CFO/ Director (Canada)

CFO/ Director (Canada)

03 Oct
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1Password
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Canada

03 Oct

1Password

Canada

We’ve surpassed $400M in ARR and we’re continuing to accelerate, earning a spot on the Forbes Cloud 100 for four years in a row and teaming up with iconic partners like Oracle Red Bull Racing. At 1Password, we’re building the foundation for a safe, productive digital future. Our mission is to unleash employee productivity without compromising security by ensuring every identity is authentic, every application sign-in is secure, and every device is trusted.

We innovated the market-leading enterprise password manager and pioneered Unified Access Management, a new cybersecurity category built for the way people and AI agents work today. As one of the most loved brands in cybersecurity, we take a human-centric approach in everything from product strategy to user experience. Over 180,000 businesses, from Fortune 100 leaders to the world’s most innovative AI companies, trust 1Password to help their teams securely adopt the SaaS and AI tools they need to do their best work.

If you're excited about the opportunity to contribute to the digital safety of millions, to work alongside a team of curious, driven individuals, and to solve hard problems in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, then we want to hear from you. Come join us and help shape a safer, simpler digital future. The Director of Strategic Finance will report directly to the VP, Strategic Finance and is responsible for owning 1Password's consolidated financial plan, forecast and reporting cadence, serving as the primary finance partner to the Engineering, Product & Design and G&A; organizations, and setting the company's spend strategy for cloud hosting and AI as we build toward public-company readiness.

On the Finance team, we’re using AI to drive productivity, scale insight, and deliver better decision-making across 1Password. AI helps us move faster and sharpen our thinking, from summarizing context and pressure-testing assumptions to turning complex inputs into clear executive-level narratives. We bring AI into our work thoughtfully, improving repeatable workflows while staying accountable for the accuracy, confidentiality, and controls behind every output, creating space to focus on judgement, strategic partnership, and meaningful business outcomes.

This is a remote opportunity within Canada and the US.

Experience: 8+ years of experience in finance with at least 3 years in a leadership role, preferably within the SaaS or cybersecurity industry. Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. MBA, CPA or CFA preferred, not required.

Proven track record of achieving improved forecast accuracy and planning-cycle speed at scale, ownership of a consolidated three-statement forecast in a high-growth environment, and measurable cost or gross margin outcomes delivered in partnership with a technical organization. Strong business acumen with expertise in corporate FP&A; for high-growth SaaS, spanning three-statement forecasting, unit economics and gross margin analysis, R&D; investment planning, and cloud cost structures.



IPO or public-company experience: Direct involvement in an IPO process or operating inside a recently public company, including S-1 support, guidance setting, or the quarterly external reporting cycle.

Solid experience in operational excellence, including process improvements, system optimization, and performance metric management. Solid communication and interpersonal skills, with the proven ability to influence peers and upward using expertise and data insights, simplifying complex topics, and incorporating feedback into decisions. Proven success in building and developing high-performing teams.

Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement Corporate Finance’s annual objectives and roadmap aligned with Strategic Finance’s strategy. Analyze market/industry trends, emerging technologies, customer insights, and stakeholder feedback to inform strategic direction.

Department Initiatives: Lead key strategic initiatives to drive forecast accuracy and reporting discipline to a public-company standard, establish gross margin and unit-economics visibility across cloud and AI spend, and improve return on our R&D; investment Operations: Evaluate the function’s current structure, practices, processes, and systems to identify opportunities for continuous improvement, driving initiatives that enhance productivity and accountability.

Performance Metrics: Establish and manage the function’s key performance indicators (KPIs) aligned with Strategic Finance’s objectives. Oversee performance tracking, hold teams accountable, and lead initiatives to optimize results, ensuring KPIs drive business outcomes and inform strategic decisions.

Culture and Org Health: Foster a high-performance culture that reflects company values, where psychological safety, agility, and ownership are the norms.

Consolidated Planning & Forecasting: Own the consolidated P&L;, balance sheet and cash flow forecast and the long-range plan. Run the monthly outlook, quarterly reforecast and annual budget cycles, with variance analysis rigorous enough to withstand external scrutiny.

EPD Business Partnership: Lead finance business partnership to the CTO and CISO organizations across engineering, product, design and product operations. In partnership with FinSys team, own the planning stack and the processes around it, including Anaplan, its integrations with NetSuite, Salesforce and BI layers, and the data definitions the company forecasts against. The annual base salary for this role is between $184,000 USD and $276,000 USD, plus immediate participation in 1Password's benefits program (health, dental, 401k and many others), utilization of our generous paid time off, an equity grant and, where applicable,



participation in our incentive programs.

The annual base salary for this role is between $162,000 CAD and $243,000 CAD, plus immediate participation in 1Password’s generous benefits program (health, dental, RRSP and many others), utilization of our generous paid time off, an equity grant and, where applicable, participation in our incentive programs. At 1Password, we approach each individual's compensation with a promise of fair market value and internal equity commensurate with experience and specific skill set. We’re looking for individuals who are proven experts in their fields, as well as those who are highly adaptable, can thrive in ambiguity and through change, are curious, and above all deliver results.

We also understand that thinking critically about AI in its current forms will help us create better solutions for our customers and ourselves with its future forms, which will help us continue to close the gap between security and privacy and achieve our mission. Our approach to remote work We believe in the power of remote work, but recognize that in-person connection is important to help us achieve our mission. While we are a remote-first company, travel for in-person engagement is a part of almost all roles, and we require our employees to be ready and willing to take part.

Frequency will depend on role and responsibilities, and may include, but is not limited to: annual department-wide offsites, team meetings, and customer/industry events. Maternity and parental leave top-up programs Generous PTO policy Retirement matching program Free 1Password account Community Remote-first work environment *Some roles in our GTM team are currently being hired for in-person hybrid work in Toronto and Austin. We welcome all individuals and do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity and expression, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, colour, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, sex, citizenship, education, languages spoken or veteran status.

Accommodation is available upon request at any point during our recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please speak to your talent acquisition partner or email us at [email protected] work Remote work is a part of our DNA. Given that our company was founded remotely in 2005, we can safely say we’re experts at building remote culture.

That said, remote work at 1Password does mean working from your home country. Successful applicants will be required to complete a background check that may consist of prior employment verification, reference checks, education confirmation, criminal background, publicly available social media, credit history, or other information, as permitted by local law. 1Password uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies, including natural language processing and predictive analytics, to assist in the initial screening of employment applications and improve our recruitment process. See here for the latest third party bias audit information.

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