WORKING AT YURI IS LIKE: YOUR MISSION: As Head of at Yuri you lead and develop your functional area, ensuring effective execution, clear structures, and scalable processes. You build and guide high-performing teams, align priorities across stakeholders, and translate strategy into reliable outcomes. As Head of Finance, Contracts &amp; Legal, you build and lead the commercial-control tower of Yuri’s scale-up phase.Yuri operates in a rare intersection: commercial customers, agencies, space missions, hardware development, biotech services, international partners, regulated processes and long project timelines. We need a leader who turns this complexity into financial transparency, contract discipline, legal coordination and decision-ready reporting. You will run Finance, Contracts and Legal Operations as one integrated backbone, enabling the shareholders and leadership team to make better decisions, prepare the next financing round and scale the company responsibly. YOUR TASKS: <ul><li>Own financial planning, budgeting, liquidity planning, and management reporting over all Yuri subsidiaries.</li><li>Prepare finance structures and reporting quality for present investors and the next financing round.</li><li>Lead and develop Finance, Accounting, Contracts and Legal Operations.</li><li>Establish annual financial statements with external tax consultant for all Yuri subsidiaries.</li><li>Organize monthly reporting for project control and estimate to complete loops.</li><li>Improve cash-flow visibility, margin tracking and project profitability analysis.</li><li>Coordinate contract review processes for customers, agencies, suppliers and partners, including hourly rates determination acc. respective regulations.</li><li>Ensure contractual risks, milestones, payment terms, liabilities, IP topics and compliance requirements are visible and managed.</li><li>Act as sparring partner to the CEO and shareholders on financing strategy, governance, investor materials and strategic decisions.</li><li>Oversee external advisors including tax, legal, audit and corporate finance partners.</li><li>Professionalize internal approval workflows, signature rules, contract archiving and compliance documentation.</li><li>Support international structures, including interfaces with Yuri Luxembourg, Yuri USA and other future entities.</li></ul> WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED: <ul><li>Strong experience in finance, controlling, commercial operations, contracts or legal operations - ideally in a startup, scale-up or project-driven deep-tech environment.</li><li>Hands-on experience with budgeting, project controlling, liquidity management and investor reporting.</li><li>Confidence in contract processes and legal coordination, including working with external tax, legal and audit advisors and translating their input into clear business decisions.</li><li>Good knowledge of accounting standards - HGB (Germany), ideally also Luxembourg and US GAAP.</li><li>High analytical strength and strong commercial judgement.</li><li>Structured working style and strong team player, able to prioritise multiple tasks and deliver reliably.</li><li>A hands-on startup mentality combined with investor-grade professionalism, willing to contribute operationally alongside your leadership responsibilities.</li><li>Excellent English; German is a strong plus.</li><li>Experience with grants, agency contracts, aerospace, biotech, hardware, R&amp;D or long-term project business is a strong plus (e.g. eVergabe, easy-Online, profi-Online, AKK calculations, esa-p, PSAA calculations).</li></ul><h2>Why This Role Matters</h2>The next financing round, the next major contracts and the next growth stage need a financial and contractual backbone that is faster, cleaner and more predictive. You will build that backbone. WHY YURI: Space &amp; Biotech<ul><li>Is there anything more exciting than the intersection of space and biotechnology? You'll be working - directly or indirectly - on projects that are sent to the International Space Station and other space platforms.</li></ul>Flexible Work<ul><li>We offer a flexible work environment with adjustable working hours and the option to work from home.</li></ul>Location: Germany<ul><li>Our office is located in one of the most beautiful regions in Europe - right by Lake Constance, with the Alps just under an hour away for hiking or skiing. You'll feel right at home in our cozy 600 m² loft office, complete with a spacious kitchen, foosball table, spikeball, and a well-stocked beer fridge (yes, beer and coffee are on us!). Weekly team cooking sessions and regular team events add some extra variety to your work life.</li></ul>Technology That Fits You<ul><li>Whether you're Team Mac or Team Windows, we'll help you find your perfect setup. And because modern technology also means sustainable mobility for us, you can charge your e-car, e-bike, or e-scooter for free at our office in Meckenbeuren.</li></ul>Diversity &amp; Inclusion<ul><li>We care about each other and believe that a great workplace reflects the diversity of the world we live in. We value what makes you unique - your gender, background, sexuality, religion, or even your (secret) dislike of pineapple on pizza.</li></ul>Sustainability &amp; Impact <ul><li>We offset the emissions from our rocket launches, business travel, and all other activities. On top of that, we also offset the private emissions of every team member. You'll get one Impact Day per year to dedicate to social or environmental causes - whether that's joining a climate protest or volunteering your time for a good cause.</li></ul>

yuri is a space biotech company that uses the microgravity environment of space to develop and manufacture superior biotech products. The team of 30+ space engineers and biologists has worked on 20+ payloads for the International Space Station in collaboration with organizations like NASA, ESA, GSK, Charit&eacute; Berlin. We develop modular bioreactors and incubators for cell cultures, protein crystals or plants and launch them for scientists around the world to the ISS and other spacecraft such as Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser or SpaceX Dragon. We also sell and rent devices to simulate microgravity on Earth, namely our Random Positioning Machine (RPM) and our Clinostat.

Head of Finance, Contracts & Legal (w/m/d)

WORKING AT YURI IS LIKE: YOUR MISSION: As Head of at Yuri you lead and develop your functional area, ensuring effective execution, clear structures, and scalable processes. You build and guide high-performing teams, align priorities across stakeholders, and translate strategy into reliable outcomes. As Head of Finance, Contracts &amp; Legal, you build and lead the commercial-control tower of Yuri’s scale-up phase.Yuri operates in a rare intersection: commercial customers, agencies, space missions, hardware development, biotech services, international partners, regulated processes and long project timelines. We need a leader who turns this complexity into financial transparency, contract discipline, legal coordination and decision-ready reporting. You will run Finance, Contracts and Legal Operations as one integrated backbone, enabling the shareholders and leadership team to make better decisions, prepare the next financing round and scale the company responsibly. YOUR TASKS: <ul><li>Own financial planning, budgeting, liquidity planning, and management reporting over all Yuri subsidiaries.</li><li>Prepare finance structures and reporting quality for present investors and the next financing round.</li><li>Lead and develop Finance, Accounting, Contracts and Legal Operations.</li><li>Establish annual financial statements with external tax consultant for all Yuri subsidiaries.</li><li>Organize monthly reporting for project control and estimate to complete loops.</li><li>Improve cash-flow visibility, margin tracking and project profitability analysis.</li><li>Coordinate contract review processes for customers, agencies, suppliers and partners, including hourly rates determination acc. respective regulations.</li><li>Ensure contractual risks, milestones, payment terms, liabilities, IP topics and compliance requirements are visible and managed.</li><li>Act as sparring partner to the CEO and shareholders on financing strategy, governance, investor materials and strategic decisions.</li><li>Oversee external advisors including tax, legal, audit and corporate finance partners.</li><li>Professionalize internal approval workflows, signature rules, contract archiving and compliance documentation.</li><li>Support international structures, including interfaces with Yuri Luxembourg, Yuri USA and other future entities.</li></ul> WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED: <ul><li>Strong experience in finance, controlling, commercial operations, contracts or legal operations - ideally in a startup, scale-up or project-driven deep-tech environment.</li><li>Hands-on experience with budgeting, project controlling, liquidity management and investor reporting.</li><li>Confidence in contract processes and legal coordination, including working with external tax, legal and audit advisors and translating their input into clear business decisions.</li><li>Good knowledge of accounting standards - HGB (Germany), ideally also Luxembourg and US GAAP.</li><li>High analytical strength and strong commercial judgement.</li><li>Structured working style and strong team player, able to prioritise multiple tasks and deliver reliably.</li><li>A hands-on startup mentality combined with investor-grade professionalism, willing to contribute operationally alongside your leadership responsibilities.</li><li>Excellent English; German is a strong plus.</li><li>Experience with grants, agency contracts, aerospace, biotech, hardware, R&amp;D or long-term project business is a strong plus (e.g. eVergabe, easy-Online, profi-Online, AKK calculations, esa-p, PSAA calculations).</li></ul><h2>Why This Role Matters</h2>The next financing round, the next major contracts and the next growth stage need a financial and contractual backbone that is faster, cleaner and more predictive. You will build that backbone. WHY YURI: Space &amp; Biotech<ul><li>Is there anything more exciting than the intersection of space and biotechnology? You'll be working - directly or indirectly - on projects that are sent to the International Space Station and other space platforms.</li></ul>Flexible Work<ul><li>We offer a flexible work environment with adjustable working hours and the option to work from home.</li></ul>Location: Germany<ul><li>Our office is located in one of the most beautiful regions in Europe - right by Lake Constance, with the Alps just under an hour away for hiking or skiing. You'll feel right at home in our cozy 600 m² loft office, complete with a spacious kitchen, foosball table, spikeball, and a well-stocked beer fridge (yes, beer and coffee are on us!). Weekly team cooking sessions and regular team events add some extra variety to your work life.</li></ul>Technology That Fits You<ul><li>Whether you're Team Mac or Team Windows, we'll help you find your perfect setup. And because modern technology also means sustainable mobility for us, you can charge your e-car, e-bike, or e-scooter for free at our office in Meckenbeuren.</li></ul>Diversity &amp; Inclusion<ul><li>We care about each other and believe that a great workplace reflects the diversity of the world we live in. We value what makes you unique - your gender, background, sexuality, religion, or even your (secret) dislike of pineapple on pizza.</li></ul>Sustainability &amp; Impact <ul><li>We offset the emissions from our rocket launches, business travel, and all other activities. On top of that, we also offset the private emissions of every team member. You'll get one Impact Day per year to dedicate to social or environmental causes - whether that's joining a climate protest or volunteering your time for a good cause.</li></ul>

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