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Salary: USD 115,000 - 140,000 / annual
Waabi, founded by AI researcher Raquel Urtasun, is a leader in Physical AI, developing autonomous transportation technology for commercial trucks and robotaxis. The company is backed by major players in AI, automotive, and logistics, with offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh.
You will join the Strategic Finance & Corporate Development team as an early member, serving as a force multiplier for the finance organization. This is a high-visibility role offering a front-row seat to the growth of a frontier tech company while helping architect long-term financial foundations.
Key responsibilities include:
• Build and maintain sophisticated financial models underpinning strategic and commercial initiatives, ensuring decisions are grounded in rigorous data.
• Support the evolution of the long-range financial plan (LRP), integrating technical R&D milestones with commercial growth objectives.
• Develop analytical frameworks for new growth initiatives and partnerships, ensuring capital allocation toward highest-impact opportunities.
• Partner on deal modeling, structuring, and due diligence for strategic partnerships throughout the deal lifecycle.
• Explore CapEx financing solutions and support treasury strategies to optimize cash management.
• Collaborate on board-ready materials and investor communications that distill technical and commercial progress into clear narratives.
• Support investor relations strategy, calendar management, investor universe mapping, and quarterly reporting.
• Build core FP&A frameworks for a scaling organization, including leadership reporting, budget vs. actuals analysis, and cross-functional financial discipline.
• Monitor the Physical AI and autonomy landscape, translating competitor moves and macro trends into actionable insights.
• Partner on high-impact initiatives at the intersection of finance, strategy, and operations.
Qualifications:
• 3–5 years of professional experience in Investment Banking, Private Equity, Growth Equity, or Strategic Finance at a high-growth technology company.
• Advanced financial modeling skills with focus on accuracy and scalability; pride in work quality and ability to translate complex data into reliable decision-making tools.
• Self-starter who thrives in ambiguity; highly organized with ability to manage multiple workstreams and drive projects to completion with minimal oversight.
• Strong executive communication skills; ability to distill vast amounts of data into clear, concise, and polished insights.
• Collaborative "roll-up-your-sleeves" mentality with focus on speed and quality of team decisions; comfortable in fast-paced environments.
• Genuine interest in Physical AI and autonomy; eager to understand the technology to better model its impact and adoption at scale.
• Natural inclination to build frameworks from scratch and desire to make financial processes more efficient as the organization grows.
