Vice President of Finance, Kodiak Robotics
$250-300k
+ Equity and biannual bonuses
4-5 days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)
Self-driving technology for long-haul trucks
Open for applications
Self-driving technology for long-haul trucks
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$250-300k
+ Equity and biannual bonuses
4-5 days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)
201-500 employees
Company mission
Kodiak Robotics' mission is to carry freight forward—so people, partners, and the planet thrive.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree is a plus, with 13+ years of relevant FP&A experience, 5+ years of managerial experience and 3+ years of public company experience. Taking a company public a plus
- Proven experience in finance leadership roles within the technology sector, driving financial performance and growth while achieving budget and cash forecasts. Hardware manufacturing, inventory management and SaaS experience pluses
- Strong business and financial acumen, advanced proficiency in financial modeling and superb financial performance storytelling skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights
- Possess a growth mindset and are comfortable with ambiguity and working in a fast-paced startup environment that will require you to create structure out of ambiguity, manage often competing priorities, and pivot quickly when circumstances change
- Extraordinary interpersonal and communication skills, cultivator of collaboratively working relationships with teams across an organization
- Forward-thinking, analytical and problem-solving mindset, drawn to building off of ambiguous and unsolved problems and “making it happen”
- A highly entrepreneurial “roll up your sleeves” mentality
- Attention to detail and strong strategic instincts. You are meticulous in ensuring your and others’ output is precise and error-free
- This role is 75%+ in-person in our Mountain View, CA, office
What the job involves
- Reporting to the Chief Finance Officer (CFO), the Vice President (VP) of Finance will be a key leader in driving financial strategy and performance
- As a strategic partner to the CFO, the VP of Finance will guide financial planning, lead strategic initiatives to support business growth, and play a critical role in, if not lead, investor relations
- Own the operating plan, including quarterly/annual budgeting, long range planning as well as cash flow forecasting, and monthly reporting, including variance analysis
- Develop and execute financial strategies that support business objectives, including managing cash flow, liquidity, and capital allocation
- Drive financial discipline, fact-based decision-making, and financial visibility across the company
- Develop insightful financial reporting and provide strategic guidance to senior management
- Drive dialogue between key stakeholders to establish and evolve organizational KPIs
- Lead the finance transformation for systems/processes, use of AI in financial analysis and reporting
- Contribute heavily to, if not lead, investor relations activities by helping develop guidance for the Street, anticipate questions on quarterly results/guidance from the analysts/investors and provide necessary information to address the same
- Manage relationships with external partners, including lenders
- Drive mergers and acquisitions and other strategic initiatives
- Leverage the strengths of the current finance team, clarify roles and responsibilities while further coaching and mentoring team members, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration and growth
- Provide leadership in strengthening internal communications with staff at all levels throughout the organization; create and promote a positive and supportive work environment and a culture that embraces continuous learning and professional growth
Our take
Global supply chains rely on frictionless long-haul trucking freight networks, but the repetitive and stationary nature of the job has resulted in a lack of willing drivers. Whilst this has been partially resolved through the introduction of self-driving trucks, such systems are notoriously difficult to maintain which ultimately leads to significant downtime.
Kodiak Robotics develops self-driving technology for long-haul trucks, providing wing mirrors built with sensors called Kodiak SensorPods. These sensors provide the technology necessary for the trucks to be driven safely and autonomously and have been designed to be replaced or serviced rapidly to minimize downtime.
Whilst the company’s most significant challenge will present itself as other self-driving truck providers, Kodiak Robotics has taken a unique approach by recognizing the high-maintenance nature of existing self-driving systems, innovating upon this through its easily replaceable SensorPods. Through this approach and several successful rounds of funding, the company aims to fill empty truck driving positions with safer AI drivers, whilst ensuring its technology is quick and simple to maintain.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Sep 2023
$75m
CONVERTIBLE
Nov 2021
$125m
SERIES B
Total funding: $240m
Company benefits
- Remote-friendly work environment
- 401k
- Generous PTO policy
- Life insurance
- Assortment of medical (PPO/HMO/HDHP), dental, vision, and FSA plans
- Family-friendly company events
- Dog-friendly office
- Employee-driven fitness classes
- Beautiful, renovated facilities in Mountain View, CA and Lancaster, TX
- Free EV charging
- Trivia and board game nights
Company values
- Safety, first and always - Build procedures to support responsible decision-making. Reinforce safe choices as a community. Safety first always; no breaks, no exceptions
- Intellectual honesty, principled debate - Seek the truth, especially when it’s inconvenient. Speak with passion, but respect diverse points of view to move towards execution
- Disciplined innovation - Focus, efficiency and elegance. Learn from experience. Solve meaningful problems. Behave responsibly
- Better together. For a better future - Seek out best-in-class collaborators. Embrace our ecosystem of diversity—from fellow Kodiak-ers, and customers to the people we share the roads with
- Exceed expectations. Earn respect. Repeat - Deliver seamless experiences wherever possible. Build trust through action. Consistent and constant accountability
Company HQ
Mountain View, CA
Articles
Leadership
Don Burnette
(CEO)Experience as Co-founder of Otto. Software Technical Lead at Uber from 2016 to 2018.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Kodiak Robotics
- At Kodiak, we strive to build a diverse community working towards our common company goals in a safe and collaborative environment where harassment of any kind is strictly prohibited. Kodiak is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
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