Sr. Manager/Director FP&A at Lumilens (San Jose, CA)
Lumilens· San Jose, CA·
Role details
Employment
Full-Time
Level
Director
Job description
Role Overview
Senior FP&A lead in California with a tightly scoped operational mandate: own FP&A for the US R&D lab, lead revenue management for the Hyperscaler customer segment, and act as US country controller for the US-listed entity.
Key Responsibilities
- Own US R&D lab budgeting, forecasting, project-level cost tracking, and capex planning
- Lead revenue management for Hyperscaler customers — pricing, contract economics, deal review, revenue recognition, customer profitability
- Act as US country controller — own US entity close, statutory reporting, tax filings, audit support, and internal controls
- Partner with US sales leadership on revenue forecasting, commission planning, and deal economics for Hyperscaler accounts
- Support board reporting and investor relations content tied to US operations and the Hyperscaler segment
- Drive long-range planning for US R&D investment and Hyperscaler revenue strategy
- Drive automation across US FP&A and controllership processes
Required Qualifications (all mandatory)
- CPA / CFA / MBA
- 10-15 years of FP&A or strategic finance experience
- Tech industry FP&A / strategic finance experience OR engineering degree combined with an MBA
- Ability to operate in a startup, unstructured, ambiguous environment
- Strong operational FP&A experience — manufacturing, supply chain, or hardware cost analysis
- Proven business partnering with operations and commercial leaders
- Advanced financial modeling; comfort with large datasets
Preferred Qualifications
- Technology / hardware / semiconductor / FMCG industry experience
- Manufacturing cost accounting exposure
- Track record of building and developing finance teams and processes from scratch.
- US MNC experience — controller or senior finance leader inside a US-headquartered multinational
Why work at Lumilens
- Culture: Fast-paced startup environment with deep technical expertise; mission-driven focus on enabling the future of AI
- Work policy: In-office (HQ San Jose, CA with Bengaluru, India as major hub) [builtin.com]
- Perks: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge photonics, robotics, and AI manufacturing; direct impact on world’s largest AI infrastructure
- Engineering culture: Heavy emphasis on silicon photonics, hardware design, robotics automation, and system-level architecture. Teams are led by veterans from Cisco, Juniper, Meta, Lumentum, Coherent.