Director, Sustaining Finance – New Glenn Cadence

blueorigin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 188,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support program

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a senior finance leader to head the New Glenn Sustaining Finance organization. You will coordinate all New Glenn financial activities, partner with Cadence leadership, and drive cost improvements, forecasts, and scalable cash/PM tools as launch cadence increases.

The role requires hands-on leadership, robust project management, and the ability to connect detailed actuals to P&L and cash outcomes while ensuring compliance and strong internal controls.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of FP&A and finance leadership experience.
• Strong GAAP and financial-control foundation.
• Ability to translate complex data into concise executive decisions.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Lead the New Glenn Sustaining Finance team and set ownership, rhythms, and analytics standards.
• Own the annual operating plan, quarterly forecasts, long-range plan, and in-year outlook across P&L, cash, headcount, and capital.
• Build and govern a driver-based model translating launch rate, production flow, cycle time, yield, labor efficiency, material consumption, capacity, and reliability into financial outcomes.
• Lead monthly business and financial reviews with budget vs. actuals, risks, opportunities, and executive narratives.
• Serve as the primary finance advisor to the Cadence leadership team and drive data-based decisions.
• Own cost-per-flight and launch unit economics with product cost, operations, and accounting.
• Direct scenario, sensitivity, and investment analyses for capacity, sourcing, and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Collaborate with Accounting to ensure accurate close, accruals, inventory, capitalization, and controls.
• Establish KPI-driven performance management with data lineage, models, and AI-enabled workflows.

Skills

FP&A experience

Leadership

Financial modeling

Executive communication

Cost optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or related analytical field

Tools

D365 Finance

OneStream

Databricks

Power BI

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a senior finance leader to head the New Glenn Sustaining Finance organization. You will coordinate all New Glenn financial activities, partner with Cadence leadership, and drive cost improvements, forecasts, and scalable cash/PM tools as launch cadence increases.

The role requires hands-on leadership, robust project management, and the ability to connect detailed actuals to P&L and cash outcomes while ensuring compliance and strong internal controls.