Director of Product & Engineering Finance

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Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer get crucial goods where they need to go and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. Were searching for a Director Product & Engineering Finance.

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 Auroras 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.

Were 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.

In this role you will

• 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

Required Qualifications

• 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 Qualifications

• CPA (or international equivalent) CFA or MBA preferred
• Expert-level GSuite skills particularly Google Sheets Google Docs and Google Slides
• Pigment Netsuite and/or Coupa experience is a plus

The base salary range for this position is $189000 - $274500 per year. Auroras pay ranges are determined by role level and location. Within the range the successful candidates starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills experience qualifications relevant education or training and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus equity compensation and benefits.

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