Growth-Focused Strategic Finance & Corporate Development Associate

Waabi; United States; Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity awards

Health benefits

Unlimited vacation

Work from home

Meals provided

Team events

Job summary

Waabi is seeking an Associate to join its Strategic Finance & Corporate Development team in the United States. You will build advanced financial models, shape the long-range plan, and craft business cases for high-impact opportunities, while partnering on deal modeling and capital strategy.

This role offers visibility into growth initiatives and equity incentives, with potential bonus tied to performance. The position emphasizes executive communication, a systems mindset, and collaboration

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in Investment Banking, Private Equity, Growth Equity, or a Strategic Finance role at a high-growth technology company.

Responsibilities

• Provide End-to-End Modeling Support: Build and maintain the sophisticated financial models that underpin our strategic and commercial initiatives—ensuring every decision is grounded in rigorous data.
• Manage the Long-Range Financial Plan: Support the evolution of our LRP, integrating technical R&D milestones with commercial growth objectives to maintain a clear roadmap for the company’s future.
• Build Strategic Business Cases: Develop the analytical frameworks for new growth initiatives and partnerships, ensuring we allocate capital toward the highest-impact opportunities.
• Support Corporate Development: Partner on deal modeling, structuring, and due diligence for strategic partnerships, serving as a key contributor throughout the deal lifecycle.
• Evaluate Capital Strategy: Help explore CapEx financing solutions and support treasury strategies to optimize our cash management.
• Craft the Strategic Investor Narrative: Collaborate on the development of board-ready materials and high-fidelity communications that distill our technical and commercial progress into a clear narrative that reinforces our market-leading position.
• Drive Investor Engagement: Support the investor relations strategy and calendar, managing investor universe mapping and quarterly reporting.
• Establish Foundational FP&A: Build the core frameworks for a scaling organization, including leadership reporting, budget vs. actuals analysis, and cross-functional financial discipline.
• Synthesize Market Intelligence: Monitor the Physical AI and autonomy landscape, translating competitor moves and macro trends into actionable insights for the leadership team.
• Support Special Projects: Partner on high-impact initiatives that fall at the intersection of finance, strategy, and operations.

Skills

Financial modeling

Strategic finance

Executive communication

Analytical rigor

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Waabi is seeking an Associate to join its Strategic Finance & Corporate Development team in the United States. You will build advanced financial models, shape the long-range plan, and craft business cases for high-impact opportunities, while partnering on deal modeling and capital strategy.

This role offers visibility into growth initiatives and equity incentives, with potential bonus tied to performance. The position emphasizes executive communication, a systems mindset, and collaboration