Strategic Finance Manager

The role

You will build the financial foundation for the company's next stage of growth. You will work with the founder and CFO to turn financial and operational data into insights for business decisions.

What you will do

• Build and own financial models to drive forecasting, strategic planning, and business decisions
• Develop pricing models to evaluate commercial agreements
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning
• Analyze key business drivers including headcount, R&D, hardware, compute, supply chain, and operating expenses
• Partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to evaluate investments, resource allocation, hiring plans, and technical tradeoffs
• Develop scenario analyses, financial reporting, and key metrics
• Support Board reporting, fundraising, investor relations, and financial due diligence
• Leverage technology, automation, and AI to streamline financial processes and scale Finance operations

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in strategic finance, investment banking, public or private equity investing, or another highly analytical finance role
• Strong financial modeling skills with a track record of building and owning complex operating models end-to-end
• A structured, systems-oriented approach to forecasting, planning, and financial analysis
• Excellent business judgment with the ability to connect financial analysis to operational and strategic decisions
• Strong analytical skills, including comfort working with large imperfect datasets
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, independently taking complex problems from analysis through recommendation and execution
• Strong communication and cross-functional partnership skills
• High ownership and intellectual curiosity

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field
• MBA is a plus
• Experience in deep tech, hardware technology, or early-stage startup environments, ideally supporting Engineering, R&D, AI/ML, or robotics teams
• Understanding of hardware economics, manufacturing, supply chain, compute infrastructure, or capital-intensive business models
• Familiarity with Board reporting, fundraising, investor relations, and financial due diligence
• Experience building and optimizing financial planning systems through automation, technology, or AI-enabled workflows

About the company

Maven Robotics designs, builds, and deploys intelligent robotics for logistics and manufacturing. The company is building the first general-purpose robotics system for industrial work.