--- title: 'Head of Finance & Strategy at Insify' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/head-of-finance-strategy-insify-amsterdam-hyr9vy70kb9r' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-07' --- # Head of Finance & Strategy at Insify - **Company:** Insify - **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-11-02 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-07 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/insify/91608321-e69f-4f62-8eaf-e2b00eaf3a15 ## Job description Most finance roles ask you to keep the books. This one asks you to build the finance engine of a fast-growing insurance company: fast numbers, clean controls and a plan to fund what's next. Hands-on in the details. Strategic in the room. ## Why we exist Insurance is too complicated: slow claims, small print and clunky screens. We're changing the industry standard for entrepreneurs. Instant. Money, help and clarity, right when customers need it. Simple. Plain language and an app that just works. With care. For our customers, and for each other. We're customer-obsessed. We love our team and culture because that's how we build better products. And it's a great time to join. We're 70+ people in Amsterdam, just launched in Ireland, and building multiple products across multiple countries at once. It's fast, and sometimes a bit chaotic, and you’ll have a real say in how we fix it. That's where you come in. Why now? We’ve proven the model in the Netherlands and are scaling it across Europe. Ireland just went live, more markets are on the roadmap. The finance foundations we build in the next 12 months will decide how fast we can grow. ## What you'll own in your first year - Make the numbers instant. Automate our reporting so the MT steers on this week’s numbers, not last month's. - A close you can trust. Tighten the monthly close and controls so every entity runs cleanly. You also own the reporting that carriers, auditors and regulators rely on. - Think along, push back. Be the sparring partner for every team. Challenge business cases, budgets and assumptions, including your own team's. - Lead change across teams. Own improvements that cut across departments, and take people with you. - Grow the team. Coach the team and shape how finance grows with us. ## Who you are - You've led projects in strategy or operations consulting, and you've also worked hands-on in a finance department, ideally at a scaleup. - You know accounting well enough to review a close, challenge a controller and spot what’s wrong in a P&L or a model. You don’t need to book the entries yourself. - You take ownership. You spot the problem, propose the fix and make it happen. - You zoom in and out: deep in a reconciliation one hour, pitching a financing scenario the next. - You automate by default. Spreadsheets are a starting point, not a destination. - You bring energy and enjoy bringing structure to chaos. - (Nice to have) You bring experience in insurance, fintech or another regulated environment. - You work fluently in English; Dutch is a plus. This role isn't for you if… - You'd rather maintain a finance function than build one. - You prefer overseeing to doing. - You need a finished playbook before you start. ## What we offer - Real scope. You work directly with the MT, close to where decisions get made. - A business worth building. A mission customers feel and the chance to shape finance from the ground up. - A team that cares. We live by four values: Grit, Care, Impact and Entrepreneurship. - Growth. A role that grows with the company, plus an in-house coaching and leadership program. - The package. 100-140k depending on experience and scope + 6% pension, holidays, well-being budget and rich social internal events (ski trip, summer and winter party). - The basics, done well. Office in Amsterdam, laptop and hybrid working. If you’d rather build the engine than maintain it, we’d like to meet you. No cover letter needed. ## About Insify ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Insify is a digital-first insurtech platform that provides fast, flexible, and fully online business insurance for freelancers and small-to-medium enterprises across Europe. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series B – €16.3M / ~$19.2M raised in September 2025) - **Headquarters**: Amsterdam, Netherlands - **Founded**: 2020 - **Founders**: Koen Thijssen (former founder of Bloomon, Managing Director at Rocket Internet) ## Core Business - Primary industry: Insurance technology (Insurtech) - Target customers: B2B – freelancers, independent professionals, and SMEs in Europe (currently operational in the Netherlands, Germany, and France) - Mission: “To enable freelancers and entrepreneurs to get the best insurance at the best price. Insurance that is fair, fast and flexible. All at the touch of a button.” ## Products & Services - **Commercial Liability & Professional Indemnity Insurance**: Covers claims of damage, error, or negligence related to business operations. - **Occupational Disability Insurance**: Income protection for policyholders who become unable to work. - **Digital Policy Management**: Fully online quoting, purchasing, and policy adjustment – quotes available within minutes. - **Risk Assessment via Data Analysis**: Data-driven underwriting and automated onboarding to price policies and handle claims efficiently. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total funding of $49.7M across 4 rounds (Seed, two Series A tranches, Series B); estimated annual revenue of $2M (LinkedIn, 2025) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Accel, Munich Re Ventures, Evli Growth Partners (led Series B), Fly Ventures, Opera Tech Ventures, Visionaries Club, Frontline Ventures, Nico Rosberg - **Growth Signals**: Expanded from the Netherlands into Germany and France; serves over 40,000 customers; headcount of 61 (though -4% YoY); active hiring across multiple functions (engineering, growth, operations, legal, finance) ## Competitive Advantages - **Tech-first DNA**: Fully digital underwriting, policy management, and claims handling built in-house, using data analytics and AI/automation to reduce friction and cost. - **Speed & Simplicity**: Quotes and coverage in minutes, no paperwork, no long contracts – designed for the modern freelancer. - **Reinsurance Partnership**: Partnered with Munich Re, a global reinsurance giant, providing risk capacity and regulatory expertise across European markets. - **Founder Experience**: Koen Thijssen previously built and scaled Bloomon to €45M+ revenue and exited successfully, giving Insify strong operational and scaling know-how. ## Strategic Focus - **European Expansion**: Entering new country markets while navigating local insurance regulations. - **Embedded Insurance**: Distributing products through digital platforms and broker partnerships to reach more small businesses. - **AI & Automation**: Continuing to invest in data-driven risk assessment and automated claims processing to improve speed and margin. - **Sustainable Growth**: Balancing venture capital growth expectations with the inherently long-term, low-margin nature of insurance. ## Why Work Here - **Autonomy & Impact**: Described as “CEO of your own desk” – high trust, low bureaucracy, and direct impact on real entrepreneurs’ lives. - **Tech-forward Culture**: Build internal tools, automate manual processes, and use AI where it actually helps. Hackathons, team events, and a “fail fast, learn faster” mindset. - **Career Growth**: Clear progression paths, mentorship, and training programs. - **Work Policy**: Most roles are **onsite in Amsterdam** (finance, legal, tech, growth, operations). Some customer support roles are remote within the Netherlands. No fully remote engineering positions currently listed. - **Notable Perks**: Team drinks, hackathons, energetic events. The company explicitly states it values “high-output individuals” and wants “the most talented high-output individuals in Europe.” ## Sources 1. [careers.insify.nl](https://careers.insify.nl/) 2. [insify.nl](https://www.insify.nl/) 3. [linkedin.com/company/insify](https://linkedin.com/company/insify) 4. [insify.nl/over-ons](https://www.insify.nl/over-ons/) 5. 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