Vice President, Controller

About the Job:

LaunchDarkly is hiring a Vice President, Controller to serve as the single accountable leader for company-wide accounting integrity, revenue recognition, close discipline, and internal controls as the business scales from ~$200M ARR toward $400M+ and increased external scrutiny.

This role exists to elevate Accounting from a historically back-office function into a collaborative, business-facing partner—one that delivers rigor and accuracy without becoming a gatekeeper or slowing execution. A key reason for this leadership change is to strengthen cross-functional partnership and collaboration with GTM, Legal, People, and G&A leaders.

Reporting to the CFO, the VP, Controller will independently run a complex accounting organization at a $200M–$400M ARR scale, while building the foundation for future public-company readiness in a pragmatic, staged way (IPO timeline is measured in years, not quarters). This leader will partner closely with FP&A, Legal, GTM, IT, and Data & Analytics to ensure financial reporting is accurate, timely, scalable, and trusted.

The VP, Controller will:

• Operate the accounting function with minimal executive oversight, while maintaining CFO-level rigor and judgment
• Deliver accurate, timely, confidence-inspiring financials every period through strong close discipline
• Establish Accounting as a trusted business partner to functional leaders—not a back-office service desk or gatekeeper
• Own and continuously improve revenue recognition and contract accounting discipline, reducing downstream complexity through upstream clarity
• Build a scalable accounting operating model suitable for a $200M–$400M+ ARR SaaS company, including thoughtful progress toward SOX/public-company readiness without premature over-engineering

Responsibilities:

Company-Wide Accounting Ownership

• Own all core accounting functions including general ledger, month-end and quarter-end close, treasury, tax coordination, equity accounting, and external audit management
• Ensure financial statements are accurate, complete, and produced on a predictable, accelerated close timeline
• Serve as the company’s technical accounting authority and escalation point