Strategic Finance Manager
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Financial Planning and Analysis
Own and evolve Rhoda's core financial model across planning cycles, scenario analysis, and board-facing presentations
Build scalable FP&A processes from scratch including budget cycles, variance reporting, and forecasting cadences
Partner with engineering, hardware, operations, and sales leadership to bring financial rigor to strategic decisions
Continuously improve financial processes and systems to enhance scalability, forecast precision, and data visibility
Conduct ad hoc strategic and financial analysis to support executive decision-making on high-priority initiatives
Capital Markets and Investor Relations
Support capital markets activity including fundraising preparation, data room management, cap table analysis, and institutional investor diligence requests
Maintain and update cap table models, option pool analysis, and dilution scenarios in partnership with outside counsel
Support investor relations including managing LP information requests, preparing board materials, and maintaining reporting cadences with institutional investors
Commercial Finance and Revenue Infrastructure
Build the financial infrastructure for Rhoda's first commercial deployments including contract economics, revenue recognition frameworks, unit economics reporting, and gross margin analysis
Run competitive vendor procurement processes and negotiations across major spend categories including GPU infrastructure and cloud services
Support commercial contract review and vendor agreement negotiations alongside outside counsel
What We're Looking For
2-4 years of investment banking experience at a top-tier firm
Startup or high-growth company experience, you are comfortable operating without a playbook and in ambiguity across multiple workstreams simultaneously
Exceptional financial modeling skills, you build models that are clean, flexible, and tell a story
Strong written and verbal communication, you can distill complex financial analysis into clear narratives for founders, institutional investors, and operational leaders
High ownership mentality, you identify what needs to be done and do it without waiting to be told
Advanced proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets with strong command of financial modeling best practices
Nice to Have (But Not Required)
Experience with SQL or Business Intelligence tools such as Looker or Tableau
Prior exposure to capital markets, investor relations, or corporate development work
Intellectual curiosity about AI and robotics, you want to understand what we are building and why it matters
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
Why This Role
Build the finance foundation at one of the most ambitious robotics companies in the world
High ownership from day one, you will touch capital markets, investor relations, commercial revenue finance, infrastructure procurement, and strategic FP&A within your first year
Work directly with the Head of Strategic Finance and have direct impact on company trajectory and financial story
Meaningful early stage equity reflecting the stage and trajectory of the company
About Rhoda AI
Private robotics startup building robot foundation models for autonomous industrial tasks in manufacturing, logistics, automotive, and ecommerce.
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