Principal Corporate Finance (all genders)

As Holidu's Principal Corporate Finance, you will act as the strategic partner to the CFO, taking a leading role in the company's most critical financial and capital decisions. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role at the center of capital strategy, corporate tax, M&A, investor relations, and strategic project coordination.

You will work directly with the CFO and founders to shape Holidu's financial architecture and capital allocation, ensuring the company is optimally structured to support growth, operational efficiency, and future financing initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Capital structure and treasury: Optimize capital structure, cash planning and debt financing (including working capital facilities) to drive long-term financial sustainability
• M&A: Lead financial and tax due diligence and support post-acquisition financial integrations
• Corporate tax strategy: Oversee corporate tax planning together with external advisors; oversee transfer pricing policies and intercompany structures (including VAT treatment)
• Investor and board reporting: Support investor/board materials preparation and fundraising
• Drive strategic initiatives: Partner with management on high-impact strategic projects including M&A (post-merger financial integration, tax structuring), strategic partnerships, business model innovation, and international expansion (legal entity setup, local compliance, and contracting)

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in corporate finance, investment banking, or VC/PE, and ideally within high-growth companies
• Strong commercial acumen applied to financial decision-making
• Exceptional financial modeling, valuation, and scenario analysis skills, with the ability to influence management and cross-functional stakeholders through clear, data-driven insights
• Experience coordinating cross-functional projects including significant external advisor involvement
• Business proficiency in English (written and spoken)
• Experience supporting or leading fundraising and/or M&A transactions is valued
• Experience in procurement is valued
• Experience in a tech scale-up or SaaS business model is valued

Our adventure includes:

• Impact: Shape the future of travel with products used by millions of guests and thousands of hosts. At Holidu ideas become products, data drives decisions, and iteration fuels fast learning. Your work matters - and you’ll see the impact.
• Learning: Grow professionally in a culture that thrives on curiosity and feedback. You’ll learn from outstanding colleagues, collaborate across disciplines, and benefit from mentorship, and personal learning budgets - with a strong focus on AI.
• Great People: Join a team of smart, motivated and international colleagues who challenge and support each other. We celebrate wins and keep our culture fun, ambitious and human. Our customers are guests and hosts - people we can all relate to - making work meaningful and energizing.
• Technology: Work in a modern tech environment. You’ll experience the pace of a scale-up combined with the stability of a proven business model, enabling you to build, test, and improve continuously.
• Flexibility: Work a hybrid setup with 50% in-office time for collaboration, and spend up to 8 weeks a year from other inspiring locations. You’ll stay connected through regular events and meet-ups across our almost 30 offices.
• Perks on Top: Of course, we also offer travel benefits, gym discounts, and other perks to keep you energized - but what truly sets us apart is the chance to grow in a dynamic industry, alongside amazing people, while having fun along the way.