Lightricks is an AI-first company creating next-generation content creation technology for businesses, enterprises, and studios with a mission to bridge the gap between imagination and creation. At our core is LTX-2, an open-source generative video model, built to deliver expressive, high-fidelity video at unmatched speed. It powers both our own products and a growing ecosystem of partners through API integration.
The company is also known globally for pioneering consumer creativity through products like Facetune, one of the world’s most recognized creative brands, which helped introduce AI-powered visual expression to hundreds of millions of users worldwide. We combine deep research, user-first design, and end-to-end execution from concept to final render, to bring the future of expression to all.
Why Join UsWe’re here to push the boundaries of what’s possible with AI and video - not for the buzz, but for the craft, the challenge, and the chance to make something genuinely new.
We believe in an environment where people are encouraged to think, create and explore. Real impact happens when people are empowered to experiment, evolve, and elevate together.
At Lightricks, every breakthrough starts with great people and a collaborative mindset. If you're looking for a place that combines deep tech, creative energy, and zero buzzword culture, you might be in the right place.
As the Director of FP&A, reporting to the CFO, working alongside VP Finance and VP Strategy and BD, you will be a strategic leader ensuring Lightricks' long-term financial strategy is robust, scalable, and aligned with our ever-evolving goals. You will lead the financial planning processes, partner closely with senior leadership and budget stakeholders, and drive in-depth analysis of the company’s performance across various verticals. You will oversee monthly and quarterly reporting for executive management and the Board, producing actionable insights to support the company's hyper-growth.
What you will be doing- Strategic Business Partnering: Serve as a senior financial advisor to executive leadership and department heads; provide high-level financial support and decision-making analysis to drive business strategy.
- Budget Leadership: Lead, build, and manage the global budget planning and rolling forecast processes, ensuring transparency and cooperation with various global departments to help them achieve their strategic objectives.
- Performance Analysis: Oversee the collection and analysis of financial, performance, and efficiency data across the company; create sophisticated reports that provide data-driven answers to complex business strategy dilemmas.
- Forecasting & Reporting: Own the consolidation and presentation of monthly and quarterly financial reports, forecasts, and Board decks, ensuring accuracy and narrative clarity.
- Process Optimization: Acquire a deep understanding of business operations to identify risks and opportunities; drive process improvements to optimize financial performance and operational efficiency.
- Agile Execution: Provide high-quality results and strategic insights within short timelines to support urgent business needs and dynamic market conditions.
- 7+ years of financial-analytical experience in a high-growth environment (Tech/SaaS preferred).
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, or a quantitative discipline (MBA is a plus).
- B2B / SaaS business model experience – a significant advantage.
- Proven track record of building and managing complex budgets and financial models.
- Strong presentation skills with the ability to articulate complex financial data to non-finance stakeholders.
- Experience with financial planning systems (e.g., NetSuite, Adaptive Insights) and advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.
- We run daily door-to-door shuttles, offering Car-to-go subscriptions from several locations in central, plus free parking and train-station pickups.
- We’re proud to have 2 chef-led restaurants on site by the legendary Machneyuda Group (yes, that Machneyuda!), plus a bakery nestled in the heart of our office, filled daily with the scent of fresh pastries.
- We empower employees with cutting-edge tools and learning opportunities to grow and succeed through workshops, access and training on platforms, subscriptions, and clear guidelines for responsible AI use.
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What We Do
Lightricks is returning creative intelligence and power to the people who imagine and create by building open, efficient AI models and products that understand and generate the visual world. Our vision: push the limits of technology to reimagine the way creators express themselves. Big mission. Fast-moving team. Come build it with us. At our core is LTX- an open-source generative video model built to deliver expressive, high-fidelity video at unmatched speed. It powers our own products and a growing ecosystem of creative partners worldwide. We're one of the few companies globally building our own multimodal foundation models, competing directly with the world's largest AI labs. Startup speed. Experienced leadership. A product people already love. Backed by a proven business model and unicorn-scale resources. We were founded by four computer-science PhDs who never stopped thinking like researchers. That mindset still defines us: deep technical ambition, a bias toward building, and a belief that the best creative tools haven't been invented yet. The team has done it before. Lightricks' suite of apps, including the famous Facetune, has over 500 million downloads worldwide and has won numerous prestigious awards, including Apple's App of the Year, the Apple Design Award and both Apple and Google Play's Best of the Year. What makes us "us" - At Lightricks, innovation starts with people, not buzzwords. We move fast, speak plainly, and take real ownership. Impact here comes from passion, curiosity, and initiative, and from raising the bar for yourself and the people around you. We believe the best work happens together. The culture here is genuinely collaborative, people share knowledge, back each other up, and win as a team. When things click, everyone feels it. You'll have what you need to do your best work: unrestricted access to compute, tools, and resources. We're AI-native in practice- first access to the latest models, real infrastructure, and a team that learns together in real time. We move at the pace of AI, not just in what we ship, but in how we think and work. Priorities shift, the market moves, and we move with it. If you thrive on change, adapt quickly, and want to be part of a team that keeps up, you'll feel right at home. We build, break, iterate, repeat. What matters here is how you think, what you're curious about, and where you want to go.
Why Work With Us
Native frontier AI, built in-house, competing with the largest players. A product already in market, already winning customers, with a B2B story just getting started. AI-first and people-first in how we operate. Unrestricted access to tools and compute. People who push you and celebrate when you win. The right moment to be at the front.
