FP&A Lead

Here at Humanoid, we believe in a future where robots amplify human potential. That's why we've set out on a mission to build the world's most capable, commercially-scalable, and safe humanoid robots. We're bringing that mission to life with HMND‑01 - our rapidly developed humanoid platform being deployed in real industrial environments - and we're growing the team to take it even further.

About The Role

As FP&A Lead, you'll report to the CFO and be responsible for developing, maintaining, and improving our financial planning processes, tools, and outputs. You will drive the company-wide planning rhythm, support decision-making with high-quality forecasts and analysis, and act as a thought partner to functional leads.

This role requires a strong analytical mind, a pragmatic approach to tooling and automation, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable business insight. You'll also play a key role in helping the company scale its financial maturity—ensuring we operate with clarity, discipline, and flexibility as we grow.

What You'll Do

• Planning & Forecasting
• Lead the company's annual budget and quarterly reforecasting processes
• Develop and maintain multi-scenario financial models that support strategic and operational decision-making
• Partner with business functions to build accurate, data-driven plans across headcount, OPEX, CAPEX, and project spend
• Provide visibility on burn, run rate, variance to plan, and budget utilisation across the company
• Performance Management & Reporting
• Deliver regular financial reporting and commentary for the leadership team and board
• Monitor financial KPIs across functions and flag emerging risks or opportunities
• Work closely with the Head of Finance to track and report company performance against long-range plans
• Develop dashboards and tools to improve transparency and accountability across teams
• Business Partnership
• Act as a trusted finance partner to engineering, operations, and go-to-market leads
• Support project planning, resource allocation, and vendor negotiations with relevant financial inputs
• Drive proactive conversations around spend optimisation, trade-offs, and investment returns
• Support commercial teams with pricing, margin, and cost modelling
• Tooling, Process & Systems
• Design and implement scalable planning workflows, templates, and financial systems
• Help evaluate and deploy FP&A tools
• Drive automation and integration across finance and operational data sources
• Establish documentation and governance around planning inputs, assumptions, and outputs

We're Looking For

• 6+ years of experience in FP&A, finance business partnering, or strategic finance roles
• Strong modelling and analytical skills, with the ability to build clean, scalable, and insightful models
• Experience in hardware, manufacturing, robotics, or capital-intensive businesses is a plus
• Excellent communication skills – you can distil complexity and frame trade-offs clearly for senior stakeholders
• Self-starter with a builder's mindset – comfortable designing processes from scratch in a fast-paced environment
• Deep understanding of cost structures, capital planning, and cash flow modelling

Bonus Points

• Prior experience supporting engineering, manufacturing, or supply chain organisations
• Familiarity with finance systems and data tooling (e.g. NetSuite, Looker, Tableau, Power BI)
• Experience preparing board-level reporting or working in investor-backed companies
• Exposure to unit economics, pricing models, and product lifecycle financials

What We Offer

• Competitive salary plus participation in our Stock Option Plan
• Paid vacation with adjustments based on your location to comply with local labor laws
• Travel opportunities to our Vancouver and Boston offices
• Office perks: free breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and regular team events
• Freedom to influence the product and own key initiatives
• Collaboration with top‑tier engineers, researchers, and product experts in AI and robotics
• Startup culture prioritising speed, transparency, and minimal bureaucracy