About Us
At FlyingBasket, we're designing and operating autonomous heavy-lift cargo drones that solve logistics challenges all around the world, today.
Our company is based in Bolzano, at the heart of the Alps. It's a place where innovative companies, research institutions, and an exceptional quality of life come together. Whether you're an aerospace engineer, production specialist or operations expert, with us, you will work on technology that leaves the lab and flies in the real world.
The Role
As a Chief Finance Officer you will be trusted to take ownership of the finance in a hands-on manner, bringing in capital and help plan and budget for the projects. Our new team member will have accountability from day one, guided by team spirit and passion towards innovative solutions that drones bring to other industries. Our ideal candidate is no stranger to a startup environment and cross-functional collaboration. If this sounds like you, we are looking forward to meeting you!
What you will do
- Act as a strategic partner to the founders, supporting key business decisions
- Own financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cash/runway management
- Create and maintain financial models
- Lead financing and fundraising activities
- Manage investor relations and documentation
- Oversee legal, IP, and governance topics in coordination with external advisors
- Own company administration: accounting oversight, payroll, contracts & infrastructure
- Support Quality and Compliance functions
What you bring
- Significant startup experience (founder or early employee)
- Ownership mindset: hands-on, pragmatic, and comfortable with ambiguity
- Ability to communicate clearly with founders, investors, and external partners
- Hands-on experience raising private capital
- Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills
- Proven existing strong network with investors and companies that you helped succeed
Objectives of this Role
- Secure funding to support growth by leading private fundraising activities and driving successful closes with the right investors.
- Build financial clarity for decision-making by owning forecasts, budgets, KPIs, and reporting that leadership can actually use.
- Set up scalable finance operations (processes, tools, external partners) that are lean today and ready for growth tomorrow.
- Manage the investments and finances in line with the company's goals
- Oversight of the company's activities to ensure the financial sustainability of the projects
- Extend and actively manage runway through disciplined and flexible cash planning, scenario modeling, and clear prioritization with the founders.
- De-risk the company on legal/IP topics by ensuring ownership, contracts, governance, and IP structure are handled correctly with external counsel.
- Act as a strategic partner to leadership by supporting high-impact decisions (hiring, pricing, partnerships, expansion) with clear financial insight.
What we offer
- Real responsibilities and challenges from day one
- Full time position on-site
- Salary range for this position depending on experience and seniority is €50K-90K
- Available accommodation for the first weeks
- Additional accident insurance coverage
- Fruit, coffee, snacks and lunch are provided at headquarters
- Team building activities including: Hikes and walks in summer, Skiing/Sledging in winter, etc.