Director Asset-Backed Financing (Robotics)

Location: Stuttgart, Germany; hybrid with an option to work from home and an on-site visit required

Company

hirify.global builds AI-powered robotics intelligence that enables robots to sense, reason, and act in warehouses and factories.

What you will do

• Design hirify.global's asset-backed financing program, including the asset class, eligibility criteria, structure, jurisdiction, and tax and accounting treatment.
• Set up the SPV infrastructure, governance, banking, service providers, legal architecture, security package, and servicing arrangements.
• Lead debt fundraising from lender selection and data-room preparation through term-sheet negotiation and transaction closing.
• Build cash flow models, waterfalls, capital structure analyses, and downside scenarios for financing facilities.
• Run the financing vehicle, including borrowing-base calculations, lender reporting, compliance certificates, servicer reports, data quality, amendments, waivers, upsizes, and refinancings.
• Partner with the CEO, Finance, and Commercial leadership on Robotics-as-a-Service, equipment leasing, customer financing, pricing, contract design, and unit economics.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of practical experience in structured finance, securitization, asset-based lending, or private credit.
• Experience on both the originating side and borrower side is preferred, including investment banking, structured finance, debt funds, corporate treasury, or finance teams that have closed ABF facilities.
• Demonstrated experience taking at least one asset-backed structure from concept to close.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
• Strong commercial judgment, communication skills, ownership, and willingness to build operational infrastructure from the ground up.

Nice to have

• Experience financing hardware, equipment, or recurring-revenue contracts.
• German language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working hours and an option to work from home.
• Zero-to-one mandate with direct exposure to Founders, the Board, and international Tier 1 investors.
• Open corporate culture and a motivated team.
• Wellpass gym membership.
• Competitive compensation and development opportunities.

Hiring process

• Application followed by a take-home structuring assignment involving facility sizing, structure design, and risk analysis.
• Cultural fit interview and interview with the Director Finance.
• On-site visit to meet the team and a Founder and collaborate on a role-related challenge.