Director of Finance

Empatica
Empatica is a full-stack digital healthcare company and a pioneer in digital biomarker development and continuous patient monitoring driven by AI. Our platform consists of medical‑grade smartwatches, software, physiological and behavioural digital biomarkers. Together they enable the continuous remote monitoring of human health across a range of conditions, through clinical‑quality digital measurements.

Empatica wants you to improve lives around the world, as part of cross‑functional teams who share knowledge and are eager to keep learning and pushing to create top‑notch products with a meaningful impact.

If you are looking to join a fast‑paced growth environment and do meaningful work that can make a true impact in the world, then keep reading.

The Role

Director of Finance
You'll be the keeper of Empatica's financial structure, ensuring sound accounting, transparent reporting, and scalable financial systems. You'll lead the design and execution of best‑in‑class processes across our global footprint, shaping the backbone of a fast‑growing, international health‑tech company.

You will oversee all accounting and finance operations, ensuring compliance with multiple frameworks (such as US, Italian and international GAAP), while enabling the business to scale efficiently and confidently. You will manage an international and highly skilled Finance team, fostering collaboration, growth, and excellence within a dynamic and diverse environment. As a pivotal figure within the organization, you'll act as a key point of reference for multiple managers and teams across departments, ensuring financial alignment and strategic support throughout the group.

You will be responsible for identifying areas of improvement and taking the initiative to establish and implement those changes. We need someone exceptionally skilled to manage our complex structure, which spans across two continents following the recent acquisition of PKG Health.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (Master's or CPA is a plus)
• 5+ years of experience in Corporate Finance, Accounting, or Big‑4 auditing
• Deep understanding of bookkeeping and accounting principles and practices across multiple frameworks (such as US GAAP, Italian and international GAAP)
• Proven experience managing audits, tax filings, and international tax structures
• Solid grasp of equity compensation (company valuation, stock options)
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills
• Superb organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proven people‑management skills
• Tech‑savvy – experienced in modern financial tools and ERP systems
• Excellent written and spoken English; other languages are a plus
• Work cross‑functionally with internal teams, including marketing, sales, product, engineering, HR, and more
• Demated ability to establish and maintain productive relationships with external professionals, such as auditors and insurance providers/brokers
• Collaborative, proactive, and passionate about scaling a global, mission‑driven company

Important Details

• Empatica operates in an international environment with presence in Europe, the US, and Korea. All work is conducted in English.
• We operate a hybrid model where employees can choose to work from home or come to the office, but this position is not fully remote and in‑person presence at the office is necessary.

Life at Empatica

You will join a fast‑growing, international, and diverse team of 120+ talented people who care passionately about what we do and the difference we are making in the world. You'll get the opportunity to work directly with colleagues across all levels of the organization, no matter their seniority, and learn from the people who built the business and our products.

It won’t be an easy ride, but it will be one of the most rewarding experiences in your career, one that will allow you to learn a lot, have true ownership of your work, and test your whole skill set on multiple projects which are helping thousands of people worldwide.

Inclusion & Diversity

At Empatica we embrace diversity and inclusion. We have colleagues from 30 different countries, while over 50% of our team is women (double the tech average!). We believe this makes Empatica a more exciting and stimulating place to work, and brings different points of view to the table while fostering a spirit of communication, collaboration, and care, where everyone's opinion and thoughts matter.

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