Finance Operations Lead

Wing; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 209,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Wing is seeking a Finance Operations Lead to join the Finance team. The role can be hybrid in Palo Alto, CA, or remote within the United States.

You will drive long-term planning, investor data rooms, and strategic finance initiatives supporting growth and capital raises. The position requires 12+ years in strategic finance or related fields, with a track record in FP&A, forecasting, and scaling financial infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in strategic finance, finance operations, investment banking, or corporate finance.
• Leadership experience overseeing FP&A, capital allocation, unit economics, and multi-year forecasting.
• Experience scaling operations and financial infrastructure at a previous company.
• MBA or CPA preferred

Responsibilities

• Support long-term planning and annual valuation workstreams.
• Co-lead investor data rooms, forward-looking projections, and pitches for capital raises.
• Own end-to-end production of Finance content for quarterly Board decks and investor memos.
• Perform deep-dive unit economics analyses across cohorts and geographies.
• Monitor cash burn, runway scenarios, and headcount growth with FP&A and Strategic Finance.
• Evaluate and scale modern financial tooling with Finance leads.

Skills

Strategic finance

Finance operations

FP&A

Forecasting

Unit economics

Capital planning

Fundraising diligence

ERP software

MBA preferred

CPA preferred

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Economics/Accounting

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

ERP software

Job description

About Wing

Wing offers drone delivery as a safe, fast, and sustainable solution for last mile logistics. Consumer appetites for on-demand services are increasing, but current delivery methods are inefficient, costly, and contribute to road accidents and air pollution. Wing’s fleet of highly automated delivery drones can transport small packages directly from businesses to homes on-demand, in minutes. We design, build, and operate our aircraft, and offer drone delivery services on two continents. Our technology is designed to be easy to integrate into existing delivery and logistics networks, offering a scalable drone delivery solution for a broad range of businesses. Wing is a part of Google's parent company, Alphabet, and our mission is to create the preferred means of delivery for the planet. If you're ready to do the greatest work of your life, come join us.

About the Role

Wing is looking for a Finance Operations Lead to join our Finance team. This role can be hybrid in Palo Alto, CA, or fully remote within the United States.

What You’ll Do

• Support long-term planning and annual valuation workstreams. Facilitate and track action items for monthly Exec Team reviews, bi-weekly Finance Leadership syncs, cross-functional business reviews, and quarterly planning exercises.


• Co-lead the preparation of investor data rooms, forward-looking financial projections, and strategic pitches for future capital raises.


• Own the end-to-end production of Finance content for quarterly Board of Directors decks and monthly investor update memos.


• Execute deep-dive unit economic analyses into cohort retention, customer acquisition payback, and gross margins across customer segments and geographies.


• Monitor cash burn, runway scenarios, headcount growth plans, and budget-vs-actual variances in close partnership with FP&A and Strategic Finance.


• Partner with Finance leads to evaluate, select, and scale modern financial tooling.


• Support Controllership in establishing early-stage internal controls, transfer pricing policies, and compliance workflows as we prepare for annual audits with top-tier audit firms.

Minimum Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in strategic finance, finance operations, investment banking, or corporate finance.


• Demonstrated experience in a leadership role overseeing FP&A, capital allocation, unit economics, and multi-year forecasting.


• Proven track record scaling operations and financial infrastructure at a previous company (e.g., from early-stage to commercial scale).


• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related quantitative field.


• Experience operating in hardware, logistics, supply chain, or deep tech environments.


• Experience acting as a strategic partner to engineering, product, and operations leaders.


• Prior experience successfully co-leading or preparing diligence for Series B/C+ venture capital fundraising or strategic M&A.


• Hands-on experience selecting and implementing modern finance and ERP software stacks from the ground up


• MBA or CPA preferred

Salary

The US base salary range for this full-time position is the salary range below + bonus + equity + benefits. Wing’s salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Salary Range: $209,000 USD - $222,000 USD

Wing is an equal opportunity employer and it is Wing's policy to comply with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity. Employment at Wing is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Wing does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law.

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