Director, Strategic Finance

Have you ever had that green-light feeling? When you hit every green light and the day just feels like magic. CLEAR's mission is to create frictionless experiences where every day has that feeling. With more than 30+ million passionate members and hundreds of partners around the world, CLEAR’s identity platform is transforming the way people live, work, and travel. Whether it’s at the airport, stadium, or right on your phone, CLEAR connects you to the things that make you, you - unlocking easier, more secure, and more seamless experiences - making them all feel like magic.

As the Director, Strategic Finance, you will partner closely with executives and business leaders to drive financial strategy, shape decision-making, and ensure CLEAR is positioned for sustainable growth. You will lead key financial processes including forecasting, budgeting, pricing, and strategic initiatives, while serving as a trusted advisor to leadership. This role reports directly to the VP of Finance and will have significant visibility with senior management.

What you'll do:

• Act as a critical partner to business leaders, corporate functions, and executive leadership, ensuring financial insights drive business strategy and performance.
• Lead the development of scalable financial and operational models for CLEAR+, including annual planning, quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning.
• Proactively identify, communicate, and influence the resolution of key risks and opportunities across the organization.
• Partner with leadership on major strategic initiatives by developing business cases, evaluating financial impact, and guiding investment decisions.
• Drive cost optimization efforts and operational efficiency improvements through financial frameworks and scenario analysis.
• Oversee the preparation of Investor Relations, Board, and Executive-level materials, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and strategic alignment.
• Mentor and develop team members, fostering a high-performing finance organization.

• Delivering accurate, insightful financial forecasts and reports that inform strategic decisions.
• Enhancing the organization’s ability to make data-driven decisions through clear, compelling financial storytelling.
• Increasing business impact by influencing outcomes of strategic initiatives and cost savings programs.
• Improving finance processes, systems, and tools to enable scale and efficiency.
• Recognition by senior leadership for providing high-quality financial and strategic insights.

• 8+ years of experience in finance at public or large private companies, investment banks, or private equity firms, with at least 3 years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A or similar roles
• Proven track record of influencing senior executives and driving financial and strategic outcomes.
• Advanced financial modeling skills and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills; ability to craft materials that resonate with C-level and Board audiences.
• Familiarity with business intelligence and analytics tools (e.g., Looker) preferred.
  Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize, execute, and lead in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring and training team members.
• A collaborative, proactive, and strategic mindset with a passion for problem solving and driving impact.

How You'll be Rewarded:

At CLEAR, we help YOU move forward - because when you’re at your best, we’re at our best. You’ll work with talented team members motivated by our mission of making experiences safer and easier. Our offices are bright and energetic with an open concept and plenty of conference rooms and casual co-working spaces. We also offer catered lunches every day and have fully stocked kitchens. Outside of the office, we invest in your well-being and learning & development with stipends and reimbursement programs. 

We offer holistic total rewards, including comprehensive healthcare plans, family-building benefits (fertility and adoption/surrogacy support), flexible time off, annual wellness stipend, free OneMedical memberships for you and your dependents, a CLEAR Plus membership, and a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match. The base salary range for this role is $200,000-$240,000, depending on levels of skills and experience.

The base salary range represents the low and high end of CLEAR’s salary range for this position. Salaries will vary depending on various factors which include, but are not limited to location, education, skills, experience and performance. The range listed is just one component of CLEAR’s total compensation package for employees and other rewards may include annual bonuses, commission, Restricted Stock Units

CLEAR provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or protected needs. Please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include, but are not limited to, time off, extra breaks, making a change to the application process or work procedures, policy exceptions, providing documents in an alternative format, live captioning or using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.