Finance Manager, Leo Direct-to-Device (DTD) Finance

Description

Lionel is Amazon's long-term initiative to design, launch, and maintain a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. We are seeking an entrepreneurial-minded Finance Manager to work in a start-up environment who is passionate about technology, interested in analyzing transformative business opportunities at global scale, and has the ability to create, implement, and drive solutions to complex business questions.

About the Role

The successful candidate will support the Direct-to-Device (DTD) constellation business. Leo's DTD service will connect billions of devices globally through satellite-based connectivity, partnering with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to deliver ubiquitous coverage where terrestrial networks cannot reach.

Responsibilities

• Own, design, develop, and maintain long-range financial models to project and evaluate DTD business performance across constellation generations, including revenue forecasting, ARPU modeling, and capacity-driven economics
• Perform strategic financial analysis of go-to-market strategies including MNO partnership evaluation, spectrum acquisition economics, pricing strategy, and market entry prioritization
• Build and own P&L models for the DTD business, develop business insights and KPI dashboards, and drive ad hoc analyses that inform investment decisions at the VP+ and S-Team level
• Create and implement revenue and cost models incorporating MNO revenue share structures, spectrum costs, and device ecosystem scaling to be presented in business reviews
• Educate and influence business partners on financial and operational trade-offs, exercising sound judgement in highly ambiguous situations with limited or rapidly evolving data
• Assist in developing and implementing financial policies, procedures, and internal controls for a nascent and rapidly scaling business

Qualifications

• 6+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• 6+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
• 6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
• 6+ years of leading cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience
• 6+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experience
• 6+ years of leading cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits) experience
• MBA, or CPA
• Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results