We're Cruise, a self-driving service designed for the cities we love.

We’re building the world’s most advanced, self-driving vehicles to safely connect people to the places, things, and experiences they care about. We believe self-driving vehicles will help save lives, reshape cities, give back time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for many.

Cruisers have the opportunity to grow and develop while learning from leaders at the forefront of their fields. With a culture of internal mobility, there's an opportunity to thrive in a variety of disciplines. This is a place for dreamers and doers to succeed.

If you are looking to play a part in making a positive impact in the world by advancing the revolutionary work of self-driving cars, join us.

Strategic Finance is a lean, highly impactful team that advises and supports senior leadership and partners with cross-functional teams to guide decision-making. Our objective is to provide financial leadership for the company and to ensure that Cruise is financially well-positioned to implement upon its strategic objectives. As an Associate, you will be a critical team member driving and supporting all aspects of our planning, forecasting and reporting processes. This role will work cross-functionally across FP&A, Accounting and business partners to develop and manage forecasts and financial analytics with a focus on enhancing financial visibility and insights into the business. The ideal candidate has excellent financial modeling, analytical and communication skills, demonstrated experience managing and supporting complex projects, and a strong ability to execute. This is a high-visibility opportunity for a strong, motivated performer to make an outsized impact. This position will report to the Senior Manager of Strategic Finance.

What you’ll be doing:

• Own and streamline Cruise’s consolidated financial model to guide investment and strategic planning across the business.
• Support the team in the development, refinement and maintenance of cash flow models and the long-term plan to project company financial performance, valuation and capital needs.
• Drive our financial planning, forecasting and reporting processes, including monthly projections, annual budgeting and long range planning exercises.
• Build robust, dynamic and elegant financial models, perform financial analyses and conduct data-based research to evaluate alternatives, assess outcomes and support sound, data-driven decision-making.
• Prepare high-quality presentations, memos, reporting packages and analyses for senior management, the Board of Directors and investors.
• Cultivate strong working relationships and collaborate with team members and cross-functional partners across the company.
• Conduct ad hoc financial analysis for senior leadership and the business.
• Potential to assume additional responsibilities as the company, the team and the team’s scope grow and evolve over time.

What you must have:

• 3+ years of experience in strategic finance / FP&A, investment banking, private equity and/or equity research.
• Advanced expertise in building and auditing Excel financial models that are robust, dynamic, intuitive and scalable. Familiarity with Google Workspace applications and planning software/tools is a plus.
• Strong analytical competence, with a deep understanding of financial documents, financial analysis, capital structure, valuation and accounting principles.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and listening skills. Ability to extract, synthesize and articulate key insights and messages from complex, detailed information to partners and senior leadership.
• Exceptional project management and execution skills, with a validated capability to proactively drive tasks to completion and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• An extraordinary attention to detail while maintaining a big picture perspective.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a collegial nature and a demonstrated ability to collaborate, influence and foster strong working relationships with others.
• A high-impact self-starter with an ownership mindset, great attitude and strong work ethic. Comfortable operating self-sufficiently in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Why Cruise?

• Our benefits are here to support the whole you:
  • Competitive salary and benefits 
  • 401(k) Cruise matching program 
  • Medical / dental / vision, AD+D and Life
  • One Medical membership
  • Subsidized mental health benefits
  • Flexible vacation and company paid holidays
  • Healthy meals and snacks provided for non-remote employees
  • Paid parental, jury duty, bereavement, family care and medical leave
  • Fertility Benefits
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, subsidized by Cruise
  • Flexible Spending Account 
  • Monthly wellness stipend
  • Pre-tax Commuter Benefit Plan for non-remote employees
  • CruiseFlex - a working policy for US-Based Cruisers that lets you and your manager find what working style is best for you, whether it’s primarily in-person, primarily at home or a combination of home and in-office time.

• We’re Integrated
  • Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale.

• We’re Funded
  • GM, Honda, Microsoft, T. Rowe Price & Walmart have invested billions in Cruise. Their backing for our technology demonstrates their confidence in our progress, team, and vision and makes us one of the leading autonomous vehicle organizations in the industry. Our deep resources greatly accelerate our operating speed.

• We’re Independent
  • We have our own governance, board of directors, equity, and investors. Our independence allows us to not just work on the edge of technology, but also define it.

• We’re Vested
  • You won’t just own your work here, you’ll have the potential to own equity in Cruise, too. We are competing in a market that is projected to grow exponentially, which gives our company valuation room to grow.
  • Recurring Liquidity Opportunity (RLO) - a unique equity program where employees, both current and former, have the option to sell any amount of their vested equity on a recurring basis, currently quarterly.

Cruise LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do the best work of their lives. 

We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities. Cruise will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable laws.

Cruise is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know or email HR@getcruise.com.

We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. To help us track the effectiveness and inclusivity of our recruiting efforts, please consider answering the following demographic questions. Answering these questions is entirely voluntary. Your answers to these questions will not be shared with the hiring decision makers and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. Instead, Cruise will use this information not only to comply with any government reporting obligations but also to track our progress toward meeting our diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging objectives.

Vaccine Mandate. 

At Cruise, we’re tasked with leading in the communities we serve — and doing our part to help keep our communities and our teams safe. Our #StaySafe culture transcends and informs all we do, and because of this, as of October 31, 2021 Cruise will be mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all US-based Cruisers who need or want to access any of our US Cruise facilities and engage in any business travel — including attending any in-person Company-sponsored event. 

If you are unable to get a vaccine due to a medical condition, disability, or a strongly-held religious belief, Cruise will consider requests for an accommodation.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Cruise does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, Cruise does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.