Short Description
At SPREAD we help the worlds leading engineering organizations including Mercedes-Benz Volkswagen BMW Bosch and Rheinmetall master the complexity of software-defined vehicles and products.
Our data contextualization software transforms complex engineering data into actionable intelligence. With preconfigured applications and AI agents teams can access the product knowledge they need to bring vehicles and other complex products to market up to ten times faster at half the cost and in better quality.
Our technology has been recognized with multiple awards including the Handelsblatt & McKinsey SPARK AI Innovation Award 2024 and SPREAD is proud to be part of the EU AI Champions Initiative and ranked among theLinkedIn Top 20 Startups in DACH.
Now we are looking for a Finance & Strategy Manager to join our Founders Office.This is a high-exposure role at the intersection of finance strategy and leadership. You will partner directly with the Chief of Staff shaping the way we steer the company financially and strategically. This is a unique opportunity for ambitious talent to step up into broader ownership and grow into a true leader!
Your Mission
- Support the design and maintenance of the companys financial models (P&L cash flow SaaS metrics) partnering with the Finance Manager to build forecasting and budgeting discipline.
- Conduct variance analyses and prepare actionable insights for leadership to drive corrective measures.
- Contribute to board and investor materials by preparing KPI dashboards slides and supporting commentary.
- Drive cross-functional projects (e.g. cost optimization process improvement go-to-market initiatives) ensuring structured planning and delivery.
- Assist in shaping and tracking company OKRs creating transparency on progress and risks.
- Build analytical deep dives (market competitors unit economics) to support strategic decisions.
- Improve reporting and analytics tooling to reduce manual work and increase transparency.
- Serve as a business partner across functions translating between finance product GTM and engineering stakeholders.
- Take ownership of selected strategic initiatives with the opportunity to grow into leading full budget cycles scenario modeling and investor-facing responsibilities.
- Work closely with the Chief of Staff in a high-exposure Founders Office environment gaining mentorship and direct access to leadership.
Your Experience
- Masters degree in Finance Economics Business or a related field from a top-tier university.
- 24 years experience in strategy consulting investment banking corporate finance VC/PE or scale-up strategy/finance.
- Solid skills in financial modeling and valuation and early exposure to forecasting or cash planning.
- Strong understanding of business fundamentals and familiarity with SaaS metrics.
- High analytical capability curiosity and drive to translate numbers into actionable insights.
- Experience preparing C-level or investor materials (e.g. decks memoranda business cases).
- Strong communicator fluent in English; German proficiency or willingness to progress quickly is a plus.
- Ambition to grow into FP&A leadership: owning forecasts budgeting cadence SaaS KPI dashboards and investor relations support.
- Self-starter with a bias for action; thrives in a fast-paced ambiguous environment and enjoys cross-functional problem-solving.
Why SPREAD
- Category Creators: Our Agentic Engineering Intelligence platform connects fragmented hardware and software data into dynamicProduct Twins. AI agents operate on this foundation to automate compliance checks dependency analysis and spec generation enabling10 faster time-to-market and50% lower lifecycle costs for OEMs like Volkswagen Mercedes-Benz and Rheinmetall.Agentic EngineeringSPREADs Engineering Tech
- Industry-Relevant Impact: Traditional PLM systems hit their limits with software-defined products. At SPREAD youll guide leading manufacturers into the AI-driven era of engineering unlocking millions in savings.Engineering Intelligence
- High Growth & Ownership: Weve grown double digits every year since 2019 and theres a greenfield ahead in untapped industries and regions ready for you to shape.
- Competitive Package: Attractive compensation withbi-annual performance bonus eligibilitymobility budget (e.g. Deutschlandticket)Urban Sports Club membership30 vacation daysworkation options avolunteering day and a1000 learning budget.
- Security & Flexibility: ISO 27001 and TISAX certified fully GDPR-compliant with flexible deployments (cloud or on-prem) and ahybrid work model designed to fit your life.
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About us
SPREAD is pioneering Agentic Engineering Intelligence. Our low-code platform transforms fragmented hardware and software product data into dynamic Product Twins creating an AI-ready knowledge base that powers smarter decisions and automation across the entire product lifecycle.
At the heart of our technology lies the worlds first Universal Engineering Information Model (EIN) a semantic framework that connects domain-specific and lifecycle data into a federated Engineering Intelligence Graph continuously evolving over time. This foundation enables specialized AI agents to execute tasks like compliance checks dependency analysis and specification generation seamlessly integrated into the tools engineers already use.
The impact is tangible: companies using SPREAD achieve up to 10x faster time-to-market 50% lower lifecycle costs and significantly higher product quality.
Industry leaders such as Volkswagen Mercedes-Benz BMW Audi Rheinmetall and others rely on SPREAD to build the next generation of software-defined products.
Headquartered in Berlin SPREAD delivers enterprise-grade security (ISO 27001 & TISAX) full GDPR compliance and flexible deployment options in the cloud or on-premises.
Our Vision
The future of engineering is data-driven and agentic. We make product data the most accessible intuitive and impactful resource in engineering so that engineers can unleash their full creativity and drive innovation at scale.
Required Experience:
Founder