Head of Finance | Frontier AI & Robotics

San Mateo, California | On-site, five days per week

$300,000–$375,000 base | Significant equity

A category-defining AI and robotics company is hiring its first senior finance leader to build and own the function from the ground up.

The company has raised more than $1.8 billion from investors including Sequoia, NVIDIA, SoftBank and Bezos Expeditions. It is building a general-purpose AI brain for robotics that can operate across multiple hardware platforms, with customers including Amazon and NVIDIA.

Having grown from 12 to nearly 200 employees in under two years, the business now needs a finance leader capable of bringing structure, visibility and strategic discipline to a highly capital-intensive organisation.

This is not a maintenance role. You will have broad autonomy to design the finance function, advise the founders and shape how billions of dollars in capital are deployed across compute, infrastructure, hardware, research and company growth.

The opportunity

You will:

• Build the company’s financial operating model from the ground up
• Own budgets, cost centres, headcount planning, burn, runway and long-range forecasting
• Develop financial visibility across compute, GPU infrastructure, hardware, robotics and R&D spend
• Advise the founders on capital allocation, investment priorities and strategic trade-offs
• Lead board reporting, investor materials and fundraising support
• Oversee accounting, controls, procurement and financial reporting
• Select and implement scalable finance systems and reporting infrastructure
• Assess the current finance resources and build the team required for the next stage of growth
• Act as the senior financial partner to founders and functional leaders across the company

The profile

You will likely bring:

• 10–15+ years of experience across strategic finance, FP&A or corporate finance
• Experience building or helping build a finance function at a high-growth, venture-backed company
• Previous experience as a first or second finance hire, Head of Finance, or senior deputy to a CFO or VP Finance
• Exposure to a capital-intensive business involving AI, compute infrastructure, semiconductors, robotics, defence technology, aerospace or advanced R&D
• Strong financial modelling skills, including scenario planning, budgets, headcount models and long-range forecasts
• Experience managing or advising on a substantial balance sheet and significant operating expenditure
• Fluency across strategic finance, accounting oversight, board reporting, controls and fundraising support
• The judgement and confidence to challenge founders and senior stakeholders when required
• The ability to explain complex financial issues clearly without creating unnecessary process or bureaucracy

A background in investment banking, private equity or consulting followed by meaningful operating experience would be valuable.

Experience at a recognised frontier AI, infrastructure, robotics or hardware company would be particularly relevant.

Why join

• Build the finance function rather than inherit one
• Work directly with the founders on high-stakes strategic decisions
• Influence the deployment of billions of dollars in capital
• Join one of the best-funded companies in physical AI
• Operate at the intersection of foundation models, robotics and advanced hardware
• Receive meaningful equity, with the company having completed regular employee tender offers

This role is based on-site in San Mateo five days per week. Visa sponsorship may be available, although candidates with established Bay Area experience are preferred.