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RobCo

Modular robotics and RaaS for SMEs

Strategic Finance Manager

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
Munich, Germany
In Person
Finance & BankingCorporate Finance & FP&A

About the job

Requirements
  • Completed vocational training or a degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or comparable experience.
  • Several years of experience in Strategic Finance, FP&A, Corporate Finance, or Controlling, ideally within a fast-paced scale-up or manufacturing/plant-engineering environment.
  • Deep technical expertise in full-cost accounting, project controlling, WIP valuation, provisions for loss-making contracts, and advanced Excel modeling, including depreciation schedules, cash flow, and WIP forecasts.
  • Strong knowledge of financial reporting standards (HGB, IFRS, US GAAP), revenue recognition in project business, and familiarity with ERP systems.
  • Very good English skills and fluent German at C1+ level.
  • A player-coach mindset, with the ability to handle detailed work, drive topics, and grow the people around them.
Responsibilities
  • Drive cost of goods sold and gross margin analyses across all business models (RaaS, Sale + SaaS, OEM), and maintain and evolve fleet depreciation and cost models.
  • Establish project controlling for deployments by implementing full-cost calculations, contribution margin accounting, and ongoing post-calculation.
  • Ensure accurate work-in-progress and inventory valuation with Accounting, including quarterly target-versus-actual reconciliations, loss-free valuation, and provisions for onerous contracts.
  • Collaborate with Technical Program Managers to track project progress, billing readiness, scope changes, and remaining cost estimates without double counting across financial years.
  • Prepare and update quarterly Board reporting materials focused on total contract value, revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and cash burn; advance financial models through multiple scenario analyses for executive decision-making.
  • Lead the transition from remaining performance obligations to revenue, forecast across customers and segments, and restructure quarterly reporting with clear reconciliations between HGB, IFRS, and US GAAP.
  • Partner with Sales/Deal Desk, Solutions & Delivery, Supply Chain, and Accounting to align deal structures, purchase requests, and material usage in consistent financial models.
  • Support annual financial statements and forecast cycles alongside the CFO, external tax advisors, and auditors, and serve as a strategic sparring partner on deal economics and revenue recognition.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in a fast-paced scale-up or manufacturing/plant-engineering environment.
  • Experience with Odoo or Xentral.

About the company

RobCo builds modular factory robots for SMEs. Its Autonomous Manufacturing Platform combines patented modular hardware (up to 8 axes) with a physical AI software stack, controlled by RobCo Studio and the no-code RobFlow interface. Users design, test, and deploy robot workflows using a digital twin before production, enabling tasks like machine tending, palletizing, dispensing, and welding. Offered as Robotics-as-a-Service, customers pay a monthly fee (around $2,000–$4,000) instead of large upfront purchases, shortening integration times and delivering a quick return on investment.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Munich, Germany

Founded

2020

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What believers are saying

  • RobFlow now targets growing U.S. manufacturers needing 24/7 operational agility.
  • Series C capital and Lightspeed backing support faster enterprise deployments in 2026.
  • Koenig & Bauer plans a three-digit rollout, expanding RobCo’s channel reach.

What critics are saying

  • Koenig & Bauer’s first installation slips to Q1 2027, exposing slow enterprise sales cycles.
  • FANUC, Universal Robots, and ABB can undercut RobCo on price and reliability.
  • If U.S. expansion stalls, RobCo remains a niche German SME vendor.

What makes RobCo unique

  • RobCo’s modular, no-code stack cuts SME automation deployment time dramatically.
  • The January 2026 $100 million Series C funds physical AI and U.S. expansion.
  • Koenig & Bauer partnership validates embedded robotics for print and packaging workflows.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Hours

Remote Work Options

Company News

Tech Funding News
Oct 5th, 2026
Europe's new robotics unicorn: Germany's RobCo hits $1B valuation.

Europe's new robotics unicorn: Germany's RobCo hits $1B valuation. October 5, 2026 * Munich-based RobCo has surpassed a $1 billion valuation through an employee secondary share sale, doubling its valuation in just nine months. * Existing investors including Sequoia, Lightspeed, Greenfield, Kindred, Lingotto and Promus Ventures participated alongside new backers Cherry Ventures and European Tech Collective. * RobCo is preparing to launch Alfie, its autonomous industrial robot, commercially in 2027 as it doubles down on the US manufacturing market. RobCo has surpassed a $1 billion valuation through a secondary share sale that allows long-standing employees to realise part of the value they helped create, while bringing new investment into the Munich-founded autonomous robotics company. The transaction combines new investment into the business with a secondary share sale that gives long-standing employees the opportunity to realise part of the value they have helped create since RobCo's founding. Existing investors Sequoia, Lightspeed, Greenfield, Kindred, Lingotto and Promus Ventures participated alongside new investors including Cherry Ventures and European Tech Collective, a group of founders behind some of Europe's most successful technology companies. This follows RobCo's $100 million Series C announced in January 2026, co-led by Lightspeed and Lingotto, to expand its Physical AI platform and US operations. "This is an important moment for RobCo, and I cannot think of a better way to mark it than by giving some of the people who built this company the opportunity to realize part of the value they created," said Roman Hölzl, Co-founder and CEO of RobCo. "There was strong demand to invest in RobCo, so we used that moment to strengthen the company." From Munich to US factory floors. RobCo was founded in 2020 by Roman Hölzl, Paul Maroldt, and Constantin Dresel, RobCo is building autonomous industrial robotics around a Robotics-as-a-Service model, allowing manufacturers to deploy automation without significant upfront investment. At the centre of the company's next phase is Alfie, a robot designed to combine perception, reasoning and execution for high-mix, unstructured and safety-critical industrial work. RobCo plans to commercially launch Alfie at RobCoN, its first annual summit, in Munich on March 4, 2027. The company is already expanding rapidly in the US, its fastest-growing market. Customer operations now span more than a dozen states, supported by manufacturing and assembly operations in Austin, Texas, and a laboratory in San Francisco. Hölzl has also relocated to the US to lead the expansion. A robotics market getting bigger. The opportunity is expanding alongside RobCo's ambitions. The International Federation of Robotics says factories worldwide installed 603,000 industrial robots in 2025, up 11%, while the global operational stock reached 5.079 million robots, up 9%. The IFR expects installations to rise another 9% to 655,000 units in 2026. RobCo faces increasingly well-funded rivals targeting different parts of industrial automation. Standard Bots raised $200 million in Series C funding in June 2026 at a $1 billion valuation, co-led by General Catalyst and RoboStrategy, to scale AI-powered industrial robots across US factories. Walden Robotics emerged from stealth in July with $300 million in seed funding at a $1.1 billion valuation, backed by Toyota and Deviation Capital, with robots already working inside Toyota factories. Meanwhile, UK-based Dexory raised $165 million in its latest funding round, including a $100 million Series C, to scale autonomous robots and AI-powered warehouse intelligence globally. Taking Physical AI into production. RobCo's ambition goes beyond selling another industrial robot. By combining autonomous hardware, AI-driven software and Robotics-as-a-Service, it wants factories to deploy machines that can adapt to changing environments rather than remain locked into narrowly defined tasks. "RobCo is building for a future in which AI doesn't just reason and generate, but acts in the physical world. The progress the company has made over the past few years is impressive, but we believe this is still the beginning", added Luciana Lixandru, Partner at Sequoia Capital. With its valuation now above $1 billion, its US expansion accelerating and Alfie approaching commercial launch, RobCo is betting that the next generation of factory automation will be defined not simply by robots, but by machines capable of understanding and acting in the physical world.

Print4Pay Hotel
Jun 19th, 2026
Koenig & Bauer and RobCo driving robotic IMPACT.

Koenig & Bauer and RobCo driving robotic IMPACT. - Who Koenig & Bauer entered a strategic partnership with RobCo to accelerate robotics and automation in printing and packaging environments - What The companies are developing a no-code robotics ecosystem designed to automate production tasks between printing, finishing, material handling, and palletizing operations without requiring advanced programming skills - Where Initiative targets commercial print, packaging, label, and industrial manufacturing operations globally, with initial deployments planned in Europe and expansion into international markets - When Partnership was announced in June 2026 under Koenig & Bauer's new IMPACT strategic framework, with the first customer installation expected during the first quarter of 2027 - Why Global labor shortages, rising production costs, and demand for higher productivity are driving increased interest in robotic automation across print and packaging operations - RobCo's modular plug-and-play robotic systems can be rapidly configured for new applications using no-code software, reducing deployment complexity and implementation costs - Initial focus is on postpress workflows where manual processes often create bottlenecks, including automated material feeding, transport, stacking, sorting, and palletizing functions - Koenig & Bauer established a dedicated Factory & Machine Automation division led by Markus Faude, Vice President Factory & Machine Automation, to oversee development and deployment of automation solutions across the company - Company leadership including Dr. Stephen Kimmich, CEO of Koenig & Bauer, views automation, AI, and robotics as core components of its long-term IMPACT strategy to transform from a machinery manufacturer into a technology solutions provider - For dealers and production print providers, the significance extends beyond print equipment itself - this is another example of robotics entering traditional print environments, creating opportunities for autonomous material movement, workflow automation, and labor reduction throughout the print production process

DigitalSquad Agency
May 7th, 2026
Strong Brand Identity: real Social Media case studies.

Strong Brand Identity: real Social Media case studies. The challenge every industrial brand faces online. You have a product that speaks for itself on the factory floor - laser-welding robots with micron-level precision, industrial 3D printers, AI-powered control systems manageable from a smartphone. Yet when a potential client searches for you online, nothing convincing comes up. That was the exact situation ROBOCOP, a company specializing in industrial automation and robotics solutions, found itself in before partnering with DigitalSquad. Their product line was genuinely impressive: * High-precision laser welding robots * Industrial-grade 3D printing systems * AI and machine learning factory solutions * Smart control systems with mobile management * Data science and production analytics The real challenge, however, wasn't the product - it was the question every industrial B2B brand has to answer: How do you make a factory manager stop scrolling and actually reach out? Diagnosing the problem before touching the creative. Before writing a single caption or designing a single frame, Digitalsquad Eg ran a full discovery session with ROBOCOP. Three core problems emerged. No consistent visual identity. Previous marketing materials looked like they came from different companies - inconsistent colors, no fixed style, no recognizable brand personality across touchpoints. Content pitched at the wrong altitude. Posts were either too deep in technical specs that decision-makers couldn't parse, or too vague to convince the engineers who influence purchasing decisions. Neither converted. No structured content strategy. There was no plan connecting the awareness, consideration, and decision stages of the industrial buyer's journey - which meant no predictable path from stranger to lead. The strategy: what Digitalsquad Eg actually did. 1. Building a "dark tech industrial" Visual identity. The deep navy-blue palette Digitalsquad Eg chose wasn't purely aesthetic - it was strategic. Blue communicates trust, precision, and technical authority. Dark tones signal seriousness and industrial strength. Glow and light-trace effects added a forward-looking, high-tech character that matched ROBOCOP's actual positioning. The result: a single, cohesive visual identity that remained consistent across every post - from laser-welding imagery to hiring announcements to the Facebook cover. This is the foundation of what Digitalsquad Eg do in every brand identity engagement: visual consistency isn't decoration, it's credibility infrastructure. 2. Designing content pillars that follow the buyer's journey. Digitalsquad Eg mapped five content pillars, each addressing a different stage of how an industrial buyer makes decisions: 3. Posts that answer real questions - not just announce features. Each piece of content was engineered to answer a specific question sitting in a decision-maker's mind: * "Are your robots safe for my workers?""Safety First - Let the Robot Handle the Dangerous Work" * "Will this actually reduce my costs?""Precision in Part Measurements - Save Cost, Time and Money" * "Can I manage this remotely?""Smart Factory: Simple Control" paired with mobile-interface visuals * "Will it fit my specific production setup?""Flexible Cuts - Custom Design Changes" * "Who else is already using this?""Virtlogic x ROBOCOP - Powerful Technology Starts with Powerful Partnerships" This approach - meeting buyers with their own language - is the same framework Digitalsquad Eg applied in its 600+ Leads for High-Ticket Engineering Products case study, where targeted B2B messaging was the primary driver of lead volume. 4. A Facebook cover that Does half the work. The page cover was designed to match the same visual language as the post series - a large-scale robotics visual with a clear, simple tagline: "Robotic Solutions - Precise, Efficient, and Productive Factories." First impressions in B2B social media happen fast. A visitor who lands on your page and sees inconsistency between your cover, your pinned post, and your feed will leave without engaging. Alignment across all three is non-negotiable. 5 practical lessons from this project. Lesson 1: in B2B, emotion sells alongside logic. It's a common assumption that industrial buyers make purely rational decisions. In practice, they don't. The post "Safety First - Let the Robot Handle the Dangerous Work" speaks to a factory owner's genuine concern for worker wellbeing before it mentions a single specification. What to apply: For every technical feature you want to highlight, find the human problem underneath it. Lead with the problem, follow with the solution. Lesson 2: visual consistency accumulates trust. After encountering ten posts with the same visual identity, a potential client begins to perceive ROBOCOP as an established, serious company - even without a prior transaction. Consistency is a trust signal that compounds over time. What to apply: Before publishing anything, build a Style Guide: primary colors, typography, tone of voice, image treatment rules. This applies whether you're managing social media for a robotics firm or a retail brand. Lesson 3: make your Partnerships visible. The "Virtlogic x ROBOCOP" partnership post was among the most strategically valuable in the campaign. Its underlying message: "Established companies trust us - shouldn't you consider us too?" What to apply: If you have enterprise clients or technology partners, feature them explicitly and regularly in your content calendar. Lesson 4: hiring content is hidden marketing. The "Hiring an Accountant" post seemed off-topic at first glance. In reality, it sent a clear signal: "We are growing, we are stable, we are building." Growth signals are persuasive to potential clients evaluating whether a vendor will be around long-term. What to apply: Employer branding content belongs in your B2B content mix. It humanizes the company and communicates financial health without saying it directly. Lesson 5: your cover is your first three seconds. The Facebook or LinkedIn cover image determines whether a first-time visitor stays or leaves. Invest in it with the same care you'd give your best-performing post. The results this approach drives. * 40-120% increase in organic engagement rate within the first 90 days compared to unstructured content * Higher lead quality - specialized content filters out noise and attracts actual decision-makers * Lower Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) when organic brand-building is combined with paid campaigns in a second phase * Stronger brand recall - B2B buyers who've seen consistent content from a brand are significantly more likely to shortlist them when a need arises For comparison, see how a structured digital strategy generated 1,250+ leads from a single campaign for an online education client - same principles, different industry. Does your business recognize itself in this? If your company has a strong product or service but your digital presence doesn't reflect that strength, you're leaving a measurable gap between what you offer and what the market knows you offer. Ask yourself honestly: * Is your visual identity consistent across every platform and touchpoint? * Does your content speak the language of your buyer, or the language of your internal team? * Do you have a content plan that covers every stage of your customer's decision process? * Would a first-time visitor to your page understand your value proposition within ten seconds? If any of these have uncomfortable answers, the problem isn't your product - it's the bridge between your product and your audience. What DigitalSquad can do for you. Digitalsquad Eg work with companies that have something worth selling and need the digital infrastructure to sell it consistently. Its services relevant to this type of engagement: * Brand Identity - Visual systems built for consistency and recognition across all platforms * Social Media Management - Content strategy and execution aligned to your buyer's journey * Commercial Web Design - Websites designed to convert visitors into qualified leads * SEO - Long-term organic visibility for high-intent search queries * Media Buying - Paid campaigns that amplify what's already working organically Ready to build a digital presence that matches the quality of what you actually deliver? View its full case studies or get in touch for a complimentary strategy session.