CFO/Head of Finance
Our vision at Fantasy Chess is to elevate chess to the same level of engagement as other major global sports by creating a much more rewarding fan experience.
We aim to demystify chess and make it more accessible to everyone. Through our unique platform, we intend to bring an exciting combination of games, content, analysis, and more, to greatly increase the entertainment value of watching chess. We aim for tens of millions of people to engage in the world's biggest chess tournaments through us.
We are looking for an analytical, strategic and high-capacity CFO with experience from previous startups or scale-ups. You will be responsible for running our finance operations, legal and governance. You will lead on our strategy work and take part in developing what we think is the future of Chess. If you're passionate about the game, and know a thing or two about how to build a company from scratch — we'd love to talk.
Run strategy processes, provide insights and analysis to support strategic decision-making.
Responsible for improving and developing our financial routines and processes.
Manage day-to-day finance operations and cash management.
Oversee financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
Contribute to securing financing through private capital, public funding and other relevant financing mechanisms.
Support our CEO in dialogues with investors and our board of directors.
Have proven skills as CFO, Head of Finance or similar relevant role previously.
International mindset and understanding, as a lot of what we do are outside of Norway.
Proactive hands-on doer mentality.
Excellent communications skills in Norwegian and English.
Experience from start-up or scale-up.
Master’s degree in finance or similar.
An incredibly strong founding team, with backing from some of the most prominent people and investors in the world.
A center stage in the Chess world, and making a big difference in making it more accessible to more people
Travel the world and experience Chess up-close — with the GOAT!
Flexibility on both where and how you would like to work. We care about what you do, not too worried about how you get there.
A competitive salary and stock options program.
Are you our new CFO/Head of Finance? We would love to get in touch!