Director of Product & Engineering Finance

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
• Familiar with advanced Financial tools and systems (e.g. Pigment, NetSuite, Coupa, Plex, Oracle, SAP)
• (Desirable) CPA (or international equivalent), CFA, or MBA preferred
• (Desirable) Expert-level GSuite skills, particularly Google Sheets, Google Docs and Google Slides
• (Desirable) Pigment, Netsuite and/or Coupa experience is a plus

What the job involves

• The Finance team is a fast-paced, high-impact team that engages closely with leadership and functional departments to optimize the deployment of capital, manage Aurora’s near and long range financial plans, and to set company and product-level goals
• We partner with a diverse set of stakeholders to build our business and execute on our strategy
• We’re looking for a highly-driven finance leader who thrives diving into the details and has experience partnering with software, hardware, manufacturing, and/or supply chain organizations, improving operational transparency, business decisions, and outcomes
• Exceptional candidates will have deep industry and functional expertise with the ability to lead day-to-day operational execution while also driving stakeholders towards higher-level strategic outcomes
• Lead the team responsible for budgeting, forecasting, business planning, management reporting, and business analytics for the Software, Hardware, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing functions
• Quickly become a trusted Finance Business Partner to senior leadership teams for each of these departments, helping to enhance financial discipline and accountability
• Expertly manage complex financial data sets demonstrating strong executive presence, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence leadership decision making
• Partner with peers to design and drive strategic initiatives, such as multi-year autonomy hardware development and vehicle manufacturing operations, by working cross-functionally with stakeholders, providing rigorous analysis, and sound financial recommendations
• Work closely with functional and people business partners to develop proactive workforce planning and resource allocation strategies
• Develop financial models and conduct deep, data-driven analyses to frame and inform strategic objectives and track performance to expectations
• Improve the engineering teams’ ability to forecast capital requirements across multiple generations of product, identifying risk & opportunities to achieving targets
• Recommend strategies to optimize the deployment of capital and resources to efficiently meet or exceed targets