Arbetsbeskrivning

At Hive Streaming, we enable the world’s largest enterprises to use live video as a strategic tool for communication, alignment, and impact. Trusted by more than 130 global customers, Hive combines market-leading video distribution technology with unique communication analytics, helping organizations ensure flawless video experiences and measure how effectively messages reach, engage, and align employees.

About The Role

As a Chief Financial Officer, you will play a critical role in financial strategy and supporting our continued growth as we evolve from a single-product SaaS company into a multi-product, globally scaling business serving enterprise-level organizations with mission-critical internal communications solutions.

You will be a trusted strategic partner to the CEO and the leadership team, helping translate ambition into financial clarity, discipline, and decision-making. This role combines hands-on financial leadership with long-term strategic thinking, strong governance, and close collaboration across commercial, product, technology, and operations teams.

Hive has reached profitability and is now focused on sustainable, scalable growth. As CFO, you will help ensure we invest wisely, operate predictably, and continue to build a finance function that enables innovation rather than constrains it.

Working As a CFO, You Will

• Act as a strategic advisor to the CEO and leadership team on financial, commercial, and operational decisions
• Own Hive’s financial strategy, planning, and forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with company goals
• Drive financial clarity through robust KPIs, analysis, and scenario planning
• Balance growth initiatives with financial discipline, cash flow management, and risk mitigation
• Strengthen governance, compliance, and board reporting, partnering closely with the Board of Directors
• Lead and develop the finance function, including Finance, Legal, and Revenue Operations, through a period of transition and scale
• Partner with Commercial, Product, Technology, and Service Operations to support pricing, investment prioritization, and scalability
• Build trust across the organization by making finance accessible, transparent, and decision-oriented
• Champion modern finance practices, exploring emerging tools and approaches that enhance the function's impact

More details

Role type: Full-time with a standard probation period

Start date: Flexible based on notice period

Working hours: Align with CET (Central European Time)

Location: Stockholm, Sweden (Hybrid: ±3 days/week in the office)

🐶Just a heads up, we're a dog-friendly office!

Who we are looking for

We’re looking for a CFO who combines a strong financial background with sound judgment, a growth mindset, and a collaborative, empowering approach to leadership. Rather than ticking every box, you likely recognize yourself across most of the areas below.

Financial & Strategic Leadership

• Senior financial leadership experience (CFO, VP Finance, or equivalent), ideally in a tech, SaaS, or product-driven environment
• Strong strategic finance capabilities, including forecasting, budgeting, cash flow management, and scenario analysis
• Experience partnering closely with a CEO and leadership team on business-critical decisions
• Experience presenting financial insights to boards or executive-level stakeholders
• Familiarity with Swedish financial reporting standards (K3) or experience working within Nordic regulatory frameworks
• A Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, or a related field is advantageous

Business & Scaling Experience

• Exposure to international operations and cross-border complexity
• Experience in high-growth or scaling environments
• Background in pricing strategy, revenue operations, or commercial finance
• Experience building or transforming finance functions during periods of change
• Familiarity with SaaS metrics, subscription models, or multi-product portfolios
• Experience working in B2B environments, ideally with enterprise customers or complex sales cycles

Leadership Mindset & Values

• Strategic judgment: balancing ambition with realism and financial discipline
• Growth mindset: learning quickly, reflecting openly, and adapting with new information
• Collaborative leadership: acting as a trusted partner who challenges constructively and builds strong cross-functional relationships
• Empowerment: building capable teams and creating clarity rather than dependency
• Customer centricity: understanding how financial decisions shape customer experience and long-term value
• Innovation: staying curious about new approaches, tools, and ways of working that can strengthen finance's impact and enable the business to move faster and smarter

Why join Hive?

• Global Impact: Partner with some of the world’s largest enterprises, helping them achieve alignment and measurable success through live video.
• Empowered Leadership: Play a pivotal role in shaping Hive's future as a key strategic partner to the CEO and board
• Pioneering Innovation: Join a company that's redefining how enterprises communicate at scale
• Great Benefits: Wellness stipend, pension, health insurance, extra vacation days, benefit bikes, and more!
• Flexibility: We value flexibility and trust. Whether you’re balancing personal commitments or exploring new ideas, you’ll find support and autonomy here with flexible working hours and a hybrid work model.

Recruitment process: what to expect

To apply, please submit your CV and answer a few short questions in lieu of a cover letter directly in the application form. Please submit all documents in English. We encourage you to apply by February 20th for priority consideration, though we will continue reviewing applications on a rolling basis.

Our hiring process is designed to be transparent and collaborative:

1. Intro call: Meet our People & Talent Partner and share more about your motivation.
2. Hiring Manager interview: Meet our CEO to discuss your experience and vision for the role.
3. Case interview + C-level panel: Prepare and present a business case, followed by a panel interview with executive team members.
4. Meet the team: Spend some time with your future direct reports.
5. Board interview: Meet with a member of our board to discuss governance and strategic vision.
6. Reference checks: We take security seriously and conduct reference checks as part of our compliance with internal and regulatory requirements.
7. Decision: Timely feedback and next steps - our goal is to complete the process within around 8 weeks, depending on your availability.