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# Strategic Finance and Business Operations Associate (Relocation to Washington, DC) at Twenty

- **Company:** Twenty
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Compensation:** $130k–$263k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-05-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/twenty/88faadfc-3dc1-4001-9a9b-87a0c37903e5

## Job description

## About the Company

America is under sustained cyber attack. Our adversaries infiltrate our networks, steal our IP, and degrade the digital infrastructure that modern life runs on. They’ve learned—correctly—that those attacks rarely produce consequences. Twenty was founded to change that, by making our adversaries think twice before they attack us. Our vision is American and allied primacy in cyberspace—a future where they cannot contest us, deterrence is assured, and the free world remains secure. Founded in 2024, Twenty Technologies ([www.twenty.io](http://www.twenty.io)) industrializes offensive cyber operations for the U.S. and its allies. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, Twenty has raised $168M from Khosla Ventures, Accel, Caffeinated Capital, Friends & Family Capital, Point72 Ventures, General Catalyst, and In-Q-Tel.

Mission | On Site | Full Time | U.S. Citizenship Required / No Active Clearance Required

This role is based full-time in our Arlington, VA headquarters. Candidates currently based in NYC must be willing to relocate to the Washington, DC area.

## Role Summary

The Finance and Operations team focuses on some of Twenty’s most critical business problems with a high degree of visibility into the entire organization. The team is responsible for annual planning, resource allocation, performing financial analysis, and acting as a business partner with leaders across the company. This role requires someone who is highly analytical and strategic, a great communicator, a structured problem solver, and level-headed when faced with ambiguity.

This role is ideal for a former banker, investor, or startup finance operator who wants to skip business school and jump into a high-velocity generalist seat from the ground floor. You are eager to stop spreading comps and start building a company.

## What You'll Own (Core Responsibilities)

- The Model. Build and own Twenty's financial model end-to-end. Drive annual planning, the headcount ledger, board reporting, and the analytical engine the company uses to make decisions. When investors ask questions in the next fundraise, your modeling work is what helps answer them.
- FP&A & Reporting. Run semi-annual budgeting and ongoing headcount planning. Stand up the reporting infrastructure that gives every function visibility into how it's actually performing. Translate the financials into something team leaders can act on.
- Fundraising & Investor Relations. Partner with the Founders and VP Finance on the next fundraise. Build the data room and own diligence. Between rounds, own monthly executive updates and quarterly board reporting.
- The Operating Cadence. Run the systems that keep a company moving: compensation design, offer generation, performance structure, and spend policies.
- Special Projects. Some examples are real estate, market research, vendor strategy, software procurement.

## Who You Are

- 1–5 years in investment banking, private equity, or strategic finance at a top-tier startup.
- Mastery with Excel and Google Sheets. You can build a highly legible three-statement model, and you can layer in scenario modeling to answer urgent questions.
- Detail-obsessed. You believe formatting is a tool for cross-functional communication, not a chore. You sweat the small stuff because small mistakes can compound.
- High horsepower. You dive in head first, whether it’s a one-page memo for the CEO, a slide for the Board, or an offer package for a new hire.
- Urgency. You don't wait for directions—you figure things out. You create your own urgency, whether it is because the status quo frustrates you or because you see the path to a better end state.
- Generalist by instinct. You enjoy a wide problem space. You apply first principles across finance, hiring, contracts, and ops because the underlying skill is the same: think clearly, move fast, get to the answer.
- In-person builder. You want to spend your career around kind and smart people—refining your craft while advancing a critical mission.

## Nice to Have

- Industry Experience. Prior background or interest in software, AI, cyber, defense, or intelligence.
- AI Pilled. Daily ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini user. Use Claude Code or Cowork, Rogo, Hebbia, or equivalent AI tools. You see agents as the way to automate routine tasks and as the future of work.
- Sense of Humor. Nano Banana image generation ability.

## Benefits

What's on the table:

- Health. Medical, dental, and vision plan options. Life / AD&D, disability coverage options.
- Family. Paid parental leave for eligible full-time employees. 12 weeks for birthing parents, 4 for non-birthing parents, 6 weeks for adoptive, foster, or intended parents through surrogacy.
- Vacation. Paid holidays and flexible PTO. Take what you need.
- Retirement. 401(k) with pre-tax and Roth options. HSA/FSA options, dependent care FSA.

Benefits vary by location, role, and eligibility. Full plan details provided during the interview and offer process.

If this role sounds like you, apply and share with us your interest Due to U.S. government contract and security requirements, this role is limited to U.S. citizens. Some positions may also require eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance. Any active clearance requirement will be listed in the role description. Twenty is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status, consistent with applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the hiring process, let us know and we will work with you.

## About Twenty

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Twenty builds and scales the software and capabilities of modern cyber conflict, industrializing the American arsenal for the war of now.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B; $138M total funding as of June 2026)
- **Headquarters**: Arlington, Virginia, United States
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Joe Lin (CEO), Peter S., Skyler O.

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Cyber warfare and national security (Computer and Network Security)
- **Target customers**: U.S. military and Intelligence Community (B2G)
- **Mission**: Deliver industrial-scale cyber capabilities, ensuring the U.S. and its allies are able to deter and defeat their adversaries [twenty.io/careers](https://twenty.io/careers/).

## Products & Services
- **Cyber Warfare Platform**: Intelligent, autonomous end-to-end systems that accelerate the entire offensive cyber operations lifecycle. Encodes elite tradecraft directly into software, transforming workflows that once took weeks of manual effort into automated, continuous operations across hundreds of targets simultaneously. [twenty.io](https://twenty.io/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding $138M (as of June 2026), including a $38M Series A led by Caffeinated Capital in November 2025 and a subsequent $100M round in June 2026 [aventure.vc](https://aventure.vc/companies/twenty-arlington-va-us) [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/twenty-raises-38m-to-transform-cyber-warfare-at-industrial-scale-302622230.html)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Caffeinated Capital, General Catalyst, In-Q-Tel, Accel, Point72 Ventures, Friends & Family Capital [twenty.io/careers](https://twenty.io/careers/)
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 245% YoY, reaching ~50 employees; 34+ active job postings as of July 2026; emerged from stealth in November 2025 with over $100M in government contracts [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/twentytechnologies) [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/twenty-raises-38m-to-transform-cyber-warfare-at-industrial-scale-302622230.html)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Elite team**: Composed of the top 0.1% of cyber operators (from USCYBERCOM, NSA, DHS, U.S. Marine Corps, Navy, Army) and proven builders (from Palantir, Palo Alto Networks, Expanse) [twenty.io/careers](https://twenty.io/careers/)
- **Proven track record**: The founding team built the most successful SaaS cyber product in U.S. military history and defended tens of thousands of networks [twenty.io](https://twenty.io/)
- **100X improvement**: Industrial-scale automation replaces manual, bespoke methods, fundamentally reshaping how the U.S. and allies engage in cyber conflict [twenty.io](https://twenty.io/)
- **Strategic backing**: Supported by top defense-tech VCs and In-Q-Tel (the CIA’s venture arm)

## Strategic Focus
- Accelerating the delivery of intelligent, autonomous cyber warfare systems to close critical gaps in U.S. offensive capabilities
- Countering adversaries such as the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the cyber domain
- Expanding partnerships across the U.S. military and Intelligence Community, with deployments already in active combat operations [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/twenty-raises-38m-to-transform-cyber-warfare-at-industrial-scale-302622230.html)

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven impact**: Your code directly affects mission success or failure — “the difference between mission success and mission failure” [twenty.io/careers](https://twenty.io/careers/)
- **Elite peer group**: Work alongside top 0.1% cyber operators and world-class technologists
- **Rapid growth**: 245% headcount increase YoY; 39 open roles across engineering, product, finance, growth, and talent [twenty.io/careers](https://twenty.io/careers/)
- **Culture**: “Serious work, savage wit, zero excuses.” Emphasis on solving “crazy-hard problems” that nation-state adversaries face. “No one is coming to save us, so we’d better do it ourselves.” [twenty.io/careers](https://twenty.io/careers/)
- **Work environment**: Primarily on-site at secure locations (Arlington, VA HQ; Fort Meade, MD; San Antonio, TX; Augusta, GA). Most roles require relocation to the Washington, DC area or other government facilities. [twenty.io/careers](https://twenty.io/careers/)
- **Notable perks**: Not explicitly detailed, but the focus is on building revolutionary capabilities for national security rather than typical engagement metrics.

## Sources
1. [twenty.io](https://twenty.io/)
2. [twenty.io/careers](https://twenty.io/careers/)
3. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/twentytechnologies)
4. [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/twenty-raises-38m-to-transform-cyber-warfare-at-industrial-scale-302622230.html)
5. [aventure.vc](https://aventure.vc/companies/twenty-arlington-va-us)

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