[Hiring] Manager, Strategic Finance @Serve Robotics

Role Description

The Manager, Strategic Finance is the finance leader responsible for shaping where Diligent Robotics invests and how it grows. Working directly with the Diligent CEO and COO as principal business partners, the role leads the analysis behind the company’s biggest decisions:

• Strategic prioritization
• Target and market sizing
• Sum-of-the-parts valuation
• Capital budgeting (NPV, IRR, payback)
• Investment cases for new markets, partnerships, and M&A

Success requires a deep command of the operational drivers of the Diligent Robotics business and an equally deep understanding of the Serve Robotics business. The role also owns the planning and forecasting foundation that makes that analysis credible, including the budget, long-range plan, and the Pigment planning environment. The role may begin as an individual contributor with line of sight to building and leading a team within the first 12 months.

We have a strong preference for someone based in Austin, TX :)

Qualifications

• 6-8+ years of progressive experience in strategic finance, corporate finance, investment banking, corporate development, or FP&A with significant strategic scope, preferably in a tech, robotics, or high-growth environment
• Demonstrated ownership of strategic finance work, including capital budgeting (NPV/IRR), target or market sizing, sum-of-the-parts or valuation analysis, and M&A or partnership modeling
• Experience building and defending multi-year financial models and investment cases in front of executives, boards, or investors
• Proven ability to partner directly with C-level executives (CEO/COO) and to influence senior leadership through analysis and executive presence
• Demonstrated curiosity and track record of learning an operating business from the ground up
• Proven ownership of a company-wide budget, forecast, and long-range planning cycle
• Expert-level proficiency in Google Sheets and Excel, including complex modeling and automation techniques
• Hands-on experience with Pigment or a comparable enterprise planning platform (Pigment strongly preferred)
• Solid understanding of accounting principles and financial statements; experience with ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite)
• Strong business acumen and excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and evolving priorities in a fast-scaling organization

Requirements

• Investment banking, management consulting, venture capital/private equity, or corporate development experience
• Experience in robotics, hardware, healthcare technology, or other capital-intensive operating businesses
• Prior people-management experience, or demonstrated readiness to build and lead a small team
• MBA, CFA, or CPA

Benefits

• Travel required 2-4 times per year, approximately 4-5 business days per trip
• This role is expected to begin as an individual contributor; team scope, structure, and leveling will be revisited as the function grows
• This role may take on additional responsibilities as the company continues to scale