Financial Analyst (Summer 2026)

Zipline•South San Francisco, CA

3h•Hybrid

About The Position

Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service, dedicated to serving all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine, and essential goods anytime, anywhere. They design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, making millions of deliveries across four continents, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products. Zipline partners with prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants, and global businesses to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide rapid delivery. The company emphasizes its comprehensive system beyond just the drone, having safely flown over 140 million commercial autonomous miles. The Strategic Finance team is central to Zipline’s commercial strategy, collaborating with Go-to-Market, Marketing, Product, and Engineering to guide critical decisions and build a scalable financial foundation. This team handles pricing, forecasting, partner deal structuring, user and partner economics, and scenario planning for both core revenue channels and emerging products like Zipline Marketplace. They combine analytical rigor with cross-functional influence and an entrepreneurial mindset to identify growth opportunities, enhance efficiency, and strengthen long-term business value. The team operates in a hybrid environment at Zipline’s South San Francisco headquarters. As a Strategic Finance Intern supporting Operations Finance, you will be crucial in helping Zipline understand and optimize the financial performance of its global operations. This role involves close collaboration with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Data teams to develop analyses, streamline reporting, and generate insights that directly impact strategic and operational decisions. It is suited for individuals who enjoy solving complex problems, are comfortable with data, and seek hands-on experience in a hardware-enabled, technology-driven business.

Requirements

A strong analytical mindset with comfort getting into the details and understanding how complex operations function
Experience with SQL, relational databases, and working with large datasets
High proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets; ability to build and manage structured and dynamic financial models
Strong communication skills—comfortable interacting with cross-functional partners who have diverse backgrounds and perspectives
Ability to work with imperfect information and drive clarity in a fast-paced environment
Strong organizational skills and a desire to create processes that bring structure and accountability
Interest in hardware-focused or technology-enabled businesses
Knowledge of financial statements, accounting fundamentals, and core financial analysis concepts (e.g., unit economics, scenario analysis, return on capital)
A “general athlete” mentality—eager to jump into a wide variety of problems and learn quickly

Nice To Haves

Snowflake experience
Experience with dbt or modern data stacks
Experience in technology, healthcare devices, or operations-heavy industries
Prior experience in operational finance, corporate finance, investment banking, consulting, or analytics

Responsibilities

Support Operations Finance with metric development, reporting, forecasting, and financial modeling
Query and analyze large operational datasets using SQL
Build repeatable dashboards and tools in Excel, Google Sheets, and BI platforms to drive visibility into performance
Partner with operations leaders to understand drivers of cost, efficiency, and performance across global sites
Support ad-hoc analyses related to operational efficiency, unit economics, and scaling strategies
Assist in month-end processes, variance analysis, and KPI reviews
Contribute to cross-functional initiatives involving Supply Chain, Product, and Data teams
Help improve internal processes by identifying gaps and implementing simple automation or workflow improvements