VP Finance (all genders)

VÆRIDION; München; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Subsidized EGYM Wellpass membership

Lunch contribution of €5 per meal

Virtual stock options

Free charging station or public transport job ticket

High-quality bicycle or e-bike lease options

Pension scheme

Internal social events and retreats

Zusammenfassung

A dynamic deep-tech startup in Munich is seeking a VP Finance to lead financial planning and drive fundraising efforts. The role requires extensive experience in capital-intensive industries, ideally within startups, and offers an opportunity to shape a financial backbone during a critical phase of growth. Responsibilities include budgeting, asset financing, and strategic partnerships with banks. The ideal candidate will manage financial governance and reporting in a fast-paced environment, as well as possess strong financial modeling skills.

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of experience in Finance, Corporate Finance, or similar roles.
• Experience in capital-intensive industries like aerospace, manufacturing, or deep tech.
• Strong capability in scenario planning and financial modeling.

Aufgaben

• Oversee company-wide financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Build scalable finance processes and tools for manufacturing transition.
• Support equity fundraising processes and manage financial data rooms.

Kenntnisse

Financial modeling

Stakeholder communication

Asset financing

Venture debt

Development credits

Jobbeschreibung

As VP Finance (all genders) at VÆRIDION, you will build and lead the financial backbone of a capital‑intensive deep‑tech aerospace scale‑up. You will drive financial steering, ensure strong finance hygiene, and lead financing and fundraising activities to support our transition from development to industrialization.

You will work closely with the executive leadership team and act as a key strategic partner across engineering, manufacturing, and business functions. A strong focus of this role lies on structuring and executing asset financing, venture debt, development credits, and fundraising activities in a dynamic, high‑growth environment.

Your Day‑to‑Day

• Own company‑wide financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes. Establish scalable financial governance, reporting standards, and KPI frameworks.
• Build scalable finance processes, tools, and systems supporting the transition from startup to industrial manufacturing organization. Partner closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Program Management, and Business teams to support data‑driven decisions.
• Structure and execute asset financing solutions for equipment, tooling, and production assets. Lead structuring and negotiation of venture debt and development credit financing. Build and manage relationships with banks, debt providers, and financing partners.
• Support equity fundraising processes including financial modeling, investor materials, and due diligence. Own financial data rooms, investor reporting, and financing‑related analysis.
• Support building and developing the finance function as the company scales. Act as sparring partner for executive leadership on financial strategy, risk, and capital allocation.

Your profile

• Around 10 years of experience in Finance, Corporate Finance, Structured Finance, Investment, or similar. Experience in at least one startup, scale‑up, or fast‑growing dynamic environment is strongly preferred.
• Proven experience in capital‑intensive industries such as deep tech, aerospace, manufacturing, hardware, energy, or mobility.
• Hands‑on experience in at least two of the following areas: Asset financing, Venture debt, Development / innovation credits, Project financing, Equity fundraising support.
• Strong financial modeling and scenario planning skills. Experience negotiating financing structures and term sheets. Understanding of manufacturing cost structures and CapEx planning.
• Experience with public funding landscapes in Germany or the EU is a plus. Experience in regulated or certification‑driven industries is a plus.
• Strong ownership mindset with ability to operate strategically and execute operationally.
• Ability to work in ambiguous and fast‑moving environments.
• Strong stakeholder communication across technical and business teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English; German or another European language is a plus.

Why us?

• Be part of an ambitious team determined to shape the future of aviation.
• We are an in‑office company, but we value flexibility and trust employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work or adjusting hours to accommodate personal commitments.
• Subsidized EGYM Wellpass membership: your mental health is important for us.
• Enjoy a subsidized lunch with a €5 company contribution per meal on office days.
• Become a part of our success with virtual stock options.
• Choose the option that suits your needs: either a free charging station for your electric car or a public transport job ticket as part of the Deutschlandticket.
• Lease a high‑quality bicycle or e‑bike through our JobRad program and benefit from tax advantages. Whether for your daily commute or personal use, enjoy more mobility and sustainability.
• Pension scheme to support your long‑term financial security.
• Boost your professional as well as personal growth executing your own ideas and independent projects.
• Join our internal social events and retreats (e.g. cooking, game nights, sports).

About us

VÆRIDION is a fast‑growing deep‑tech start‑up based in Munich, Germany. Since the restrictions by law on CO₂ emissions for domestic and short‑haul air travel will stimulate Green Regional Air Mobility, we believe it's our mission to provide an aircraft for zero‑emission regional flights. Our goal is to develop, build and certify a full electric microliner carrying up to 9 passengers for short‑haul and regional air mobility by 2030. A full electric microliner is cleaner and cheaper to operate than other aeroplanes in its class, it provides a better travel experience door‑to‑door up to 500 km. We offer a new optimized design based on proven principles, around proven and available technology in electric motors and batteries, that brings lowest risk and shortest route to certification.