Director of FP&A, Waabi
$235-285k
Plus equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus
AI-powered self-driving technology
Open for applications
AI-powered self-driving technology
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$235-285k
Plus equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus
201-500 employees
Company mission
To bring commercially viable self-driving technology to society.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Business Management, or equivalent; MBA, CFA, and/or CPA certification preferred
- 10-12+ years of progressive experience in senior finance leadership positions, collaborating closely with executives
- 5-7+ years of finance leadership experience including a stint at a high-growth, venture backed start-up and preferably within the technology industry in the US or Canada. Experience with SaaS like business models
- Proven record of building a finance function from scratch or leading a company through its initial commercialization phase
- Comprehensive understanding of financial management, analysis, tools and reporting methodologies. Including experience with selecting and/or implementing FP&A software tools. Partnering with engineering teams to ensure data integrity
- Strong expertise in financial regulations, accounting principles, and taxation
- Demonstrated strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail
- Experience and excitement in supporting a dynamic, high-growth environment
What the job involves
- The Director, FP&A will oversee and build out the FP&A team
- They will partner closely with the Corporate controller and leaders across the company to help shape strategies and define priorities across the organization
- Responsibilities will include all facets of strategic planning, forecasting, reporting, and capital allocation
- As a proactive and analytically driven leader, they will focus on driving efficiency and reducing waste in the system without compromising growth
- And they will bring thought leadership and best practices to help Waabi scale its operations effectively
- Budgeting and Forecasting: Comprehensive budget preparation and oversight, involving the development of annual operating budgets, forecasts, and financial plans. Regularly collaborate with leadership, working together to monitor and adjust budgets as needed to protect cash flow
- Define, model and report on SaaS business metrics including but not limited to ARR/MRR, Churn, CAC, LTV, etc
- Evaluate hardware costs, investments (NRE, Tooling etc.), and drive BOM cost optimization
- Identify areas for efficiency improvements, aligning with key stakeholders to roadmap improvement plans
- Financial Reporting: Produce accurate and timely financial reports, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements. Monitor and report on financial performance against budget and make necessary adjustments. Present financial results to the executive team
- Establish processes and methodologies to track and report on KPI’s
- Operational infrastructure: Build financial systems that can support growth and scale to support our ambitions
- Take ownership of selecting and implementing FP&A tools that can leverage and support other systems like ERP, AP, T&E etc
- Evolve and enforce our T&E policy
- Establish a process and structure with teams to report on both financial and non-financial KPI’s
- Long term financing planning: Work closely with the leadership on long term (3-5yr) planning
- Financial Analysis: Conduct in-depth financial analysis to support decision-making. Evaluate investment opportunities, pricing strategies, and cost-saving initiatives
- Team Leadership: Lead by example in recruiting, developing, motivating, and retaining a highly effective finance team. Inspire change and collaboration among a diverse and distributed team. Encourage sharing of best practices and insights across all members of the team
Our take
Autonomous vehicle technology is rapidly developing and many sectors are recognizing its value. However, whilst the self-driving industry has made significant advancements there is much more that can be done. There are challenges in this space surrounding scale and developing commercially viable self-driving technology.
Waabi hopes to tackle these challenges and be the leader in self-driving technology with their "AI first approach". The company said that combined with a closed-loop simulator, this approach will allow both common driving scenarios and safety-critical edge cases to be tested at scale - solving one of the key issues in the industry.
Waabi has a growing partnership with Volvo too, with is a major boost for its future. The two companies have co-developed a new Volvo VNL Autonomous truck that pairs VOlvo's purpose-built autonomy platform with Waabi's end-to-end AI driving system, sensors, and compute. Volvo has also backed Waabi financially through its venture arm, giving Waabi both manufacturing support and long-term investment. Toget, erhjtis puts Waabi in a position to scale and move towards fully driverless trucking quicker.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
81% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jan 2026
$750m
SERIES C
Jun 2024
$200m
SERIES B
Total funding: $1.0bn
Leadership
Raquel Urtasun
(Founder & CEO)Previously worked at Uber as Chief Scientist, Head of Uber ATG R&D. Is also a professor at the University of Toronto.
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