Head of Strategic Finance

About Zipline

Do you want to change the world? Zipline is on a mission to transform the way goods move. Our aim is to solve the world’s most urgent and complex access challenges by building, manufacturing, and operating the first instant delivery and logistics system that serves all humans equally, wherever they are.

From powering Rwanda’s national blood delivery network and Ghana’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution, to providing on-demand home delivery for Walmart, to enabling healthcare providers to bring care directly to U.S. homes, we are transforming the way things move for businesses, governments, and consumers. The technology is complex but the idea is simple: a teleportation service that delivers what you need, when you need it.

Through robotics, autonomy, and advanced logistics, we are decarbonizing delivery, decreasing road congestion, and expanding equitable access to essential goods for billions of people worldwide.

As Head of Strategic Finance, Africa, you will be a senior leader on Zipline’s Strategic Finance team and a core member of Zipline’s Africa Leadership Team. You will have end-to-end responsibility for financial strategy, planning, and performance management for Zipline’s Africa business, while playing a critical role in shaping Zipline’s global, consolidated financial strategy.

Reporting to the Global Head of Strategic Finance, this role sits at the intersection of enterprise-wide decision-making and regional execution. Strategic Finance at Zipline owns the company’s consolidated business model, long-range planning, capital allocation, and global financial strategy – this role is a key leader within that function. You will ensure Africa strategy, investments, and performance are tightly integrated into Zipline’s overall business plan.

As a member of the Africa Leadership Team, you will serve as a trusted financial partner to regional leadership, supporting operational execution, growth initiatives, and partnerships across multiple African markets.

This is an in-person role based in South San Francisco, CA, where Zipline’s Strategic Finance team and many of our go-to-market, operations, and engineering partners are located. The role includes periodic travel to Africa to work closely with in-country operators and to engage with key government, donor, and commercial partners.

Global & Regional Financial Strategy

• Own financial strategy, planning, and performance management for Zipline’s Africa business as part of the company’s global consolidated business, reporting into the Global Head of Strategic Finance.
• Act as a strategic advisor to Zipline’s Africa leadership on investment decisions, growth strategy, unit economics, and long-term sustainability.
• Contribute directly to Zipline’s enterprise-level strategy, long-range planning, and capital allocation decisions.
• Develop and maintain long-term financial models to evaluate market strategies, expansion plans, and new business initiatives.

Planning, Forecasting & Performance

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis for Africa operations within Zipline’s global planning framework.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, profitability, and capital effectiveness while maintaining operational excellence.
• Translate complex operational and commercial dynamics into clear, actionable financial insights for executive and regional leadership.

Operational Finance & Business Partnering

• Serve as a financial thought partner to Africa operations leadership, helping teams navigate financial complexity while driving sustainable growth.
• Partner closely with Go-to-Market, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Deployment, and G&A teams to support cost-effective execution and strong unit economics.
• Work with government, donor, and commercial partners to structure financially viable contracts and long-term partnerships.

Team Leadership & Strategic Enablement

• Build a small, high-caliber team to manage Zipline’s Africa business model.
• Provide direct, embedded partnership to GTM, Engineering, Ops, and G&A teams to guide strategic choices and investment decisions.
• Drive financial literacy across the organization, ensuring…