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Associate, Strategic Finance & Corporate Development
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28 October 2026 (Yesterday)
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25 January 2027
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Waabi founded by AI visionary Raquel Urtasun is the leader in Physical AI. With a world-class team were unlocking the next era of autonomous transportation with technology thats powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis. Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI automotive logistics and deep tech.
With offices in Toronto San Francisco Dallas and Pittsburgh Waabi is growing quickly and looking for diverse innovative and collaborative candidates who want to impact the world in a positive way. To learn more visit:
We are looking for an Associate to join as an early member of our Strategic Finance & Corporate Development this role you will act as a force multiplier for the finance organization bringing analytical rigor and strategic clarity to our most critical workstreams. This is a high-visibility opportunity for an impactful contributor to have a front-row seat to the growth of a frontier tech leader and help architect our long-term financial foundations.
You will...
- Provide End-to-End Modeling Support: Build and maintain the sophisticated financial models that underpin our strategic and commercial initiativesensuring every decision is grounded in rigorous data.
- Manage the Long-Range Financial Plan: Support the evolution of our LRP integrating technical R&D milestones with commercial growth objectives to maintain a clear roadmap for the companys future.
- Build Strategic Business Cases: Develop the analytical frameworks for new growth initiatives and partnerships ensuring we allocate capital toward the highest-impact opportunities.
- Support Corporate Development: Partner on deal modeling structuring and due diligence for strategic partnerships serving as a key contributor throughout the deal lifecycle.
- Evaluate Capital Strategy: Help explore CapEx financing solutions and support treasury strategies to optimize our cash management.
- Craft the Strategic Investor Narrative: Collaborate on the development of board-ready materials and high-fidelity communications that distill our technical and commercial progress into a clear narrative that reinforces our market-leading position.
- Drive Investor Engagement: Support the investor relations strategy and calendar managing investor universe mapping and quarterly reporting.
- Establish Foundational FP&A: Build the core frameworks for a scaling organization including leadership reporting budget vs. actuals analysis and cross-functional financial discipline.
- Synthesize Market Intelligence: Monitor the Physical AI and autonomy landscape translating competitor moves and macro trends into actionable insights for the leadership team.
- Support Special Projects: Partner on high-impact initiatives that fall at the intersection of finance strategy and operations.
Qualifications:
- Professional Experience: 3-5 years of experience in Investment Banking Private Equity Growth Equity or a Strategic Finance role at a high-growth technology company.
- Analytical Rigor: Advanced financial modeling skills with a focus on accuracy and scalability. You take pride in the quality of your work and can translate complex data into reliable decision-making tools.
- Agency & Execution: A self-starter who thrives in ambiguity. You are highly organized capable of managing multiple workstreams and proactive in moving projects to completion with minimal oversight.
- Executive Communication: The ability to distill vast amounts of data into clear concise and polished insights for executive audiences.
- Collaborative: A roll-up-your-sleeves mentality with a focus on the speed and quality of team decisions. You are comfortable in a fast-paced environment and happy to pitch in wherever you can make the biggest impact.
- Aptitude for Frontier Tech: A genuine interest in Physical AI and autonomy. You are eager to understand the how of the technology to better model its impact and adoption at scale.
- Systems Mindset: A natural inclination to build frameworks from scratch and a desire to make financial processes more efficient as the organization grows.
The US yearly salary range for this role is: $115000 - $140000 USD in addition to competitive perks & benefits. Waabi US Inc.s yearly salary ranges are determined based on several factors in accordance with the Companys compensation practices. Note: The Company provides additional compensation for employees in this role including equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus.
Perks/Benefits:
- Competitive compensation and equity awards.
- Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only).
- Unlimited Vacation.
- Flexible hours and Work from Home support.
- Daily drinks snacks and catered meals (when in office).
- Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on-site off-site & virtually.
- As we grow this list continues to evolve!
Waabi is a technology start-up building technologies to transform the way the world moves. Join our talented team to be a part of the future and to make an impact!
Waabi is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a supportive inclusive and accessible workplace for all our employees. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities across race color ethnicity national origin or ancestry age citizenship religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression military or veteran status marital status pregnancy or parental status caregiver status disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We make workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
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The US yearly salary range for this role is: $115,000 - $140,000 USD in addition to competitive perks & benefits. Waabi US Inc.’s yearly salary ranges are determined based on several factors in accordance with the Company’s compensation practices. Note: The Company provides additional ... View more
