--- title: 'VP of Finance at Adaptive Security' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/vp-of-finance-adaptive-security-new-york-0tcznbwhjmr5' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-08' --- # VP of Finance at Adaptive Security - **Company:** Adaptive Security - **Location:** New York, NY - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-07-24 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/adaptivesecurity/f918c451-f64c-4e55-b88e-46f031bbe96a ## Job description ## ABOUT ADAPTIVE Adaptive’s mission is to stop AI-powered cyberattacks. In less than two years since commercialization, Adaptive has grown to over 1,500 customers including leading banks, technology companies, and healthcare organizations across the world. Adaptive’s software suite protects teams from emerging threats like deepfakes, smishing, and AI-powered voice scams. We offer tools for email security, ai governance, security training, ai phishing simulations and compliance. In December 2025, the company announced an $81M Series B led by NVIDIA and Bain Capital Ventures, with participation from Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, and continued support from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), the OpenAI Startup Fund, and Abstract Ventures. The round marked NVIDIA's first AI cybersecurity investment. Adaptive was founded by Brian Long and Andrew Jones, repeat entrepreneurs who have built and scaled category-defining companies. Brian and Andrew previously co-founded Attentive, which grew to more than $500M in annual revenue and a $10B+ valuation, and TapCommerce, which was acquired by Twitter. Together, they bring deep experience building high-growth, product-led businesses at massive scale as Adaptive builds the security layer for the AI era. ## THE ROLE We are hiring a VP of Finance to lead our finance and accounting function. This role owns financial planning and analysis, our overall budgeting and financial strategy, and board and investor reporting. You will report directly to the CEO to manage and grow the finance organization, and support the company through future financing rounds and transactions. ## RESPONSIBILITIES Strategic finance - Own the company operating model, including revenue and expense forecasting, headcount planning, scenario analysis, and burn and runway management. - Lead financial planning, monthly variance analysis, and reporting on SaaS metrics (ARR, NRR, CAC payback, Magic Number). - Produce board and investor reporting, and support fundraising and diligence processes end to end. - Partner with GTM leadership on pricing, deal structures, commission plans, and vendor and contract negotiations. Financial operations - Oversee accounting and the monthly close, GL policy, and revenue recognition. - Own billing, collections, A/R, treasury, and working-capital management across entities and currencies. - Oversee payroll and equity operations across the US, UK, and Australia, including commissions and bonus cycles. - Lead the company to GAAP maturity and a successful first audit. ## Team and systems - Hire, develop, and lead the finance and accounting team. - Own the finance systems and their integrations, and drive automation and AI-assisted workflows across the function. ## QUALIFICATIONS - 8–12+ years of progressive finance experience, ideally including early-career exposure to investment banking, venture capital, or private equity, followed by senior leadership roles in strategic finance or FP&A within high-growth SaaS or AI. - Experience supporting capital raises end to end, including financial models, fundraising materials, data rooms, and investor relationships. - Experience building or professionalizing a finance function at a high-growth company. - Strong command of both FP&A and accounting operations, including close, controls, billing, and payroll. - Solid working knowledge of US GAAP, including SaaS revenue recognition (ASC 606), accruals, and deferred revenue; experience owning a monthly close calendar. - Experience working with outside accountants and auditors, and preparing a company for its first audit. - Experience with multi-entity, multi-currency operations and SaaS contract structures. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to executives, the board, and investors. - Demonstrated ability to operate both strategically and hands-on in a fast-paced startup environment. ## WHAT WE OFFER - The opportunity to lead the finance function from day one and build the team and processes that scale with the company. - Direct exposure to the CEO, CPO, and other founding executives. - An AI-native company with access to best-in-class tools and technology. - A culture that promotes continuous learning and growth. ## COMPENSATION & BENEFITS - Competitive compensation and a fantastic office atmosphere. - Premium healthcare and wellness benefits. - Catered lunch in the NYC office, Monday - Friday ## ENVIRONMENT - This role is located in New York City, requiring the candidate to work onsite five days a week. - You'll be part of a highly collaborative leadership team that values real-time communication and hands-on problem solving. READY TO APPLY? If you are eager to lead a finance function at a fast-moving, well-funded startup and are passionate about building teams and processes that scale, we would love to hear from you. ## About Adaptive Security ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Adaptive Security is a next-generation security awareness and AI phishing simulation platform that protects organizations from AI-powered threats such as deepfakes, vishing, smishing, and spear phishing. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series B; total funding $145M+) - **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States (also offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco) - **Founded**: 2024 - **Founders**: Brian Long and Andrew Jones ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Computer and Network Security (security awareness training and human risk monitoring) - **Target customers**: B2B, serving enterprises and SMBs (700+ customers including Figma, Major League Baseball, PayPal, and Plaid) - **Mission**: “Redefining what it means to protect organizations in the age of AI” – building a next-generation security platform to meet AI-driven threats ## Products & Services - **Security Awareness Training Platform**: Interactive, scenario-based modules that build real-world skills in security, compliance, and AI-driven threats. Training can be personalized to each employee and includes hyper-realistic AI executive deepfakes and company OSINT. - **Phishing Simulations (Email, SMS, Voice)**: Multi-channel simulations powered by AI and OSINT, including custom AI personas and spear phishing campaigns that mirror real attacker techniques. Voice phishing (vishing) is supported with recent upgrades. - **Phish Reporting Button with AI-Powered Triage**: Employees can flag suspicious messages while AI handles triage at scale. - **Dynamic Risk Scoring**: Quantifies individual and organizational risk using real user behavior. - **Executive Exposure Monitoring**: Identifies risks through OSINT analysis that require immediate attention. - **AI Content Creator**: Allows admins to customize any training module in seconds using natural language. - **Integrations**: Seamless connections with existing tech stacks (e.g., SIEM, HR platforms). ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$145M+**, with a $55M Series A in May 2025 led by Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI Startup Fund, followed by a Series B led by Bain Capital Ventures (amount undisclosed) - **Notable Investors**: NVIDIA, OpenAI, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Bain Capital Ventures - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount grew from 36 to ~200 in one year (+224.7% YoY) - Operates in 7 countries (US, UK, Australia, Canada, Chile, Brazil, Bangladesh) - Average product rating of 4.9/5 stars with a Net Promoter Score of 94 - Customers include well-known brands such as Figma, PayPal, Plaid, and Major League Baseball ## Competitive Advantages - **AI-native platform**: Built from the ground up to address AI-powered threats rather than adapting legacy tools. - **Hyper-realistic simulations**: Uses publicly available OSINT and deepfakes of a company’s own executives to create the most convincing phishing tests. - **Personalized risk remediation**: Automatically launches custom training and simulations based on each employee’s risk profile. - **Founder expertise**: Co-founders previously built Attentive (SMS marketing platform worth hundreds of millions) and TapCommerce (acquired by Twitter), giving them deep experience in personalization and scaling software. ## Strategic Focus - Continuing to expand the platform’s capabilities for AI-driven threat detection and response (e.g., voice phishing, deepfake detection). - Scaling globally – already active in 7 countries with plans to grow further. - Deepening integrations with enterprise security stacks and HR platforms. - Hiring aggressively across engineering, sales, customer success, and machine learning roles. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Emphasizes “Human-First, Always” and “Move Faster than Threats.” The team is described as engineers, operators, former founders, and security practitioners who have built products in high-stakes environments. - **Work model**: Offices in New York (HQ), Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Likely hybrid/flexible (company culture page mentions “how we work” but does not mandate full remote – candidates can check specific roles). - **Benefits**: - Competitive salary + meaningful equity - 100% covered medical, dental & vision - Unlimited PTO - Unlimited budget for workstation + learning - Snacks, drinks & catered meals - Commuter benefit - **Engineering culture**: Focus on builders – speed is a core value (“Attackers iterate daily. So do we.”). Team includes senior engineers and machine learning specialists. - **Growth**: Explosive headcount growth (200+ employees in ~18 months) signals a fast-scaling environment with career advancement opportunities. ## Sources 1. [adaptivesecurity.com](https://www.adaptivesecurity.com/) 2. [adaptivesecurity.com/careers](https://www.adaptivesecurity.com/careers) 3. [adaptivesecurity.com/about](https://www.adaptivesecurity.com/about) 4. [linkedin.com/company/adaptivesecurity](https://www.linkedin.com/company/adaptivesecurity) 5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/adaptivesecurity](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/adaptivesecurity/) ## Other roles at Adaptive Security - [Solutions Consultant](https://feeny.ai/job/solutions-consultant-adaptive-security-new-york-g4sqn939r8rp) — New York, NY - [Founding Machine Learning Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/founding-machine-learning-engineer-adaptive-security-new-york-hghvcyvtg4t6) — New York, NY - [Channel Account Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/channel-account-manager-adaptive-security-remote-fdc2tjmnmyrv) - [VP, Channel](https://feeny.ai/job/vp-channel-adaptive-security-remote-jv7qvwtrzcsg) - [Senior Customer Success Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-customer-success-manager-adaptive-security-new-york-yq0x7pq19yrq) — New York, NY - [Customer Success Associate](https://feeny.ai/job/customer-success-associate-adaptive-security-new-york-fbp53h899q6g) — New York, NY - [Chief of Staff, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer](https://feeny.ai/job/chief-of-staff-co-founder-chief-product-officer-adaptive-security-new-york-rq3kjxndg4tz) — New York, NY - [Software Engineer, Product & Platform](https://feeny.ai/job/software-engineer-product-platform-adaptive-security-new-york-n8zg9az7q5je) — New York, NY - [Senior Account Executive (Remote)](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-account-executive-remote-adaptive-security-remote-x4y1c6w68r9g) - [Senior Account Executive](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-account-executive-adaptive-security-new-york-ybm7vt7p3kp6) — New York, NY