VP, Strategic Finance & Capital Markets

About the role

Hadrian is seeking a Vice President of Strategic Finance & Capital Markets to lead our financial strategy, capital-markets engagement, and resource allocation as we scale advanced manufacturing for aerospace and defense. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (or a future Chief Legal & Finance Officer), you will be a strategic partner to senior leadership-driving growth, optimizing capital structure, and aligning finance with mission execution.

Responsibilities

• Own strategic finance initiatives-including capital markets strategy, debt/equity planning, capitalization, investor syndication, and refinancing readiness.
• Develop and implement financial frameworks for resource allocation, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modeling to support manufacturing scale-up and multi-year programs.
• Partner with business development, engineering, operations, and finance to analyze cost structures, pricing strategies, contract economics, investment returns, and program profitability.
• Lead due diligence, M&A/partnership evaluation, and integration planning for strategic opportunities.
• Establish metrics, dashboards, and KPIs that align financial performance with program execution, manufacturing ramp, and business development.
• Represent Hadrian's financial interests with external stakeholders-including banks, investors, rating agencies, and strategic partners.
• Provide leadership to the finance team, mentoring talent, building best-in-class processes, and fostering a high-performance financial organization.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting or related; CFA/CPA preferred.
• 12+ years of senior finance experience in high-growth, technical, or defense/manufacturing environments; prior experience in capital markets, investment banking, or corporate finance a plus.
• Strong analytical, modeling, and strategic thinking ability; must be comfortable with ambiguity, changing assumptions, and dynamic business models.
• Demonstrated success leading capital raises, managing investor relationships, structuring complex transactions, and integrating acquisition/partnership opportunities.
• Excellent leadership, communication and cross-functional collaboration skills; ability to influence at executive and board levels.
• U.S. citizenship required (ITAR/export control) and eligible to obtain/maintain security clearances. Willingness to travel as needed.
• 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
• Hadrian Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

Benefits

Additional Information

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.

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