Head of Strategy & Business Operations, Work Management

Standard Bots is building the next generation of industrial robots — hardware that's powerful, affordable, and designed to scale. We're moving fast from prototype to high-volume production, and we need the financial and operational infrastructure to match. Note: This role is hybrid, with three days per week at our NYC office and frequent visits to our Glen Cove, NY robotics factory.

We're looking for a Strategy & Operations Manager to own the financial thinking behind how Standard Bots scales — and the cross-functional projects that turn those decisions into reality. One week you're building the margin model that shapes product pricing; the next you're running the ROI case for a factory expansion, then helping manage the build.

The work spans product economics, manufacturing finance, sourcing analysis, and high-priority cross-functional projects that don't fit neatly into any single team. What ties it together is strong financial modeling, a bias toward action, and a genuine interest in how fast-growing hardware companies operate.

You'll report to the VP of Operations and work directly with the executive team — including spending significant time on projects run by our Co-Founder, who leads Finance.

Own the planning and reporting cadence, including headcount: forecasts, tracking to plan, and reconciling to actuals

- Drive alignment on success criteria for key projects and initiatives, and own the reporting against them

Set gross margin baselines and define the path to target

- Build ROI, payback, and NPV analyses to prioritize across competing projects and capital allocation decisions

Partner on factory expansion strategy and financing structure

- Own CapEx planning, tracking, and depreciation; manage inventory and working capital analysis

Partner with Procurement on full-BOM analysis as we award business — country of origin, logistics and tariffs, CapEx implications, and payment terms

Business Finance

• Support sales and marketing incentive design, large commercial contract terms, and internal business initiatives
• Translate financial analysis into clear recommendations for the executive team

Cross-Functional Projects

- Own high-priority, time-sensitive work that cuts across teams — partnering with Hardware, Software, Manufacturing, and Quality where a generalist problem-solver creates leverage

Strong financial modeling skills — you can build a cost model from scratch and pressure-test your own assumptions

• A track record of owning projects end to end: budgets, timelines, contractors, and stakeholders
• Exposure to supply chain finance or hardware unit economics

All Full-Time Employees are eligible for Employee Stock Options. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees.