Job Description
The role involves leading financial planning, analysis, and strategic decision-making for Aurora's hardware, software, and manufacturing divisions, partnering closely with senior leadership to optimize capital deployment and drive business outcomes in the self-driving technology industry.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, business planning, and management reporting for software, hardware, supply chain, and manufacturing functions.
- Partner with senior leadership and functional departments to enhance financial discipline, accountability, and strategic decision-making.
- Manage complex financial data sets to support executive decision-making and strategic initiatives.
- Design and drive cross-functional strategic initiatives, including hardware development and vehicle manufacturing operations.
- Develop workforce planning and resource allocation strategies in collaboration with functional and people business partners.
- Create financial models and conduct data-driven analyses to inform strategic objectives and track performance.
- Forecast capital requirements across multiple product generations, identifying risks and opportunities.
- Recommend strategies for optimizing capital deployment and resource utilization to meet or exceed targets.
Requirements
- 15 years of progressive work experience currently serving as the finance lead for a large, complex hardware or technology business with multi-year capital commitments
- Significant experience in deep tech, physical AI, manufacturing, hardware, automotive, aerospace, heavy industrial or other similar industries
- Deep understanding of Hardware and Software development cycles, including experience supporting engineering in the transition from R&D to commercial scale
- Track record of building world-class finance teams and driving business and financial outcomes, as measured on margin improvement, working capital efficiency, forecast accuracy, and execution of cost-reduction initiatives
- Experience driving adoption of AI to enhance FP&A workstreams understanding of the rapidly evolving landscape of tools and a passion for proactively incorporating AI to increase the pace and quality of execution
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and proven ability to effectively communicate complex concepts to an executive audience in a succinct, clear manner
- Degree in Finance or related quantitative field such as Business, Economics, Math, or Statistics; engineering degrees also considered
- Familiarity with advanced Financial tools and systems e.g., Pigment, NetSuite, Coupa, Plex, Oracle, SAP
- CPA or international equivalent, CFA, or MBA preferred
- Expert-level GSuite skills, particularly Google Sheets, Google Docs, and Google Slides
Benefits & Perks
Annual bonus
Equity compensation
Benefits (unspecified)
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