Head of Finance

Optimism is a blockchain infrastructure provider that enables developers and enterprises to launch scalable, secure and customizable networks and applications. The company serves fintechs, payment providers, institutions and crypto companies creating the next generation of onchain products. Optimism’s open-source OP Stack delivers Ethereum-grade security, nearly-free transactions, and the flexibility to meet business needs at scale.

OP Labs is dedicated to lowering the barrier to entry for developers and enterprises building onchain. The company serves fintechs, payment providers, institutions and crypto companies creating the next generation of onchain products. As the team behind Optimism’s technology and services, OP Labs delivers shared security, upgrades and cutting-edge features to all Superchain customers.

Backed by a16z and Paradigm, OP Labs has raised over $175M in funding, ensuring multiple years of runway, and is looking for a Head of Finance to support emerging phases of growth.

Roles and Responsibilities

OP Labs is looking for a Head of Finance to build and lead the financial backbone of the Optimism ecosystem.

As the finance leader at Optimism, you’ll oversee financial strategy, forecasting, burn-rate management, and accounting, while partnering closely with the leadership team to ensure coherent, transparent, and mission-aligned financial stewardship across Optimism and the broader ecosystem.

You’ll help define how capital is allocated, how growth is funded, and ultimately how Optimism builds itself successfully into a sustaining business. This is a foundational role that blends strategic finance, treasury, financial operation, and organizational design, a chance to architect the financial systems for one of the most important projects in web3.

What are the role responsibilities?

• Lead financial strategy, planning, and reporting across OP Labs.

• Act as a key strategic advisor to the CEO and exec team, providing financial insights and guidance on business decisions.

• Drive financial planning, treasury, financial budget, and reporting.

• Build and oversee FP&A, accounting, and tax functions.

• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modeling in collaboration with Product, Legal, and Operations.

• Develop frameworks to evaluate ROI on grants, partnerships, and investments

• Manage relationships with banking, custody, and audit partners.

• Oversee financial compliance, audits, and tax reporting across Labs and Foundation.

• Partner with Legal on treasury and token-related initiatives as well as general tax compliance.

• Mentor and grow a multidisciplinary finance team.

What skills do you bring?

• 10+ years in finance, including leadership in FP&A, corporate finance, or strategic finance.

• Proven experience building or scaling finance functions at a high-growth tech, fintech, or crypto organization.

• Seasoned expert in financial modeling, planning, and reporting.

• Comfortable working across entities and building collaborative relationships with Legal, Product, and Operations.

• A systems thinker who can balance rigor with adaptability.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience in crypto financial management.

• Familiarity with complex dual-entity or hybrid structures (Labs + Foundation setups).

• Passionate about the future of crypto and the mission of an organization such as Optimism.

What will you like about us?

• We take care of our employees. Competitive compensation, fully paid medical, dental, and vision, and a 4% 401K match.

• We take pride in the accomplishments of our teammates and support each other in doing the best work of our careers.

• Our team is a diverse group of people from varied backgrounds. We cherish our eclecticism and consider it a great strength.

• We’re fully remote, deeply engaged, highly skilled, and like to have fun.

• We think long-term. Our founders have been scaling Ethereum since 2015.

• Learn more about our interviewing here!