seed (Jan 2023): $15M led by Nat Friedman & Daniel Gross
  - Seed (May 2023): Amount undisclosed
  - Series A (Nov 2023): $35M led by Lightspeed Venture Partners
  - Series B (Jun 2024): $80M led by Spark Capital
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Spark Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew 27.4% YoY to 59 employees
  - Monthly website visits: ~1.87M (global rank #25,677)
  - Talent sourced from top AI labs (TikTok, Jane Street, Runway, Kling AI, Snap Inc.)
  - 1 active job posting (Head of Engineering) as of mid-2026
  - Launched Pika Agent and Pika API in 2025-2026, expanding beyond video generation into agentic AI

## Competitive Advantages
- **"Birth and own" agent model**: Pika is pioneering the concept of a user-owned, persistent AI agent that evolves with the user—different from one-off chatbot interactions.
- **Multi-modal creative platform**: Combines video generation, agent capabilities, and trend tools in one ecosystem.
- **Strong early traction and talent density**: Raised $135M quickly from top-tier investors; alumni from TikTok, Runway, Jane Street, and other elite tech firms.
- **Small, high-leverage team**: ~59 people operating globally with a "small, dynamic team" culture that values efficiency and ambition.

## Strategic Focus
- **Agent-first future**: Pika is shifting from "just a video tool" to an agent platform where users create and own their AI creative partner.
- **Platform expansion**: Opening up via API and MCP to integrate with external apps and workflows.
- **Global reach**: Operating in 19 countries with a distributed (but Palo Alto-centric) team.
- **Continued R&D in generative video**: Improving realism, style variety, and real-time generation.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Pika describes itself as "small, dynamic" and values "efficiency, collaboration, and creativity." They seek "intellect, work ethic, and ambition."
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Not explicitly stated, but the team is distributed across 19 countries (with the US hub in Palo Alto/Mountain View). Likely hybrid or flexible.
- **Notable perks**: The careers page emphasizes "career growth in a culture that fosters both individual and collective development." They also champion an inclusive culture.
- **Engineering culture**: Tech stack includes Python, TypeScript, Kubernetes, TensorFlow, React, and more. The team has strong representation from top AI labs and trading firms. The open role is Head of Engineering, suggesting they need a senior leader to scale.
- **Impact**: You'd be building the infrastructure for a new category of "owned AI agents" and state-of-the-art video generation—working on cutting-edge generative AI.

## Sources
1. [pika.art](https://pika.art/) – Official website
2. [pika.art/careers](https://pika.art/careers) – Careers page
3. [LinkedIn (Pika Labs)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pika-labs) – Company data, headcount, funding, talent
4. [Craft.co](https://craft.co/pika-art) – Company summary, locations, sectors
5. [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/pika-ai-self-agent/id6758411447) – Pika Agent app details

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