Manager, Finance - Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance (RAQA)

Intuitive•Sunnyvale, CA

3d•$160,300 - $230,700•Onsite

About The Position

The Finance Manager is the lead finance partner to Intuitive's Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance (RAQA) leadership teams, including Regulatory Affairs, Product Quality, Post Market Survey (PMS), Quality Systems and Compliance (QS&C), and Compliance Audits. The role is responsible for financial planning, strategic and economic decision support, expense and headcount management, performance reporting, and data-driven business insights for the RAQA organization. The Manager leads two Analysts and works closely with partners across Finance, Global Operations, Services, and other cross-functional organizations. The role includes developing team members and collaborating across the broader Finance organization to support Intuitive's strategic, operational, quality, and financial goals. The position is fully onsite in the Sunnyvale, California office, with the description specifying onsite work Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday each week.

Requirements

At least 5 years of relevant finance experience, including financial planning and analysis, business partnership, or strategic decision support.
Bachelor's degree in finance, business, economics, or a related field.
Strong organizational, analytical, people management, and leadership skills, including executive presence and the ability to translate complex information into clear business insights.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional leaders and navigate a matrixed global organization.
Ability to lead and motivate a team and peers to deliver accurate, timely, high-quality results that positively impact the business.
Business acumen and strategic thinking, with the ability to rapidly learn business models, operating processes, and financial drivers.
Experience developing financial models, scenarios, KPIs, and performance reporting to support investment decisions and resource allocation.
Proficiency with financial systems and analytical tools.
Self-starter with intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, and the ability to establish priorities and goals in an ambiguous and changing environment.
Ability to manage a team through ambiguity while maintaining strong controls, attention to detail, and high standards for accuracy.
Ability to work onsite in the Sunnyvale, California office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday each week.

Nice To Haves

MBA and/or CPA.
Experience with Anaplan, Tableau, and SQL.

Responsibilities

Lead month-end close, quarterly forecasting, annual budgeting, and related financial planning processes across all RAQA functions.
Develop a three-year Long Range Model connecting functional priorities, resource requirements, strategic investments, and productivity opportunities to enterprise objectives.
Advise RAQA leadership on the financial implications of business priorities, resource allocation choices, risks, and actionable recommendations.
Lead workforce and expense planning, including headcount reconciliation, hiring plans, attrition, open requisitions, and investment phasing.
Create financial and scenario models for investment decisions, establish expected outcomes, and assess return on investment and post-implementation performance.
Analyze actual spending, commitments, and remaining budget to identify trends, risks, investment capacity, and cost and resource optimization opportunities.
Partner with Regulatory Affairs leaders on Global Expansion planning, scenario analysis, resource requirements, and investment trade-offs related to regulatory readiness and market expansion.
Partner with Product Quality leadership and Global Operations Finance on new manufacturing site development.
Work with Operations Finance and Services Finance to clarify Cost of Quality, identify its drivers, develop performance measures, and advance actions to reduce costs while sustaining quality and compliance objectives.
Connect functional and regional financial views to support global matrix management and ensure planning and performance discussions reflect global costs and resources.
Identify and implement opportunities to streamline and automate planning, reporting, headcount management, and recurring financial processes.
Lead and develop Analysts, building their technical capability, business acumen, executive communication, cross-functional influence, and readiness for broader responsibilities.