Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Relay (www.relaypro.com), a dynamic and rapidly growing venture-backed technology company based in Raleigh, NC, is on a mission to revolutionize frontline work. For decades, technology has supercharged desk workers while leaving behind the 80% of the global workforce who don’t sit at desks. The result is a staggering 90% productivity gap between information workers and frontline teams. At Relay, our mission is to close this gap by building the Intelligent System of Action that helps frontline teams SOAR. We’re building tools that meet frontline workers where they are, capturing tribal knowledge, and turning communication into action. By leveraging our connected cloud ecosystem and AI, we empower these essential teams to communicate more effectively, work more safely, and operate more productively.

As a high-growth, venture-backed technology company with IPO ambitions, we have already been recognized for our trajectory, ranking #175 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500. 

Our Culture:

We are an innovative, mission-driven team dedicated to revolutionizing how frontline workers operate.  

We balance a high-velocity work cadence with a low-ego, collaborative spirit. This is a true meritocracy designed for high-impact leaders who are comfortable operating at the highest levels, including frequent strategic engagement with our senior leadership team.

Mission & Opportunity - Vice President FP&A

As Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), you will lead the function during a defining phase of Relay’s growth. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, this is a tactical and strategic leadership role for a proven finance leader to serve as a trusted thought partner and advisor to the senior leadership team. You will be responsible for building a best-in-class FP&A function and, over time, instilling public company rigor long before a potential IPO. You will do so by building the FP&A function into a force that delivers data-driven decision support and translates complex financial insights into actionable recommendations.

Ranked among the fastest-growing tech companies in North America, we are looking for the next generation of "Relayers" to help us digitize the final frontier of the workforce.

Why Join Relay?

• Work at the Edge of Innovation: We just secured our 100th patent. You’ll work with technologies spanning AI-driven noise suppression, real-time language translation, and advanced IoT connectivity.
• Massive Scale: Be part of a platform that processes over 1 billion data points every week. Our tech isn't just "cool"—it’s essential infrastructure for the global economy.
• LIT Culture (Learning, Impact, Teamwork): We pride ourselves on an environment where early-career professionals have a seat at the table and see their work immediately impact global brands.
• Hyper-Growth Trajectory: With massive growth and new C-suite leaders who have led successful IPOs, you are joining a rocket ship at the perfect time.
• Best-in-Class Perks: Based in our high-tech Raleigh headquarters, you’ll enjoy 100% company-paid benefits, a 401(k) match, and a hybrid work model that balances flexibility with high-energy collaboration.

What you’ll do:

You will own Relay’s financial model and the planning infrastructure that collectively inform, guide, and support decision-making across the company. As a hands-on leader, you will:

• Architect and continually advance the financial model to be a strategic tool capable of real-time decision support and proactive scenario planning. This means dialing in on the various critical drivers of our business and developing a deep understanding of how these variables change and impact our P&L.
• Drive the continuous improvement of FP&A planning infrastructure - think systems, tools, processes - to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.  
• Spearhead AI Strategy and Automation into the finance stack to automate routine reporting, streamline and unify disparate data sources, automate manual data orchestration, assist in financial modeling, enhance predictive forecasting accuracy, and identify real-time anomalies in business performance.  
• Own and establish rigor around our monthly and quarterly forecasting with clear variance analysis and action-oriented insights to improve forecasting methodologies and/or business performance.  Extreme ownership and excellence in forecasting are critical to accurately inform expectations for our board, investors, and operating plan.  
• Lead the development and execution of the company’s financial planning process, which means owning the annual operating plan (budget) process end-to-end in close partnership with the senior lead team and ultimately developing a mid-term and long-range plan.
• As a strategic finance leader, you will drive enterprise value-maximizing strategies, evaluate and recommend optimizing our business model (Hardware as a Service), and ultimately develop a mid-term and long-range plan.    
• Manage complex department budgets and headcount planning in close collaboration with cross-functional and go-to-market teams to ensure alignment against plan and efficient scaling. Ultimately, recommend cost-optimization opportunities.   
• Own company-wide KPIs and dashboards. Design and deliver monthly and quarterly business reviews with senior leadership.
• Develop board materials and investor materials, including preparing and presenting diligence materials within fundraising and diligence workstreams. 
• Scale, mentor, and develop a high-performing, world-class FP&A team.  You will exponentially increase engagement and opportunities to serve through interaction with cross-functional leaders.

What you’ll bring:

• Financial acumen: You have 10+ years of progressive experience, with at least 5 years of experience in a leadership role, across FP&A, strategic finance, management consulting, and/or investment banking.  Strong preference to those with management consulting, investment banking, or Corporate FP&A at premier high-growth public or private technology leaders.
• Leadership experience at a B2B SaaS, or combined software/hardware company, preferred.
• Functional expertise: You have proven experience leading planning, forecasting, and reporting efforts for a company of scale with significant experience partnering with go-to-market and cross-functional teams.  You have hands-on experience with complex financial modeling and the ability to produce high-caliber visual presentations.
• Functional experience: You have significant experience in operational finance and have installed and matured financial planning processes to support high growth that are scalable to provide accurate financial capability that enables business success. You are ready to bring public company rigor to high-growth technology companies.
• High velocity operator: You have a bias for action and thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment, and bring a builder and continuous improvement mentality to designing processes and financial infrastructure that scale with the business.  
• Exceptional analytical abilities: You have an affinity for numbers and naturally synthesize and process information efficiently. You have a knack for simplifying a complex confluence of variables.
• Exceptional communication: You have outstanding written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex financial information to diverse audiences. You are relationship-oriented and have experience and a track record of developing relationships.   
• Owner mentality: You practice extreme ownership and take accountability for this mission in a dynamic environment.  Accordingly, you rely on building systems and processes to drive success.
• Strong people leader: Experience building and developing high-performing teams with clear ownership, accountability, and growth paths.
• Integrity: You maintain the highest standards and are trustworthy.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA a plus).  You have familiarity and understanding of US GAAP and/or the ability to partner closely with Accounting.

About us: Relay culture, benefits & perks:

Our culture hinges on Relayers getting LIT up in an environment that fosters learning, impact, and teamwork (LIT) where we can *CHASE* the best work in our lives. We call this BWIML (pronounced bee wimmel = Best Work In My Life)!

It's truly amazing what engaged team members can achieve together. Our ever-evolving list of benefits and perks means you'll be able to integrate work into your whole life, focus on health, perform impactful work, grow and learn in your role, look after yourself/your family, and invest in your future. 

At Relay, we offer...

• 100% Paid Insurance Health, Dental, Vision, Long/Short Term Disability, and Life Insurance benefits for you and those who depend on you
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401(K) Savings Plan + Company Match
• Baby Cash Reward + Paid Parental Leave
• Wellness Perks, including a world-class onsite fitness center with instructor-led classes + locker room, as well as endless outdoor amenities, whether tennis, basketball, cycling, or pickleball is your jam
• Free Snacks and Fun Times
• Latest tech, standing desks, and all the accessories and software you need to succeed in your role

Ready to build something great with us? We can't wait to hear from you.

Join Us On-Site in Raleigh!

At Relay, we're building something special, and we believe our relationships with each other and our customers are the foundation of our success. 

Our leadership team maintains a strong in-office presence to foster creativity and connection. Candidates for this role should expect to work in person 5 days a week at our Raleigh, NC office.