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ManagerFull-timeRailsMachine LearningGoAI
Salary Range
$115,600 - $156,400 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for a hands-on, mid-level Finance Program Manager to join the Google DeepMind Robotics team in Mountain View, California. This role involves working closely with researchers and engineers to translate technical R&D milestones into financial roadmaps and annual plans. You will be responsible for the end-to-end financial health of the team, including budget tooling, rolling forecasts, and complex scenario modeling.
Key Responsibilities
- →Own the Annual Plan: Lead the creation of the bottom-up Annual Plan for the Robotics team, working directly with technical leads to resource projects accurately.
- →Manage monthly and quarterly rolling forecasts, adjusting rapidly as timelines shift and prototypes evolve.
- →Build financial models to support decision-making, such as "Build vs. Buy" decisions and R&D allocation.
- →Track spend granularly at the project and team level, providing clear visibility on remaining budget.
- →Specifically track hardware costs, prototype builds, and inventory, distinguishing between Opex and Capex.
- →Create monthly reports that tell the "story behind the numbers" for the Robotics leadership team.
- →Act as the main point of contact with the central finance team to ensure compliance with control frameworks.
- →Maintain rigorous documentation and approval trails to satisfy internal and external audit requirements.
- →Collaborate with finance and other counterparts to identify, evolve, and deploy appropriate tooling.
Requirements
- ✓Significant experience as a finance manager in fast-paced tech, manufacturing, or hardware industries, having successfully managed multi-million $ budgets.
- ✓Demonstrable, expert-level program and project management skills, with the ability to manage several complex projects concurrently.
- ✓A deep and demonstrable interest in AI, technology, and its societal and cultural impact.
- ✓Excellent financial acumen with proven experience managing and reporting on complex budgets.
- ✓Exceptional communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead and motivate multi-disciplinary teams.
- ✓A proactive and solution-focused approach to problem-solving.
- ✓Foster an AI-first culture by championing the strategic use of AI to enhance team and program productivity.
