Lead Finance & Legal Jobs at Startups
There are 94 open lead finance and legal roles at 79 early-stage startups, 36% of them remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 135k to 197k, with a median of USD 160k.
Who is hiring lead finance and legal roles
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- 94open roles
- 79startups hiring
- 36%remote
Salary
Annual pay for this page’s roles that state a salary, in USD. The typical range covers the middle half of those postings.
- $160Kmedian pay
- $135Ktypical range: lower
- $197Ktypical range: upper
Based on 41 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 45 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
Industries
Fintech and payments (22), AI and machine learning (11) and healthcare (11) startups have most of the openings.
What finance and legal work involves at an early-stage startup
You build the books, the contracts and the controls rather than inherit them. Founders ask you about runway, a customer agreement and a new country's rules in the same afternoon. At a large company each of those sits with a different specialist team.
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Questions people ask
How much do lead finance and legal jobs pay?
Typically USD 135k to 197k a year, with a median of USD 160k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring lead finance and legal roles?
Decimal (4 roles), General Matter (3) and Lambda Finance (3) have the most; 79 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
36% of these roles are remote.
Are new roles coming in?
4 were posted this week.