Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future

Hadrian is building autonomous factories that help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper. By combining advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we are reinventing how America produces its most critical parts.

We’re accelerating our mission with the launch of Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, a 290,000-square-foot facility creating 350 new jobs. We are expanding rapidly to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts.

Hadrian is backed by leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz, our fast-growing team is united around reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond.

The Role

At Hadrian, the Strategic Finance team is a Swiss Army knife. We’re a high-impact group that partners directly with the CFO and executive team on company-defining initiatives. Our team works across corporate development, capital markets, M&A, and investor storytelling, applying financial and strategic skills to projects that will shape Hadrian’s growth trajectory. As a Strategic Finance Manager, you will operate at the center of our most critical decisions. You’ll evaluate new business models, partnerships, and acquisitions; build the financial frameworks that guide executive and board discussions; and help craft the narratives we share with investors and stakeholders.

What You’ll Do

Drive strategic project work spanning transactions, capital markets activities, market research, new business model evaluations, and other business critical initiatives

Develop and own dynamic financial models and analyses

Create and present high-quality Exec and Board-facing presentations

Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Legal to ensure to ensure alignment on financial goals and performance

Serve as a partner to FP&A, aligning Special Projects and M&A models with broader corporate financial and business reporting activities

What We’re Looking For

5-7 years of experience across strategic finance, venture capital, private / growth equity, private credit, investment banking, consulting, strategic finance, corporate development, and/or strategy & operations

Experience with project finance, capital project and infrastructure financial analysis, and large-scale, high dollar investment projects

Experience with a variety of deal structures, including M&A, carve-outs, equity investments, and joint ventures

Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, including experience building complex financial models from scratch

Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally and present to leadership

High level of ownership and curiosity; thrives in fast-moving, scrappy environments

What Will Set You Apart

Experience working in a scaling manufacturing or hardware-focused company

Experience drafting materials in deal negotiations, such as commercial contracts or partnership proposals, with high attention to detail

Background in M&A due diligence, transaction structuring, and financial modeling

Intermediate accounting knowledge

Experience with SQL

Compensation

For this role, the target salary range is $150,000 - $185,000 (actual range may vary based on experience).

This is the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Benefits for Full-time Employees

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
401k
Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.
Flexible vacation policy

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Hadrian Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the Company’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. The Company does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race inclusive of traits historically associated with race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles, such as braids, locks and twists), color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin (including, in California, possession of a drivers license), ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, height or weight, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, exercise of reproductive rights, any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws, or any combination of the above characteristics. When necessary, the Company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

Strategic Finance and Corporate Development Manager