Strategic Finance Lead, Axion Ray

$160-190k

+ Offers Equity

Excel

Google Sheets

Mid and Senior level

New York

3-4 days a week in office

AI observability & quality management

Job no longer available

AI observability & quality management

201-500 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingMachine LearningSaaSAutomation

Job no longer available

$160-190k

+ Offers Equity

Excel

Google Sheets

Mid and Senior level

New York

3-4 days a week in office

201-500 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingMachine LearningSaaSAutomation

Company mission

To empower manufacturers to resolve the highest priority issues to create the best possible products for their customers.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

4+ years of experience in finance, strategy, or operations—ideally with experience at both a high-growth startup and a structured environment (e.g. banking, consulting, PE)
Sharp analytical thinker with a bias for action and comfort with ambiguity
Systems thinker and process builder—able to go from 0 to 1 and 1 to 10
Strong executive communication skills; able to partner with and challenge leaders across the business
Highly ethical, trustworthy, and motivated by purpose—not just profit
Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets; experience with BI or reporting tools a plus
Strong analytical and financial modeling skills with attention to detail

What the job involves

Axion Ray is looking for a Strategic Finance Lead to join our Finance & Operations team and help build the financial infrastructure that supports company-wide planning, reporting, and growth
This is an exciting opportunity to be deeply embedded across all business functions, enabling data-driven decisions through forecasting, margin analysis, capacity modeling, and reporting
You will work closely with the Head of Finance & Operations and partner cross-functionally with Sales, Operations, and Product teams
Build and maintain forecasting models across revenue, costs, and headcount
Conduct margin and unit economics analyses to uncover performance drivers and optimization opportunities
Design and maintain capacity planning tools to inform hiring and resource allocation
Develop and manage dashboards and reporting infrastructure to track KPIs and guide strategic decisions
Support annual budgeting processes and strategic planning cycles with scenario modeling and financial insights
Lead ad hoc financial analyses for new initiatives, pricing, investments, and cost structure improvements

Our take

Engineering management is typically a slow and painstaking process, and quality control plays a major part in making it so. Axion Ray leverages data to help solve this problem, and to help engineering leaders make better decisions.

The company's focus on R&D acceleration and optimization has proven widely popular in the space, as it enables users to move from a reactive to proactive approach to quality. It counts some of the largest automotive and aerospace companies in the world among its partners, including Boeing and the US Air Force.

Axion's AI is also geared toward risk management and metadata mining, which is a key draw for enterprise-scale clients. Operating in an extremely competitive and high stakes industry, the company has great potential. It has already secured substantial investment which supports further innovation and development.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (2 rounds)

Mar 2024

$17.5m

SERIES A

Feb 2023

$7.5m

SEED

Total funding: $25m

Company benefits

Employee stock option program
Comprehensive healthcare coverage (100% of employee premiums covered and 70% for dependents)
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
12 weeks of paid parental leave (birthing parents)
Daily lunch credit when you’re in the office (around $20/day)
Relocation support
401(k) plan with optional supplemental life, disability, and more
Commuter benefits

Company HQ

Civic Center, New York, NY

Leadership

Daniel First

(Founder & CEO)

Previously worked in Advanced Analytics at QuantumBlack, and was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey.

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