Finance Director, Push

Aave Labs is a software technology company, renowned for building innovative web3 products based on blockchain technologies, including the battle-tested Aave Protocol, the Aave-native stablecoin GHO, and Lens, a decentralized social networking protocol. With strategic acquisitions including the metaverse app, Sonar, and Family crypto wallet, Aave Labs is dedicated to realizing a people-powered internet that benefits everyone. This role is for Push Virtual Assets Ireland, a regulated crypto-asset service provider (CASP) under MiCAR. We are looking for an experienced finance leader to perform the PCF-11 (Head of Finance) role, critical in ensuring robust financial governance, prudential compliance, and scalable financial infrastructure across the EU. The position reports to the Push Ireland CEO and to the group CFO and plays a key leadership role in shaping Push’s financial strategy, regulatory compliance framework, and treasury operations in line with MiCAR and Central Bank of Ireland expectations. You will lead the Finance team’s operations for Push, including management of financial risks, FX exposure, fiat & crypto-asset liquidity management, counterparty risks and managing daily cash flows. You will also lead oversight of treasury policies, processes, and controls, establish and maintain strong relationships with regulators, collaborate with Group Treasury, ensure timely and accurate regulatory reporting to the Central Bank of Ireland, oversee capital and liquidity management, direct funding requirements and capital allocation strategies, direct financial planning, budgeting, modelling, and forecasting processes, and oversee local and product-specific accounting, tax, and financial reporting activities. Additionally, you will support Push’s transition to a pan-European CASP model by building scalable financial systems and evaluating financial implications of new regulatory requirements and strategic partnerships. Close collaboration with the board and executive team, providing accurate and timely financial and risk management reporting, is also crucial.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (CFA, ACA, or equivalent preferred), 7+ years of experience in finance, treasury, or related senior roles, prior experience in a PCF role or equivalent senior regulated function (with previous approval by the Central Bank of Ireland or another EU regulator strongly preferred), strong background in crypto, fintech, or financial services with a deep understanding of blockchain, crypto-assets, and market dynamics, strong understanding of prudential frameworks including capital and liquidity management in regulated financial services, advanced proficiency in financial modelling, forecasting, and treasury management systems, strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills with experience working across multiple time zones, ability to work autonomously, take initiative, roll the sleeves up, and drive results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment