Manager of Corporate Strategy, Waabi
$132-255.5k
+ Equity + Bonus
AI-powered self-driving technology
Job no longer available
AI-powered self-driving technology
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$132-255.5k
+ Equity + Bonus
201-500 employees
Company mission
To bring commercially viable self-driving technology to society.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years working in management consulting, corporate development, investment banking, private equity, venture capital or related fields with at least 3 years in technology/startup experience
- Strong expertise in strategic and financial analysis, project management, negotiations, and communication
- Strategic thinking, and high attention to detail
- Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to work with a great deal of independence, thriving in an unstructured work environment, leading cross-functional teams
- Ability to work collaboratively and drive results with senior leadership
- Ability to dive into difficult, complex and ambiguous problems and come up with solutions
- Excellent written, verbal, and technical communication
- Ability to manage multiple tasks with competing timelines and deliverables
- Curious, fast learner and data-driven
- MBA preferred
What the job involves
- Reporting directly to the Executive Leadership, you will help drive the execution of our strategic objectives for the company, optimize business operations, provide valuable insights, analytics and research that contributes to the growth and success of Waabi
- This is an internal and external-facing role with a clear purpose to focus on developing and executing initiatives that drive long-term growth and competitive advantage for Waabi
- You will work on projects of strategic importance such as our growth strategy, GTM initiatives, operational excellence, and planning the key initiatives, including investor relations, investments, and other strategic projects
- You will collaborate closely with stakeholders from the leadership team, as well as senior leaders from finance, commercial, product to shape company strategy and drive execution
- This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic thinker with strong analytical skills to contribute to the overall success of our organization
- Conduct thorough research and analysis of industry trends, market dynamics, and competitive landscapes to identify strategic opportunities and potential risks
- Perform financial analysis, including forecasting, scenario modelling, and unit economics assessments, to evaluate the financial impact of strategic initiatives
- Investor Relations: Build relationships with new and existing investors, lead capital raising activity, develop materials and financial projections to communicate our business performance and plan to external stakeholders
- Strategic Projects: Work cross functionally with the executive team to help shape Waabi’s corporate strategy, lead special projects, new business evaluation, develop customer relationships, and create business impact
- Board/Executives: Prepare comprehensive reports and presentations to communicate strategic recommendations to senior leadership and other stakeholders
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and refine strategic priorities and objectives and communicate the strategy
- Generate business and market insights, design strategies and develop business cases to unlock opportunities
- Support and execution of company wide business cycle planning processes
- Optimize key business operations, ensuring effective execution and follow-through on actions. Execute the end-to-end OKR planning and reporting process
- Serve as a thought partner to senior leaders, helping devise corporate and functional strategies and translating company objectives into initiatives and tactical plays
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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