Finance Business Partner - R&D (m/f/d)

About the role

We are seeking a detail-oriented and business-driven Finance Business Partner (R&D) with a strong focus on financial project management and controlling. This role will partner closely with R&D, engineering, and product teams to ensure effective planning, tracking, and governance of R&D projects.

You will play a key role in improving transparency over project performance, driving budget discipline, and enabling data-driven decisions across a portfolio of innovation initiatives in a fast-growing robotics environment.

Your Responsibilities

• Act as the finance lead for R&D project controlling, ensuring robust financial oversight across multiple projects

• Partner with R&D and engineering teams to manage project budgets, timelines, and resource allocation

• Establish and maintain project-level financial tracking, including budget vs. actual analysis and variance explanations

• Drive financial governance of R&D projects, ensuring adherence to budgets, milestones, and approval processes

• Support project planning, forecasting, and rolling updates across the R&D portfolio

• Provide visibility into project performance, cost drivers, and risks, and proactively recommend corrective actions

• Evaluate ROI and business cases for R&D initiatives and new product development

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve project costing methodologies and reporting frameworks

• Drive continuous improvement in tools, processes, and data quality related to R&D financial management

• Own and drive monthly R&D project reporting, delivering consolidated insights on project progress, budget utilization, key risks, and financial performance across the project portfolio

Essential Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

• 3–5 years of experience in Finance BP, FP&A, project controlling, or related roles

• Proven experience in project-based financial management or controlling, preferably in R&D or engineering environments

• Strong understanding of project budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis

• Excellent analytical skills with advanced Excel capabilities; experience with ERP or project management tools is a plus

• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical teams

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Proactive mindset with strong problem-solving abilities

• Fluent in English

Beneficial Skills

• Experience in robotics, automation, or high-tech industries

• Familiarity with R&D project lifecycle management and stage-gate processes

• Experience with project portfolio management (PPM) tools

• Knowledge of R&D capitalization (IFRS/GAAP)

What we offer

• A dynamic high-tech company, combined with financial soundness and world-class investors.
• Join an interdisciplinary, international team with 60+ different nationalities in a collaborative work environment.
• Lots of development opportunities as we continue to grow.
• Challenging tasks and impactful projects alongside experts that enable professional and personal growth.
• Corporate Benefits Program covering health, mobility, and learning for 100€ net per month.
• Modern office facilities with a rooftop terrace overlooking Munich, free drinks & fruits, and regular company events contribute to a good working environment

About us

Agile Robots SE is an international high-tech company based in Munich, Germany with a production site in Kaufbeuren and more than 2300 employees worldwide. Our mission is to bridge the gap between artificial intelligence and robotics by developing systems that combine state-of-the-art force-moment-sensing and world-leading image-processing technology. This unique combination of technologies allows us to provide user-friendly and affordable robotic solutions that enable intelligent precision assembly.

This is made possible by our employees, who bring out the best in each and every day with creativity and enthusiasm. Become part of this team and shape the future of robotics with us!

We are proud of our diversity and welcome your application regardless of gender and sexual identity, nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, or disability.