Amir Jafari

Amir Jafari

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Los Gatos, California, United States

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  • Couchbase
    Chief Financial Officer
    Couchbase
    Jan 2025 - Current (1 year 6 months)
  • Blend
    Chief Financial Officer / Head of Finance & Operations
    Blend
    Jan 2025 - Jun 2026 (1 year 6 months)
  • Blend
    Chief Financial Officer / Head of Finance & Administration
    Blend
    Jan 2023 - Dec 2025 (3 years)
    Blend is a leading vertical SaaS platform digitizing the future of banking by bringing simplicity and transparency to financial services.
  • Plastiq
    Chief Financial Officer
    Plastiq
    Jan 2021 - Dec 2023 (3 years)
    I had the opportunity to lead our Accounting, Finance, Legal, Corporate Development and IR functions. Helped Plastiq achieve record transaction and revenue while focusing on our ability to drive execution through operational excellence. Plastiq is a leading payments platform backed by Accomplice, Kleiner Perkins and several other leading VC's.
  • Reputation
    Chief Financial Officer
    Reputation
    Jan 2020 - Dec 2021 (2 years)
    I served as the leader for Accounting, Finance, HR, IT, Real-Estate and Corporate Development. Helped the company grow amidst a pandemic year and refocused the company's vision and mission to be centered on strategic vectors of high growth, including the completion of a key M&A transaction. We built the foundation for a successful outcome while enabling the cadence of a public company through operational excellence. Reputation is an experience management company backed by Bessemer Ventures, Kleiner Perkins and several other leading VC's.
  • ServiceNow
    VP & GM, Finance & Legal BU
    ServiceNow
    Jan 2018 - Dec 2020 (3 years)
    Innovative leader in the product organization. I saw a need for automation while leading our finance and accounting teams. What started as an idea for my own teams, evolved into a product and ultimately a BU. I was fortunate to be the creator of the products and the founder of the BU. As the GM and a product leader, I oversee a team of ~ 70 people - from product management, engineering and design.
  • ServiceNow
    VP Finance & Corporate Controller
    ServiceNow
    Jan 2016 - Dec 2018 (3 years)
    Finance executive and a member of our CFO's team, I led the Accounting, Payroll and Source to Settle function - a team that was ~ 140 employees. Developed the long-term vision for our team, focused on building an incredibly strong team and all while leading the firm to achieve measurable business results and growth. Span on influence ranged from our Audit and Comp committee to our executive team. A strong desire to transform “as-is” organizations into “to-be” market and industry leaders.
  • ServiceNow
    Sr. Director, Accounting Operations
    ServiceNow
    Jan 2015 - Dec 2016 (2 years)
  • Atmel Corporation
    Sr. Director, Finance - Asst. Controller
    Atmel Corporation
    Jan 2014 - Dec 2015 (2 years)
  • Atmel Corporation
    Director, Finance (Sales)
    Atmel Corporation
    Jan 2010 - Dec 2014 (5 years)
  • TDK InvenSense
    Director, FP&A
    TDK InvenSense
    Jan 2009 - Dec 2010 (2 years)
  • Magellan Fleet Solutions
    Director, FP&A
    Magellan Fleet Solutions
    Jan 2008 - Dec 2009 (2 years)
  • AppliedMicro
    Manager, FP&A
    AppliedMicro
    Jan 2005 - Dec 2008 (4 years)
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    Sr. Financial Analyst
    Memec
    Jan 2000 - Dec 2005 (6 years)
Education verified_user 0% verified
  • San Jose State University
    MBA, Finance
    San Jose State University
  • San Diego State University
    BA, Economics
    San Diego State University
Publications verified_user 0% verified
  • Forbes
    Finally a pain free financial close.
    Forbes
    Sep 2019
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    Reinventing the Financial Close
    ServiceNow Blog
    Sep 2019
    Let's reimagine the processes within the office of the CFO that are manual, cumbersome and fraught with risk. We are starting the the month-end close in Finance! By focusing on a consumer-grade user experience, automation and operational excellence, we are able to unlock efficiency and productivity for organizations across the world!
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