Growth Finance Manager

Hadrian Automation • Washington, DC

2d • $164,000 - $230,000

About The Position

Hadrian’s Growth Finance team owns the economics of how the company wins work, including pricing pursuits, shaping deals, and structuring partnerships and joint ventures for new capacity with commercial and government customers. The role builds and evaluates the financial case for programs, including unit economics, capacity and capital expenditure requirements, pricing and margin structures, and returns. It also supports partnership and JV structures, term sheets, waterfall and downside mechanics, and counterparty diligence. The position prepares recommendations for leadership and presents and defends them. It works directly with Hadrian’s executive leadership team on strategic initiatives and has the opportunity to take ownership of deals based on demonstrated performance.

The role also covers strategic projects involving transactions, capital markets, market research, new business models, and other critical initiatives. It develops financial models and analyses, prepares executive- and board-facing presentations, and collaborates with Engineering, Operations, Finance, Legal, and FP&A to align deal work with corporate financial and business reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
• 5–8 years of progressive experience in Investment Banking, Private Equity, Corporate Development, Venture Capital, or Hedge Funds.
• Familiarity with aerospace and defense and advanced-manufacturing markets and their participants.
• Experience in PE, banking, corporate development, or VC, ideally in industrials, defense, or deep tech, or experience at a scaling manufacturing or hardware-focused company.
• Technical experience in an engineering capacity working on complex products such as aerospace and defense, medical devices, automotive, oil and gas, or power.
• Exposure to project finance and large-scale capital investment analysis, including facility buildouts, infrastructure, or capital-intensive programs.
• Experience drafting deal-negotiation materials such as commercial contracts, term sheets, or partnership proposals, with strong attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of defense contracting and government cost accounting, including FAR, CAS, DCAA, and contract types, and how these affect deal economics.
• Sufficient understanding of advanced manufacturing technology, such as CNC and additive manufacturing, to evaluate technical targets.
• Intermediate accounting knowledge.
• Comfort building lightweight tooling or automation using tools such as VBA, Python, or SQL.
• A network in the defense, space, or manufacturing investor and operator ecosystem.
• Working knowledge of government contracting processes.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Manufacturing, Systems, Automation, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Industrial Engineering; extensive practical technical experience may be considered in place of the minimum finance experience.
• Self-motivation and eagerness to work hands-on and independently while collaborating toward objectives.
• Passion for companies that make physical products.
• Enthusiasm for a fast-paced environment with high stakes and quick iteration cycles.
• Strong written and verbal communication, especially when presenting technical information.

Responsibilities

• 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, including cash flow forecasting and scenario analysis.
• Build program pursuit models covering unit economics, capacity and capital expenditure requirements, pricing, margin structure, and returns.
• Assess whether programs are worth pursuing and recommend bid pricing and terms.
• Help structure partnerships and joint ventures, including economics, term sheets, waterfall and downside mechanics, and counterparty diligence.
• Create and present executive- and board-facing presentations and leadership memos; defend recommendations in discussions.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Legal to align on financial goals and performance.
• Partner with FP&A to align Special Projects and M&A models with corporate financial and business reporting.
• Take ambiguous, cross-functional work through to a decision with limited management.
• Translate complex analysis into actionable recommendations for senior leaders.
• Manage several concurrent work streams.
• Evaluate technical targets and deal economics in advanced manufacturing and government contracting contexts.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level