Senior Manager, Strategic Finance
Shield AIAutonomous Systems company
San Mateo, United StatesManager
Andreessen Horowitz
L3Harris
Hanwha Asset Management
U.S. Innovative Technology Fund
Washington Harbour Partners
Riot Ventures
Finance
About the role
TL;DR
Lead strategic financial modeling and analysis for a defense-tech company.
- •Shield AI is seeking a Senior Strategic Finance Lead with deep Aerospace & Defense (A&D) experience to serve as the analytical engine of Corporate Finance.
- •You will architect and own long-range financial models, drive enterprise-level financial strategy, and produce investor-grade outputs.
- •Key Responsibilities Architect and maintain a fully integrated, scalable, three-statement model grounded in unit economics.
- •Lead the Long Range Plan (LRP), including scenario modeling and valuation frameworks.
- •Deliver investor-grade outputs including valuations, strategic insights, and Board-ready narratives.
- •Partner with data engineering/systems teams to evolve modeling from Excel into modern cloud-based planning tools.
- •Analyze the business like an investor, benchmarking peers and building competitor profiles.
- •Requirements 8-10 years of experience, including significant time in investment banking, PE, hedge funds, or equity research.
- •Direct strategic finance leadership experience in a publicly traded company.
- •Deep A&D industry exposure.
- •Proven ownership of scalable three-statement models, LRP development, valuations, sensitivities, and unit economics.
- •Exceptional Excel modeling capability.
Required skills
Financial ModelingFP&AFundraisingInvestor RelationsBusiness OperationsRevenue ForecastingUnit EconomicsFinancial AnalysisBudgetingM&AFinancial ReportingVenture CapitalPrivate EquityExcel
Nice-to-have skills
Contract ManagementRisk ManagementCompliance Management
Domain expertise
aerospacedefense
Tech stack
ExcelPowerPoint