Strategic Finance Associate

What you'd do

• Build and maintain Lab37's operating model, quarterly forecasts, and long-range financial plan in partnership with the Head of Finance & Strategy.
• Coordinate budget and forecast inputs across Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Commercial, and G&A; identify key drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly performance analyses, including budget-to-actual variance analysis, cash-flow outlooks, KPI reporting, and business review materials.
• Translate product roadmaps, hiring plans, manufacturing capacity, deployment schedules, and commercial assumptions into financial forecasts.
• Improve the tools, processes, and reporting infrastructure used to plan the business and communicate performance.
• Develop and refine unit economics for current and future robot systems, including R&D investment, cost-to-build, deployment economics, utilization, payback periods, and returns on invested capital.
• Analyze customer profitability and automation ROI to evaluate how Lab37's products improve restaurant economics and operational performance.
• Support strategic analyses related to pricing, product economics, market expansion, cost structure, capital allocation, and investment decisions.
• Build clear, decision-oriented models and presentations for executive leadership, investors, and cross-functional partners.
• Within the first several months, develop a strong understanding of Lab37's business model, operating drivers, robot economics, and planning processes.

What they want

• 4-7+ years of experience in strategic finance, corporate finance, investment banking, management consulting, private equity, or another highly analytical role.
• Strong financial modeling skills, including experience building or maintaining integrated financial statements, operating models, forecasts, and long-range plans.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, with the ability to create accurate, flexible, and easy-to-understand models.
• Strong analytical judgment and the ability to connect financial results to operational and commercial drivers.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distill complex analysis into concise recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• High ownership, strong attention to detail, and comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment with incomplete information.
• Track record of working cross-functionally and building productive relationships with both technical and business teams.
• Experience with robotics, hardware, manufacturing, supply chain, restaurant operations, or technology businesses is strongly preferred, but not required.

What you get

• Demand for online food delivery is growing really fast! In the last 5 years, just in the US, the overall market has expanded 10X from $10B to $100B, and could expand to $500bn- $1T by 2030.
• Changing the restaurant industry: You’ll be part of a team that helps restaurants succeed in online food delivery.
• Collaborative environment: You will receive support and guidance from experienced colleagues and managers, helping you to learn, grow and achieve your goals, and you’ll work closely with other teams to ensure our customer’s success.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options).
• Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term).
• Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity.
• Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
• Pet insurance discount.
• 401(k).
• Health Savings Account (HSA)