Sr. Vice President, Finance & Investor Relations

Virgin Galactic • Tustin, CA

7d • $300,000 - $360,000

About The Position

Virgin Galactic is seeking a Senior Vice President, FP&A and Investor Relations, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer. The role leads the company’s Financial Planning & Analysis and Investor Relations functions through the growth of commercial spaceflight operations and beyond. It combines internal financial planning and decision support with external investor communications.

The successful candidate will guide strategic and long-range planning, evaluate capital needs and investment opportunities, and partner with leaders across the company to optimize financial outcomes. The role also formulates corporate themes and messaging for investor communications, leads the earnings-call process, and manages relationships with retail and institutional investors. The SVP will develop and lead a diverse, high-performing team in a collegial culture that values action, humility, and collaboration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including a strong FP&A foundation.
• At least 3 years in an executive leadership role.
• Proven experience as a senior finance leader, with a passion for process improvement and driving results.
• Proficiency in data analysis and forecasting models.
• Ability to translate financial matters for diverse stakeholders to foster understanding and support.
• Knowledge of corporate finance and accounting, with the ability to communicate across financial measures such as free cash flow, operating expense, EBITDA, and EPS.
• Analytical ability to assess complex tradeoffs and support clear, effective decision-making.
• Strong business acumen and partnering skills, with the ability to serve as a sought-after planning and decision-making consultant to company leaders.
• Familiarity with contract terminology and structures, and ability to identify key contract elements for program success.
• Ability to develop financial systems, processes, and tools that improve the transparency, accuracy, and timeliness of financial insights.
• Executive presence to instill confidence and commitment among stakeholders and constituents.
• Values-driven leadership that inspires others through influence rather than positional authority.
• Superior communication skills, including communicating clearly, promptly, and respectfully.
• Open-mindedness toward other ideas and the ability to adjust thinking and behavior as discussions evolve.
• For compliance with U.S. Government export regulations, must be a U.S. Person or able to obtain required authorization, and must not be included on the Office of Foreign Assets Control list of Specifically Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or CPA desired.
• Prior investor-relations experience at a public company is a plus; ability to communicate core investment theses to diverse audiences and understand a diverse investor base is especially important.

Responsibilities

• Play a lead role in strategic planning, evaluate capital needs, and develop a rolling multi-year investment plan to optimize financial outcomes.
• Lead annual and long-range financial planning, including cash-flow projection and optimization and P&L forecast refinement.
• Conduct cost-benefit analyses of investment opportunities across corporate departments and make go, wait, or no-go recommendations to the leadership team.
• Partner with top management to interpret and use financial data to drive business results.
• Drive consolidated budgeting across business units, track performance against budgets, and connect changes to business drivers.
• Create financial presentations for Board Meetings.
• Serve as a key stakeholder in major supply-chain contract formulation and negotiations.
• Help develop supply-chain strategies considering strategic needs, outsourcing versus insourcing tradeoffs, minimum-volume considerations, and other factors.
• Develop investor messaging based on key financial themes to demonstrate company progress and economic merits as commercial spaceflight operations grow.
• Drive the earnings-call process, including internal and external logistics and follow-ups with sell-side analysts.
• Manage communications with retail and institutional investors.
• Plan and coordinate non-deal roadshows and investor conferences.
• Manage, mentor, influence, and grow a high-performance team.

Benefits

• A full range of medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the position offered.
• Other forms of pay, such as a bonus or long-term incentive, may be provided as part of the compensation package.

What This Job Offers

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