Financial Planning & Analysis Vice President

At Ouster, we build lidar sensing technology. These sensors and accompanying software drive generational innovation cycles in industrial automation, autonomous vehicles, security, safety, crowd analytics systems, and smart cities. We have a market-leading product line of lidar sensors and are expanding our offering to include the perception software that makes 3D lidar data actionable to our customers. We believe our 3D lidar technology will serve as the foundation of tomorrow’s infrastructure, improving the capabilities of nearly every device or team that depends on cameras today. We are publicly traded on the Nasdaq (Ticker: OUST), with an annual revenue run rate of >$100M, and are growing rapidly.
 

Position Overview:

Ouster, Inc. is looking for a full-time Financial Planning & Analysis Vice President to join the Finance team in our San Francisco office, reporting to the CFO. We need a strategic leader responsible for driving financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic analysis. This role will play a critical role in communicating with the executive team and other key stakeholders throughout the organization, leveraging insights on business data to drive decision making and performance. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the FP&A team, overseeing financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and long-term planning while fostering a culture of continuous improvement
• Partner with and provide data-driven strategic and operational finance advice to executive leaders and business partners
• Be an analytical thinker with the ability to identify strategic risks and opportunities, synthesize complex ideas into clear frameworks, and use analysis to drive strategic priorities
• Conduct variance analysis and scenario planning to understand financial outcomes
• Monitor industry trends with the curiosity to understand and communicate any potential implications on our business
• Establish and maintain KPI tracking and strengthen operational infrastructure across all departments
• Own key components of monthly/quarterly Leadership Team and Board of Directors meeting presentations, as well as public company requirements such as earnings reports, process documentation, investor communications, etc
• Prepare and analyze management presentations, including BoD decks, annual budget, and Quarterly Business Reviews

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 10+ years of relevant industry experience (e.g. financial planning & analysis, strategic finance, corporate finance,corporate accounting, investment banking) with at least 5 years in a leadership role
• Expert modeling proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets required
• Proficiency in financial systems: Planful (fka Host Analytics, preferred), Netsuite, and Salesforce
• Public company FP&A experience
• Experience in manufacturing company
• Strong executive leadership skills with experience partnering at the board, investor, and executive management levels
• Proven mastery of large data handling and tool-driven data analysis
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple deliverables.
• Mindset of continuous process improvements with focus on questioning the status quo.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills and proven experience in cultivating collaborative working relationships with teams across an organization
• A Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or other relevant field
• High level of initiative and work ethic
• Comfortable working in cross functional teams
• Solid accounting understanding required

We acknowledge the confidence gap at Ouster. You do not need to meet all of these requirements to be the ideal candidate for this role.

At Ouster we offer a range of competitive benefits, as we believe in taking care of our employees in all aspects of their lives. Our newly renovated office, located in the Mission District of San Francisco, is a dog-friendly workplace with a kitchen stocked with snacks, fresh fruit and drinks, and a complimentary dinner catered nightly. Additional perks include 15 vacation days/10 paid holidays annually; paid parental leave; pre-tax commuter or health care/dependent care accounts; 401K match up to 4%; medical, vision and dental plans with premiums covered at 100% for the employee and 75% for dependents (Cigna or Kaiser); life insurance; and short term disability and long term disability. Ouster offers the best benefit options available because we consider the well-being of our employees a top priority.