Chief Financial Officer (Autonomous Vehicles)

TL;DR

Chief Financial Officer (Autonomous Vehicles): Leading the financial strategy and architecture for a company in the autonomous vehicle space, guiding it through commercialization and long-term growth with an accent on financial planning, accounting oversight, and investor relations. Focus on building scalable financial systems, managing large R&D budgets, and partnering cross-functionally to model unit economics for a capital-intensive environment.

Location: Preference is for our CFO to be within 50 miles from one of our Torc office locations (Ann Arbor, MI; Blacksburg, VA; Dallas Fort-Worth, TX; or Montreal, Canada). For the ideal candidate, we are open to Remote based in central or eastern time zones (US).

Salary: $409,100 – $490,900 USD

Company

hirify.global is a leader in autonomous driving since 2007, now part of the Daimler family, focused on developing software for automated trucks.

What you will do

• Shape and execute the enterprise financial strategy aligned with commercialization.
• Provide data-driven insights to inform decision-making and resource allocation.
• Lead financial planning, forecasting, and long-range modeling in an R&D-heavy, capital-intensive environment.
• Oversee accounting, audit, tax, treasury, and internal controls for US and Canadian operations.
• Support capital raise, debt management, and partnership creation, and communicate financial outlook to stakeholders.
• Partner cross-functionally to model unit economics, cost of commercialization, and pricing frameworks.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in finance leadership roles; at least 5 years at the executive level.
• Demonstrated experience supporting a company through its path to commercialization (from R&D to early revenue operations).
• Background in autonomous systems, robotics, advanced mobility, SaaS, deep-tech, or complex engineering environments.
• Experience managing large-scale R&D budgets ($250M+).
• Proven capital markets, investor relations, and fundraising expertise.
• Strong understanding of multi-state U.S. and Canadian financial and compliance requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience working with High Growth or Technology companies, and/or companies that have recently IPO'ed.
• Experience with Workday Financials.
• Licensed CPA.
• Public Accounting Experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package including a bonus component and stock options.
• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees.
• 401K plan with a 6% employer match.
• Flexibility in schedule and generous paid vacation (available immediately).
• Company-wide holiday office closures.
• AD+D and Life Insurance.