Chief Financial Officer

Role Overview

Safe Space Global Corporation is seeking a hands-on, capital-markets-experienced Chief Financial Officer to serve a dual mandate:

This is a builder role, not a maintenance role. The CFO will help architect the financial backbone of the company as it moves from pre-revenue to material revenue scale.

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• Own all financial reporting, controls, and audit readiness for a fully audited OTC / Pink Sheet public company
• Lead preparation for exchange uplisting (NYSE or NYSE-American), including:
• PCAOB-compliant audits
• Internal controls (SOX-lite → SOX readiness)
• Financial governance frameworks
• Exchange-level financial disclosures and standards
• Serve as primary financial liaison with:
• External auditors
• Securities counsel
• Investment banks
• Transfer agents
• OTC Markets and exchange representatives
• Support investor relations and capital strategy in coordination with the CEO and President
• Ensure strict compliance with SEC, FINRA, and OTC disclosure expectations

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• Build and manage company-wide operating budgets across all business units
• Implement financial planning & analysis (FP&A) discipline, including:
• Monthly forecasting
• Burn-rate management
• Unit economics modeling
• Cost-of-goods and margin analysis
• Oversee treasury functions, cash controls, and capital allocation
• Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and cost structures
• Support pricing strategy, contract economics, and deal structuring
• Build scalable financial systems to support rapid growth

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Experience in one or more of the following verticals is highly desirable:

• Education (K-12) — public funding cycles, compliance, long sales cycles
• Healthcare & Senior Living — regulated environments, multi-facility deployments
• Transportation (Bus Systems & Fleets) — municipal contracts, asset-heavy models
• Correctional Facilities — government procurement, security-focused technology

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• Build and lead the internal finance, accounting, and administrative teams
• Establish financial policies, procedures, and reporting cadence
• Partner closely with operations, sales, and technology leadership
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the executive leadership team and board

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• 15+ years of progressive finance leadership experience
• Prior experience as CFO or senior finance executive for a publicly traded company
• Direct experience with:
• Fully audited Pink Sheet / OTC companies
• Exchange uplist preparation and execution
• Strong operational CFO background in a technology or SaaS-adjacent business
• Deep understanding of public company governance, reporting, and controls
• Ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a fast-moving environment
• Willingness to live in Nashville, TN and work primarily from the company office

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• Base Salary
• $175,000 — $225,000 annually
• Equity / Long-Term Incentives
• 1.5% — 3.5% equity (mix of restricted stock + performance-based vesting)
• Vesting tied to:
• Uplist milestone achievement
• Revenue scale benchmarks
• Market cap growth thresholds
• Performance Incentives
• Annual performance bonus potential (cash or equity):
• 20% — 40% of base salary
• Bonuses tied to:
• Audit completion
• Exchange readiness
• Financial discipline and budget performance

Benefits & Structure

• Executive-level benefits package
• Long-term leadership role with opportunity to scale into a top-tier public company CFO position as SSGC grows

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This CFO will not be stepping into a finished system — they will help build it.

You will sit at the intersection of:

• Public markets credibility

• Operational execution

• Capital strategy

• Enterprise-grade financial governance

If you are energized by building something meaningful, scaling responsibly, and helping take a mission-driven AI company to the next level of the public markets — this role was designed for you.