Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field such as Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, or Computer Science., 2-4 years of experience in corporate development, strategy, consulting, investment banking, or analytics roles., Strong financial modeling and market analysis skills., Familiarity with data and BI tools, and ability to work with technical teams..

Key responsibilities:

Embed data-driven decision making across all departments.

Define KPIs and develop dashboards and reports for real-time visibility.

Collaborate to improve data pipelines and train teams on data interpretation.

Conduct market analyses and build financial models for strategic initiatives.

Job description

About Cyngn
Based in Mountain View, CA, Cyngn is a publiclytraded autonomous technology company. We deploy selfdriving industrial vehicles like forklifts and tuggers to factories, warehouses, and other facilities throughout North America. To build this emergent technology, we are looking for innovative, motivated, and experienced leaders to join us and move this field forward. If you like to build, tinker, and create with a team of trusted and passionate colleagues, then Cyngn is the place for you. Key reasons to join Cyngn:

We are small and big.
With under 100 employees, Cyngn operates with the energy of a startup. On the other hand, we’re publicly traded. This means our employees not only work in closeknit teams with mentorship from company leaders—they also get access to the liquidity of our publiclytraded equity.

We build today and deploy tomorrow.
Our autonomous vehicles aren’t just test concepts—they’re deployed to real clients right now. That means your work will have a tangible, visible impact.

We aren’t robots. We just develop them.
We’re a welcoming, diverse team of sharp thinkers and kind humans. Collaboration and trust drive our creative environment. At Cyngn, everyone’s perspective matters—and that’s what powers our innovation.

About this role:Cyngn is seeking a highly analytical, resultsdriven leader to own our companywide datadriven decisionmaking initiative while supporting strategic finance and corporate development. You’ll partner across engineering, product, sales, and operations to embed metrics into daily execution and ensure decisions are grounded in actionable insights. You’ll also work closely with the CFO and CEO to evaluate partnerships, M&A, capital raising, and market opportunities.

Responsibilities
Embed datadriven decision making across all departments.
Define KPIs with functional leaders and ensure consistent tracking.
Develop dashboards, reports, and performance monitoring systems for realtime visibility
Collaborate with engineering and operations to improve data pipelines and processes for quality and integrity.
Train managers and teams to interpret and apply data to strategy and execution.
Conduct market and competitive analyses, including comparable company and precedent transaction research.
Build and maintain financial models to support M&A, partnerships, product launches, and longterm planning.
Evaluate inbound and outbound strategic opportunities, including acquisitions and joint ventures.
Translate complex data insights into clear, actionable recommendations for executives.
Lead ad hoc strategic projects requiring quantitative rigor and operational understanding.
Partner with senior leadership to assess tradeoffs and prioritize initiatives.

Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
24 years of experience in corporate development, strategy, consulting, investment banking, or analytics roles.
Background in finance, consulting, corporate development, strategy, or analytics.
Strong financial modeling and market analysis capability.
Familiarity with dataBI tools; comfortable working with technical teams.
Excellent communication; ability to distill complex data into executive insights.

Bonus Qualifications
MBA or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Data Science, or a related field.
Experience in autonomous vehiclesroboticsindustrial tech.
Handson with modern BIanalytics platforms.
Prior corporate development or M&A transaction experience

What Youll Achieve
Stand up and lead the companywide datadriven decision program.
Define KPIs for every business unit and operationalize realtime tracking.
Build and maintain dashboards and reporting that provide executive visibility.
Improve data quality and integrity by collaborating on pipelines and processes.
Enable teams through training on interpreting and applying data to execution.
Develop marketcompetitive analyses and robust financial models for corp dev.
Become the bridge between technical and business teams to turn insights into action.

What Success Looks Like in 12 Months
Companywide KPIs defined and actively used in decisions.
Executives have clear, realtime visibility into performance.
Corporate development pipeline is organized, evaluated, and decisionready.
Strategic opportunities assessed with rigorous, databacked models.
You’re the goto partner for operational metrics and strategic finance.

Benefits & Perks
Health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA and FSA (Health & Dependent Daycare), Employee Assistance Program, 1:1 Health Concierge)
Life, Shortterm and longterm disability insurance (Cyngn funds 100% of premiums)
Company 401(k)
Commuter Benefits
Flexible vacation policy
Sabbatical leave opportunity after 5 years with the company
Paid Parental Leave
Daily lunches for inoffice employees and fullystocked kitchen with snacks and beverages
Monthly meal and tech allowances for remote employees
Allowance to purchase new headphones when you join!