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# Vice President, Strategic Finance (R&D, Procurement & Corporate Model) at AiDASH, Inc.

- **Company:** AiDASH, Inc.
- **Location:** Palo Alto California, United States
- **Posted:** 2026-08-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/aidashinc/jobs/4386050009

## Job description

## About AiDASH

AiDASH is leading the PreventionFirst™movement for electric utilities and transforming grid resilience through its pioneering platform that unifies vegetation, asset, storm, and wildfire intelligence. Powered by SatelliteFirst™ Inspection & Monitoring, AiDASH delivers comprehensive visibility across the entire grid at the right frequency and budget, using the right data modality. More than 200 customers trust AiDASH to keep the lights on, spend where it counts, and defend every decision, Securing Tomorrow across every mile of the grid. Learn more at [www.aidash.com.](https://www.aidash.com.)

The PreventionFirst movement is growing, and so is the recognition behind it. In 2026, Forbes named AiDASH one of America's Best Startup Employers for the 4th consecutive year, and TIME included AiDASH among America's Top GreenTech Companies for the 3rd year in a row. [Deloitte Technology Fast 500](https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/topics/north-america-technology-fast-500.html?utm_source=bngaiwebsite&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=evolve-banner)™ ranked AiDASH No. 12 in the San Francisco Bay Area, and No. 59 overall in their selection of the top 500 for 2024.

Join us in Securing Tomorrow Together!

## The Role

Reporting to the CFO, this leader will own the finance partnership with AiDASH’s R&D (Engineering, Product, Data Science, and AI Data Ops), and Professional Services teams. Their role will span R&D investment and launch economics, infrastructure cost management and reduction targets, partnering with procurement strategy, and owning the corporate operating model. They will help determine where the company invests, how products are priced, and how innovation translates into profitable growth through the Schneider Electric integration and the company's next phase of scale.

This is a highly operational finance leadership role for someone who wants to influence and partner on product strategy, accelerate launches, improve gross margins, and shape investment allocation decisions alongside the executive team. As the primary finance partner to R&D leadership, this person will translate product roadmaps into forecast impact, turning launch velocity into on-schedule ARR.

This position will partner with R&D to accelerate launch economics and pricing, cloud infrastructure and strategic vendor negotiations, quarterly planning and forecasting, headcount governance, and the executive narrative around R&D performance. The ideal candidate combines strategic finance expertise with a hands-on operating style, a proven track record of negotiating infrastructure and data costs, and the credibility to influence leaders across R&D and the executive team.

Location: This is a hybrid role based in Palo Alto, CA, requiring 2-3 days per week in the office.

How you'll make an impact:

Immediate

- Become deeply familiar with AiDASH's products (IVMS, CRIS, AIMS, and BNGAI), R&D organization and sprint cadence, infrastructure footprint, Schneider Electric integration, financial model, and strategic priorities
- Build trusted finance partnership with R&D leadership by joining sprint-close cadences and establishing monthly workstream reviews with GTM and Delivery

Ongoing

R&D and Finance Partnership

- Own R&D financial management, including capitalization policy, department-level cost visibility, AI initiative ROI, and build-versus-buy analysis
- Partner with R&D leadership to evaluate roadmap trade-offs, investment priorities, and resource allocation

Launch Economics & Pricing

- Partner with R&D on launch economics across the product portfolio, including business cases, pricing and packaging strategy, and post-launch revenue performance
- Track sales readiness, delivery commitments, and roadmap execution to ensure launches convert into ARR on schedule
- Monitor roadmap slippage with R&D leadership and key delivery risks, escalating issues and recommendations to the executive team

Infrastructure & Cloud COGS Management

- Partner with R&D on commercial strategy for cloud, infrastructure, imagery, and strategic technology vendors, ensuring scalable economics as the business grows and developing and achieving BoM down targets
- Negotiate long-term infrastructure and platform commitments that improve unit economics, aligning to Company Gross Margin targets, and support future scale with the R&D team
- Manage infrastructure COGS as a strategic operating metric, delivering measurable savings while improving gross margin

Corporate Model & Planning Governance

- Own the corporate driver-based model and quarterly reforecast, enabling disciplined capital allocation, operating expense decisions, and scenario planning
- Lead headcount and requisition governance, maintaining a single source of truth for approved, open, and frozen roles while ensuring AI automation is evaluated before incremental hiring

Executive Communication

- Own the R&D financial narrative for the CFO and CEO, translating complex operating performance into clear business insights, strategic recommendations, and forward-looking perspectives

M&A & Integration Support

- Lead finance support for the Schneider Electric integration, including synergy tracking, operating model alignment, reporting harmonization, day-one readiness, and continuity of the planning cycle through close

What we’re looking for:

- 12+ years of experience in Strategic Finance, FP&A leadership, corporate development, investment banking, private equity, or related investment roles, with meaningful experience in high-growth enterprise SaaS or data-intensive product companies
- Experience in investment banking or private equity followed by strategic finance leadership within a venture-backed or late-stage SaaS company preferred
- Proven operator in cloud, infrastructure, or data cost management, with a track record of negotiating commercial agreements that delivered measurable savings
- Experience partnering directly with R&D leadership, with a strong understanding of sprint cadences, roadmap prioritization, and technical cost drivers such as cloud infrastructure, AI model training, and data pipelines
- Proven track record building driver-based operating models that guide investment decisions, forecasting, and company planning
- Strong executive communication skills, with experience developing Board, investor, and executive-level presentations
- Exceptional analytical and process design skills, with the ability to improve productivity, predictability, scalability, and operational rigor
- Fluent in AI-enabled finance workflows with an automation-first mindset; SQL or Python experience is a plus
- Experience supporting acquisitions, integrations, or complex cross-functional transformation initiatives is strongly preferred; experience supporting global operations (US, India, UK) is a plus
- Comfortable challenging assumptions and influencing the executive team through data, sound judgment, and thoughtful debate, while aligning fully behind decisions once made
- Founder mentality with high ownership, unquestionable integrity, and a roll-up-your-sleeves approach. Thrives in ambitious, fast-moving environments, develops strong teams, and earns trust through intelligence, hard work, and empathy

What you'll love:

- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage: 100% coverage for employees and 80% for their spouses and children
- Health Reimbursement Account (HRA): 100% funded by AiDASH to cover medical deductibles
- 401(k) Plan: Begin contributing after two months of employment to prepare for your future. Currently, no company match is offered
- Parental Leave: Supportive parental leave with 16 weeks for primary caregivers and 4 weeks for secondary caregivers
- Generous Vacation Policy: Accrue 20 vacation days per year, plus enjoy an additional flex holiday to celebrate whatever feels most important to you
- Winter Break: From December 25th through January 1st, we give everyone time off to recharge and enjoy time with family and friends!

We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to embracing diversity and inclusion in our hiring practices, and we promote a work environment where everyone, from any race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, can do their best work.

We offer a competitive total cash compensation range for this full-time position, between $260,000 and $350,000 annually, inclusive of base salary and annual performance bonus. We strive to ensure our compensation packages are equitable and aligned with industry standards. Your recruiter can share more details about compensation during the hiring process. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible interview experience for all candidates. Please let us know if you require any accommodation during the interview process, and we will make every effort to meet your needs.

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## About AiDASH, Inc.

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: AiDASH is an enterprise AI company providing a satellite-first platform to help core industries like electric utilities manage geographically distributed assets for resilience, reliability, and sustainability.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C)
- **Headquarters**: Palo Alto, California, United States (also listed as San Jose, California)
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Abhishek Singh (Co-Founder & CEO), Rahul Saxena (Co-Founder, Chief Product & Technology Officer), Nitin Das (Co-Founder & Chief AI Officer)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Climate Technology, Enterprise AI, Utility Vegetation Management, Critical Infrastructure
- **Target customers**: B2B, primarily electric utilities, gas utilities, transportation (pipelines, railways), mining, energy, and water/wastewater industries. Customers are large enterprises with geographically distributed assets.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "To create a greener, cleaner, safer planet from space." The company aims to revolutionize operations, maintenance, and sustainability for core industries using satellites and AI.

## Products & Services
- **Intelligent Vegetation Management System (IVMS™)**: AI-powered, SatelliteFirst approach for utilities to plan, prioritize, and execute vegetation management. Fuses satellite imagery, ground truth, and historical data to identify vegetation threats, optimize trim cycles, and improve grid reliability.
- **Climate Risk Intelligence System (CRIS™)**: Assesses and mitigates risks from storms, wildfires, and climate change on distributed assets.
- **Integrity and Encroachment Management System (IEMS™)**: Monitors infrastructure integrity and manages encroachment risks for pipelines, transmission lines, and rights-of-way.
- **Biodiversity Net Gain Management System (BNGAI™)**: Helps companies manage biodiversity and carbon programs, ensuring compliance and sustainability reporting.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding of **$101.5M**; Latest Annual Revenue estimated at **$16.4M** [linkedin.com].
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Lightrock (lead investor in Series C), Benhamou Global Ventures, National Grid Partners, Shell Ventures, SE Ventures, G2 Venture Partners.
- **Growth Signals**:
    - **Deloitte Technology Fast 500**: Ranked No. 12 among San Francisco Bay Area companies and No. 59 overall in 2024.
    - **TIME America's Top GreenTech Companies 2025**: Ranked 5th in the "Data & Analytics" category and 151st overall (two years running).
    - **Forbes America's Best Startup Employers 2025**: Ranked 47th among tech companies and 215th overall.
    - **Customer Base**: Over 185 companies globally, including more than 140 utilities.
    - **Headcount**: 339 employees, with significant growth in India (65% of workforce) and expansion into the UK, Canada, and Australia.

## Competitive Advantages
- **SatelliteFirst Platform**: A unique approach that uses satellite imagery and AI for continuous, near-real-time remote monitoring of assets, replacing legacy, costly, and manual inspection methods.
- **Proprietary VegetationAI™ Technology**: Deep domain-specific AI models trained for vegetation risk intelligence, a critical need for utilities facing wildfire and storm risks.
- **Full-Stack Vertical SaaS**: Provides a complete solution from data ingestion and analytics to workflow automation and field tools, deeply integrated into utility operations.
- **Strong Regulatory Tailwind**: Helps utilities meet stringent compliance requirements from regulators regarding vegetation management, wildfire risk, and biodiversity reporting.
- **Patented Technology**: Has filed 17 patents related to machine learning, electric power blackouts, and regulatory compliance.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expand into New Industries**: Beyond electric utilities, actively targeting gas utilities, transportation (pipelines, railways), mining, and water/wastewater.
- **Deepen AI Capabilities**: Continuing to invest in AI models for climate risk, storm prediction, wildfire mitigation, and biodiversity monitoring.
- **Geographic Expansion**: Growing presence in the UK, Canada, Australia, and India to serve a global customer base.
- **Product Integration**: Enhancing platform integration with existing utility grid software stacks (e.g., via the appointment of a Field CTO for utilities).

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven**: Employees are motivated by the company's vision to "create a greener, cleaner, safer planet from space" and work on solving critical climate and infrastructure challenges.
- **High Growth & Recognition**: Consistently recognized by Deloitte, TIME, and Forbes as a fast-growing, top employer, indicating strong momentum and a positive work environment.
- **Award-Winning Culture**: Named one of Forbes' America's Best Startup Employers for two consecutive years (2024, 2025).
- **Comprehensive Benefits**: Offers top-of-industry compensation, ESOPs (Employee Stock Ownership Plans), and "world-class rewards."
- **Global & Diverse Team**: Offices in Palo Alto (HQ), with major engineering and operations hubs in India and the UK. The team is split across Research (26%), Technical (25%), and other functions.
- **Career Development**: Open roles across Engineering, Data Science, Product Management, Customer Success, and Sales, with a strong focus on AI and climate tech.

## Sources
1. [aidash.com](https://www.aidash.com/)
2. [aidash.com/about](https://www.aidash.com/about)
3. [aidash.com/careers](https://www.aidash.com/careers/)
4. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/aidash)
5. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aidash)

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