Manager, Strategic Finance

About the Role at RobCo RobCo is building the category of Autonomous Industrial Robotics and we're doing it fast. We believe that automating the ordinary frees humans to do the extraordinary, and we're building the end-to-end robotics infrastructure to make that possible - hardware, software, and AI in one stack that just works.   At RobCo, we automate the ordinary, so humans can do the extraordinary. To achieve this, we are looking for an ambitious Manager, Strategic Finance to help us establish RobCo as leading provider of automation solutions. The Strategic Finance Manager, will drive financial modeling and make structured data-informed recommendations to leadership on key strategic decisions including capital allocation, fundraising, and budgeting. Key responsibilities include maintaining and improving the operating model, partnering with business leaders to establish expense and headcount budgets, and proposing and implementing new tools and processes across Germany and the US. This is a full-time position with a strong preference for candidates who are able to come into our Austin office twice per week. Remote candidates will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Your Responsibilities - Drive RobCo’s financial model, distilling business inputs across several scenarios into key financial insights to drive decision making - Partner with department heads across the business to build and maintain detailed expense and headcount budgets - Lead financial reporting for internal stakeholders and the board, surfacing the insights that matter most at each stage of the business - Support Financial Operations team and CFO with US-specific financial processes - Provide monthly variance analysis and recommendations to leadership on cash burn - Play a key role in US non-dilutive financing analysis and execution We're looking for someone who has: - 3-5+ years of experience in Strategic Finance or FP&A within a high-growth technology company, ideally with early-career experience in investment banking or consulting - Comfort modeling hardware-driven businesses - experience with unit economics, COGS, or manufacturing financials is a differentiator here - Strong financial modeling skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable narratives for non-finance stakeholders - Financial systems software (ERP, EPM, GL) experience and interest in AI-powered tool implementation - Experience supporting executive decision-making directly and building credibility across Product, Engineering, and GTM functions - Advanced proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets; experience with SQL or BI tools such as Looker or Tableau is a plus - Willingness to work with a global team (headquartered in Munich) - We are looking for a true player-coach, someone who is just as comfortable rolling up their sleeves on the details as they are driving topics and growing the people around them. Why join RobCo? - Develop modular, software-defined robotics solutions with us that set new standards in automation. - Help us build robots equipped with state-of-the-art AI that perceive their environment, analyze data, and make intelligent decisions in real time. - As part of a very dynamic and fast-growing scale-up, you will take on responsibility from day one, drive your own projects, and see the direct impact of your work. - Flat hierarchies, open communication, and regular feedback enable fast decisions and support your professional and personal development. - Competitive compensation and benefits package - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus a 401(k) plan. - Unlimited paid time off incl. major holidays. - Company-sponsored onboarding and team offsites in Germany. About RobCo Founded in Munich in 2020, RobCo leads the transition toward fully Autonomous Industrial Robotics. Our mission is to deploy RobCo in every factory - solving the industrial labor shortage through end-to-end robotics that just works. Powered by Physical AI, our solutions combine a scalable modular hardware architecture with intelligent software that adapts to your use case, improves over time, and requires zero upfront investment through our Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) model. We solve our customers' most pressing pain points - labor shortage, cost pressure, workplace safety, and national reshoring - across the full spectrum of Autonomous Industrial Robotics. With $160M raised from investors including Lightspeed, Lingotto Innovation, and Sequoia, 200+ people globally, and 2.5M+ operating hours in the field, we are deploying robots in factories across Europe and the United States - with our US operations headquartered in Austin, TX, and our RobCo Bay Area Demo Lab in San Francisco. Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. At RobCo, applicants are selected regardless of ethnic origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation. All decisions throughout the recruitment process are based solely on applicants’ qualifications, skills, knowledge, and experience, as well as relevant business requirements.