📈 Forward Deployed Finance Partner
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📈 Forward Deployed Finance Partner at Runway is a forward deployed enterprise software role for engineers who want customer-facing technical work with real deployment ownership.
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This Forward Deployed Engineer role centers on embedded customer delivery — discovery, prototyping, integration, and production rollout.
About Runway
Enterprise software forward deployed engineers drive adoption, integration, and measurable customer outcomes. The role is anchored in North America, so expect on-site customer work in that region.
Stand out for 📈 Forward Deployed Finance Partner
- Lead your application with one paragraph tying 📈 Forward Deployed Finance Partner to a specific customer or deployment you owned — Runway hires for shipped outcomes, not tool lists.
- Prepare a 5-minute “week one on site” plan: who you would meet, what you would inspect in their stack, and what artifact you would deliver by day five.
- Show you can go from discovery notes → working integration → production checklist without needing a large internal team.
- This role is tied to North America — mention willingness to work on-site with customers and any existing ties to that market (clients, partners, or domain knowledge).
Stand out at Runway
- Demonstrate stakeholder management with a concrete example — Runway will probe for specifics, not buzzwords.
- Demonstrate integration skill with a concrete example — Runway will probe for specifics, not buzzwords.
- Prepare stories that move from discovery → pilot → production with named outcomes.
- Read recent engineering blog posts, product launches, and customer stories on runway.com — reference one explicitly in your outreach to show genuine interest.
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Role description
About Runway
Runway is a collaborative business planning platform designed to make business intuitively understandable for everyone. Our Mission: To make business accessible and understandable to everyone. We believe that teams that understand the “why” behind their work are more productive and make better decisions. True alignment and collaboration come from having a shared source of truth that everyone understands. Our Approach: Runway replaces traditional spreadsheets with a modern planning platform that brings clarity and context to business operations for all teams — not just finance. Just as Figma made design accessible across the organization, Runway does the same for business planning. Why It Matters: Understanding requires more than just access to numbers; real collaboration happens when teams see how their work fits into the bigger picture. By providing this context, Runway helps teams save time and move faster. Our Customers: World-class companies like AngelList, Superhuman, Stability.AI, ConvertKit, Lambda Labs, Lob, and SandboxVR rely on Runway to run their businesses more efficiently. Our Investors: We are supported by a select group of investors that we admire, including Garry Tan (YC & Initialized), a16z, Elad Gil, Naval Ravikant, Dylan Field (founder of Figma), Eric Ries, Claire Hughes Johnson (COO of Stripe), Henry Ward (founder of Carta), Akshay Kothari (COO of Notion), Eugene Wei, Lenny Rachitsky, Nikita Bier, Scott Belsky, Soleio Cuervo, Balaji Srinivasan, and many others.
Working At Runway
We're early, so you'll have an opportunity to shape not just our product, but the company itself: who we work with, and how we work together. We strive to be clear in our communication and over-communicate by default.
We're remote-first, so you can work from anywhere in North America. However, we also believe in the value of face-time to solve really hard problems, so we:
- Meet together as a company every quarter in our San Francisco office.
- Open up offices in places with many teammates (we currently have offices in SF and NYC).
- Make it easy to fly out and meet together.
Below are the values we share as a team, so if you like these, you’ll enjoy working here.
Our Values
- 💩 Give a Shit: Giving a shit can’t be taught. It’s an inner drive that compels you to do what’s right and do it well. Have passion, take pride, and care deeply about your impact.
- 💡 Create Clarity: Cut through ambiguity and reveal the truth. Start with why, then answer how and what. Treat problems like puzzles, dig deeper, and find the right path.
- 🤝 Build Trust: With trust, it’s safe to take risks. We get there by being open, honest, and accountable. Actively listen, speak your mind, and consistently show up.
- ✨ Raise the Bar: Scrap the status quo and push yourself to create something that wows. Get others excited to do the same. Iterate, elevate, and don’t stop moving forward.
What You’ll Do
- Leading customers through implementation, onboarding, and adoption, ensuring their success from setup through scale.
- Conducting 2-4 high-impact customer sessions daily, including hands-on modeling and training calls.
- Building and refining financial models - forecasts, balance sheets, income statements, and scenario analyses.
- Partnering with internal product and success teams to continuously improve Runway’s onboarding experience.
- Measuring and driving outcomes like time-to-value, customer retention, and user independence.
You’ll Love This Role At Runway If You Have
- Finance & Technical Expertise
- Deep understanding of financial statements, forecasting, and scenario analysis.
- Comfort working with SQL and structured data.
- Experience in SaaS onboarding, consulting, or FP&A roles.
- Familiarity with tools like HubSpot, Notion, and Runway.
- Soft Skills
- Exceptional communication and relationship-building abilities.
- A problem-solving mindset with strong analytical instincts.
- Ability to prioritize and adapt in a dynamic, fast-moving environment.
You’ll Love This Role At Runway If You Have
Finance & Technical Expertise
- Deep understanding of financial statements, forecasting, and scenario analysis.
- Comfort working with SQL and structured data.
- Experience in SaaS onboarding, consulting, or FP&A roles.
- Familiarity with tools like HubSpot, Notion, and Runway.
Soft Skills
- Exceptional communication and relationship-building abilities.
- A problem-solving mindset with strong analytical instincts.
- Ability to prioritize and adapt in a dynamic, fast-moving environment.
How You’ll Be Measured
- Speed to Value: How quickly customers realize measurable impact.
- Retention & Engagement: Long-term relationships built on trust and results.
- Customer Independence: Clients who confidently operate their own models.
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⚠️ Note To Founders
At Runway, our commitment to our mission goes hand in hand with our dedication to cultivating the next generation of entrepreneurs. Around 10% of our team members have been founders themselves, and several early employees have successfully exited to start their own ventures - some backed by our founder Siqi Chen, who has invested in over 200 startups to date. By stepping into this role, you’ll help shape and grow an array of customer businesses, gaining firsthand insights into diverse operational strategies, monetization models, and long-term vision planning. Paired with our open and transparent culture, Runway offers a uniquely supportive environment for those aspiring to launch their own company in the future. --------------------------------------- The base salary range for this full-time position is $150,000-$190,000 + generous early employee equity + benefits. The range displayed in this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salary for this position. Within the range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including job-related skills (as uncovered during the interview process), experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity or benefits.