The Role
First finance leader to build FP&A and financial operations at a robotics startup. Own forecasting, budgeting, unit economics, cash runway, monthly close, board/investor materials, vendor/capex planning, and hire/manage the finance team. Partner with hardware, supply chain, and outside accountants while standing up reporting, treasury, tax, AP/AR, payroll, and spend controls.
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About Ultra
What You’ll Do
Who You Are
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Ultra builds industrial AI robots that are working in the real world today. Our robots automate mission-critical warehouse labor end-to-end, starting with e-commerce order packaging. We deploy fast, learn from real production data, and iterate aggressively. We already have a quickly growing number of revenue-generating robots operating in U.S. warehouses, and are now scaling towards thousands of deployments over the next few years. Our mission is simple: build the world's most useful and deployable robot.
WARNING: Robotics is not for the faint of heart. There are no silver bullets here. It is tiresome, unglamorous, and at times brutal work. The only way out is through, and the only way through is treacherous and unknown. But on the other side awaits insatiable demand and unimaginable opportunity. Join us if you dare.
About the RoleWe're looking for our first finance leader to build the function from scratch. Ultra has robots deployed in warehouses across the country, and our operational surface area is growing quickly. You'll own financial modeling and reporting that provides a clear view of business health. This is a build-it-yourself role — you'll stand up planning, reporting, and financial operations now, and hire a team underneath you as we scale.
Location: This is a on-site role based in New York City, with frequent travel.
- Own the operating model - rolling 3-statement forecast, long-range plan, and the annual budget
- Build the revenue and capacity forecast off deployment economics: robots in the field, utilization, autonomy rates, and teleoperation
- Own unit economics per robot and per deployment, and make sure pricing decisions are grounded in them
- Run the 13-week cash forecast and manage runway against hiring and hardware spend
- Own monthly close (with our outside accountants), management reporting, and the monthly financial review with department leads
- Prepare board and investor materials, and lead diligence for our next fundraise
- Partner with hardware and supply chain on BOM cost, vendor terms, inventory, and capex planning
- Own financial operations — AP/AR, payroll, spend control, treasury, insurance, and tax
- Hire and manage the finance team as we grow
- 8+ years across FP&A, strategic finance, banking, PE, or consulting, with real operating time inside a company
- You've built models, processes, and reporting from nothing
- Advanced modeling and scenario work; you're fast and accurate in a spreadsheet
- You understand hardware businesses: COGS, margin structure, inventory, manufacturing, and how they behave differently from software
- You can connect a financial result back to the operational driver that caused it, and explain it in a sentence
- You thrive in a high-trust, high-autonomy environment. You don't need to be told what the top priority is
- Early-stage or venture-backed startup experience, ideally through a Series A+ scale-up
- Robotics, autonomous systems, or advanced manufacturing background
- Experience with RaaS, usage-based, or other non-seat-based revenue models
- SQL, BI tools, or comfort pulling your own data instead of asking for it
- Experience standing up or migrating an ERP
- You've built AI/agent-assisted workflows into a finance function
Expected Compensation
$190,000 - $275,000/annual salary + equity + benefits
This compensation range may be inclusive of several career levels at Ultra and will be narrowed during the interview process based on the candidate’s experience and qualifications. Adjustments outside of this range may be considered for candidates whose qualifications significantly differ from those outlined in the job description.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
Skills Required
- 8+ years across FP&A, strategic finance, banking, PE, or consulting with operating time inside a company
- Built models, processes, and reporting from nothing
- Advanced financial modeling and scenario analysis; fast and accurate in spreadsheets
- Understanding of hardware businesses: COGS, margin structure, inventory, and manufacturing dynamics
- Ability to connect financial results to operational drivers and explain concisely
- Experience owning operating model: rolling 3-statement forecast, long-range plan, and annual budget
- Experience running cash forecasts, managing runway, and planning hiring vs. hardware spend
- Experience with monthly close, management reporting, and coordinating with outside accountants
- Experience preparing board and investor materials and leading diligence for fundraising
- Experience owning financial operations: AP/AR, payroll, spend control, treasury, insurance, and tax
- Experience hiring and managing a finance team
- Early-stage or venture-backed startup experience (Series A+)
- Robotics, autonomous systems, or advanced manufacturing background
- Experience with RaaS, usage-based, or other non-seat-based revenue models
- SQL, BI tools, or comfort pulling your own data
- Experience standing up or migrating an ERP
- Experience building AI/agent-assisted workflows into a finance function
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The Company
What We Do
Ultra builds intelligent warehouse robots that are being deployed in warehouses today. Our purpose-built robots are practically designed for end-to-end task automation, starting with ecommerce order packaging.
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