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# Strategic Finance Director at Atoms

- **Company:** Atoms
- **Location:** Pittsburgh, PA
- **Posted:** 2026-07-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-05
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/cssmerge/jobs/8649966002

## Job description

## Who we are

[Lab37 Robotics](https://www.lab37.us/), is a technology company focused on the development and deployment of robots designed specifically for direct-to-customer food production. Our mission is to revolutionize the food industry by creating innovative robotic solutions that enhance efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction. We are passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology to deliver cutting-edge products that meet the evolving needs of our clients.

## About the Role

The Strategic Finance Director will be a core member of Lab37's finance team, supporting financial planning and analysis, unit economics, investment cases, and strategic business reviews. This person will translate operational and technical decisions into clear financial implications and provide the analysis leadership needs to allocate capital, manage costs, and scale the business responsibly.

This is a high-impact, hands-on role for an analytically strong professional who wants broad exposure to a fast-growing robotics business. The ideal candidate is comfortable moving between detailed financial models, executive-ready materials, and ambiguous business questions. They will work closely with leaders across Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Commercial functions while taking increasing ownership of core finance workstreams.

## What you'll do

Strategic Finance & Business Partnership

- Partner with the Head of Finance & Strategy and Lab37 leadership on the highest-priority business decisions as the company moves from product development and pilots into manufacturing, commercialization, and scale.
- Lead strategic analyses across product and customer pricing, robot and restaurant unit economics, commercialization models, capital allocation, investment prioritization, and growth.
- Work cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Commercial teams to solve complex operating problems, including labor economics, cost structure, deployment economics, utilization, and customer profitability.
- Translate ambiguous business questions into structured analyses, develop clear recommendations, and influence decisions with senior leaders.
- Move comfortably between detailed operating issues and the broader business strategy, understanding how individual decisions affect Lab37's economics and long-term growth.

Financial Planning & Business Performance

- Own and evolve Lab37's operating model, forecasts, and long-range financial plan in partnership with the Head of Finance & Strategy.
- Translate product roadmaps, manufacturing capacity, deployment schedules, hiring plans, and commercial assumptions into financial and operating forecasts.
- Develop the financial frameworks and KPIs needed to understand robot economics, manufacturing and deployment costs, customer profitability, cash requirements, and returns on investment.
- Lead performance analysis and business reviews, identifying the key drivers, risks, opportunities, and actions behind the numbers.
- Build scalable planning processes and decision-making infrastructure as Lab37's finance organization and commercial operations mature.

## What we're looking for

The ideal candidate is a strategic finance athlete and business problem solver who combines strong analytical rigor with sound commercial judgment.

They are comfortable entering an ambiguous situation, learning a new business quickly, getting deep into the details, and coming back with a clear point of view on what the business should do. They can move between financial modeling, operating questions, and senior-level strategic discussions without losing sight of the broader objective.

This person should enjoy building in an environment where many of the processes, metrics, and financial frameworks are still being created. They should be equally comfortable working independently and partnering closely with technical, operational, and senior business leaders.

## Qualifications

- 8–12 years of experience, ideally combining rigorous training in investment banking, private equity, management consulting, or a similarly analytical environment with in-house Strategic Finance, Business Finance, Strategy, or operating experience.
- Strong financial and quantitative modeling skills with demonstrated ability to turn complex analyses into practical business recommendations.
- Track record of partnering with senior and cross-functional leaders on strategic, commercial, operational, or investment decisions—not solely recurring planning and reporting.
- Strong judgment, intellectual curiosity, and ownership, with the ability to work effectively through ambiguity, learn unfamiliar businesses quickly, and operate at both a detailed and strategic level.
- Experience in robotics, hardware, manufacturing, industrial technology, restaurant operations, or another operationally complex technology business is helpful but not required.

What success looks like

- Quickly develop a deep understanding of Lab37's technology, business model, customer economics, manufacturing and deployment model, and key operating drivers.
- Become a trusted thought partner to the Head of Finance & Strategy and Lab37 leadership, independently taking on complex business questions and driving them through to recommendations and decisions.
- Establish stronger financial frameworks around pricing, unit economics, capital allocation, investment decisions, and business performance as Lab37 commercializes.
- Help build the planning, forecasting, KPI, and decision-making infrastructure required to scale the business.
- Grow with the organization, with the opportunity to take on broader Strategic Finance leadership and help build the team as Lab37 expands.

## Why join us

- Demand for online food delivery is growing really fast! In the last 5 years, just in the US, the overall market has expanded 10X from $10B to $100B, and could expand to $500bn- $1T by 2030.
- Changing the restaurant industry: You’ll be part of a team that helps restaurants succeed in online food delivery.
- Collaborative environment: You will receive support and guidance from experienced colleagues and managers, helping you to learn, grow and achieve your goals, and you’ll work closely with other teams to ensure our customer’s success.

What else you need to know

This role is based in our Pittsburgh office. As a company driven by invention and continuous change - we are constantly reimagining our industries, building new products, and refining how we operate. We do our best work together. That’s why all of our office-based teams work onsite, five days a week.

The base salary range for this role is $160,000 - $210,000 per year.

Actual compensation will be determined on an individual basis and may vary depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package. You may also be eligible for equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus.

Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees):

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options).
- Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term).
- Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity.
- Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
- Pet insurance discount.
- 401(k).
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
- Time Off policies:
- Discretionary vacation days
- 8 paid holidays per year
- Paid sick time
- Paid Bereavement leave
- Paid Parental Leave

Benefits are subject to change at the company's discretion. Atoms accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

Ready to join us as we serve those who serve others?

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## About Atoms

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Atoms builds physical automation systems—robotics, AI, software, and infrastructure—for mining, transport, and food industries to automate the physical world.
- **Entity Type**: Private (formerly City Storage Systems; rebranded from CloudKitchens/ProFood parent)
- **Headquarters**: Los Angeles, California, United States
- **Founded**: Rebranded as Atoms in March 2026; predecessor City Storage Systems founded earlier (~2018)
- **Founders**: Travis Kalanick (CEO)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Physical AI, Robotics, Automation Machinery Manufacturing, Industrial Infrastructure
- Target customers: Mining/quarry operators, transportation & logistics companies, food service brands and kitchens (B2B, heavy industrial)
- Mission or purpose statement: “We build progress machines.” / “The constraint on human progress is our ability to automate the physical world.”

## Products & Services
- **Atoms Mining**: Autonomous haulage systems for mines and quarries designed to improve productivity, safety, and efficiency in complex industrial environments.
- **Atoms Transport**: Wheelbase for robots — autonomous delivery and logistics systems for moving goods. Includes the acquired Pronto AI technology (acquisition completed April 2026).
- **Atoms Food (ProFood)**: Robotics for better food. Automated kitchen systems that deliver consistent, affordable meals at scale; kitchen infrastructure platforms (bringing orders, delivery, operations into one platform); food real estate; Lab37 (an operating system for food facilities); and a forthcoming “built” meals brand.
- **Lab37**: The operating system/software layer that connects and orchestrates Atoms’ physical automation across domains.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – Not publicly disclosed; previously raised significant capital as City Storage Systems/CloudKitchens (estimated at over $1B in prior rounds); 414 employees on LinkedIn as of mid-2026
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Travis Kalanick (founder/CEO, previously co-founded Uber); partners include mining/quarry operators, food brands (specific names not public)
- **Growth Signals**: 414 employees (+13.2% monthly growth); operates in 24 countries; 26 active job postings (+160% monthly); recent acquisition of Pronto AI (April 2026); rebranding from City Storage Systems to Atoms (March 2026) signals strategic consolidation and pivot; hiring across robotics, AI, software, hardware, operations globally

## Competitive Advantages
- **Cross-stack vertical integration**: Controls sensors, compute, software, manufacturing, operations, real estate, energy, and infrastructure — a rare “full-stack” approach to physical AI.
- **Founder advantage**: Led by Travis Kalanick (Uber co-founder) who has deep experience scaling category-defining companies and attracting top engineering/operations talent.
- **Real-world deployment**: Robots with “real jobs” — not lab demos — deployed in working mines, kitchens, and transport systems today.
- **Engineering culture**: Emphasis on “cross-stack competence,” ownership, and solving problems “most companies won’t attempt.”
- **Global footprint**: Presence in 24 countries allows rapid deployment and operations at scale.

## Strategic Focus
- Consolidating formerly separate brands (CloudKitchens, ProFood, Pronto AI) under one unified “Atoms” identity to create a single physical AI platform
- Expanding autonomous mining haulage into more quarries and mines globally
- Scaling food automation from kitchen robotics to end-to-end food infrastructure (real estate, ordering, delivery, operations)
- Growing AI, ML, and autonomy capabilities (hiring Senior Software Engineer - ML Infrastructure, Backend Infrastructure, Robotics Engineer)
- International expansion with dedicated regional roles (APAC, LATAM, Europe)

## Why Work Here
- **High ownership**: “Take ownership early, and contribute from day one” — interns and new hires work on live products, not side projects.
- **Hard problems**: Solving physical-world automation challenges that most companies won’t attempt — mining, logistics, food production at scale.
- **Compensation**: “Outsized rewards for outsized performance” — competitive compensation, healthcare, benefits, and PTO.
- **Culture**: “Builders” and “hardcore engineers” who have scaled category-defining companies — a relentless, high-expectation environment focused on excellence.
- **Work policy**: Mix of in-office roles (Mountain View, CA; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Austin, TX) and international locations (Vilnius, LTU; Makati, PH; Bogotá, COL; São Paulo, BRA). Remote/hybrid policy not explicitly stated but many roles list specific city locations.
- **Tech stack**: Modern — Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Kubernetes, Docker, PostgreSQL, Redis, GraphQL, gRPC, Bazel, Google Cloud, NVIDIA, dbt, Looker, Airflow.
- **Team composition**: 25% of employees in technical roles (154 people); strong presence of HR, legal, finance, and operations supporting global scale; talent sourced from CloudKitchens, Amazon, Uber, Google, ProFood Properties, City Storage Systems.

## Sources
1. [atoms.co](https://atoms.co/)
2. [atoms.co/careers](https://atoms.co/careers)
3. [atoms.co/openroles](https://atoms.co/openroles)
4. [LinkedIn – Atoms](https://www.linkedin.com/company/atomsco)
5. [Greenhouse – Atoms Jobs](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/cssmerge)

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