About Redwood Materials
Redwood is localizing a global battery supply chain that seamlessly integrates recovery, reuse, and recycling — keeping critical minerals in circulation and driving the energy transition. Founded in 2017, we’re delivering low-cost and large-scale energy storage and producing battery materials in the U.S. for the first time, all from batteries we already have.
Staff Finance Associate, Energy Storage
We're looking for a Staff Finance Associate to join our Energy Storage group in San Francisco. In this role, you'll be a key partner to our operations and engineering teams, driving cost transparency and financial rigor across our energy storage business. You'll own BOM cost management, identify and execute cost reduction opportunities, and support project finance modeling for large-scale deployments.
Responsibilities will include:
- Own and maintain bill of materials cost models for energy storage products, ensuring accuracy and visibility across the organization
- Identify, quantify, and track cost reduction initiatives in partnership with engineering, procurement, and operations teams
- Support project finance modeling for energy storage deployments, including scenario analysis, sensitivity testing, and investor-ready outputs
- Build financial frameworks that connect operational decisions to economic outcomes
- Partner cross-functionally to inform pricing, sourcing, and strategic decisions with rigorous financial analysis
Desired Qualifications:
- MBA with prior experience in Investment Banking, particularly in industrials, energy, or infrastructure
- Undergraduate or professional background in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field
- 8 to 10+ years of experience in finance, with a strong foundation in cost modeling, financial analysis, or project finance
- Exceptional Excel and financial modeling skills
- Ability to translate complex operational and technical details into clear financial insights
- Strong communication skills and comfort working across engineering, operations, and executive stakeholders
- Self-starter mentality with the ability to structure ambiguous problems
- Experience in energy storage, battery systems, or renewable energy project development
- Familiarity with manufacturing cost structures and supply chain economics
In accordance with California pay transparency laws, the salary range for this position is listed below. Actual compensation may vary based on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and skills.
The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.
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