Senior Director of Hivemind Finance (R5621)

Shield; Washington (District of Columbia); Vor Ort; USD 180.000 - 300.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

Zusammenfassung

Shield AI seeks a Senior Director of Hivemind Program Finance to lead the finance activities supporting the Hivemind program. You will partner with engineering, operations, and product to deliver financial intelligence that informs strategy and drives growth.

You will shape forecasting, budgeting, and performance metrics, influence leadership decisions, and help the finance organization scale across international operations. This is a high-visibility leadership role in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree with 10–15 years in financial analysis, corporate finance, program management or FP&A.
• 8+ years in Aerospace & Defense industry.
• Experience in FP&A, program controls, budgeting, and accounting in government contracting or manufacturing.

Aufgaben

• Lead Hivemind program finance activities to support program execution.
• Partner with engineering, operations, and product to deliver actionable financial insights.
• Develop budgets, forecasts, and performance metrics to enable growth.
• Enhance processes, policies, and tools used in program finance.

Kenntnisse

Financial analysis

Corporate finance

FP&A

Earned Value Management

Budgets & Rates

Excel

Financial modeling

Power BI

Data analysis

US GAAP

Government contracting

Communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree

MBA

Tools

Costpoint

Anaplan

Oracle ERP

Jobbeschreibung

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BATaircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Job Description:

As the SeniorDirectorof Hivemind Program Finance, you will lead the Hivemind program finance activities of the team in support of program execution. The optimal executive leader is someone with sharp analytical instincts and a passion for driving business performance to join our high-performing finance team. In this fast-paced, constantly evolving environment, youwill enhance the finance team and develop our talent—you’llinfluence decisions, uncover opportunities, and partner with leaders across engineering, operations, and product to deliver actionable financial intelligence and insights. Your work will helpoptimizeperformance and steer one of our most critical business areas toward sustained growth.

Supporting our fastest-growing dynamic Hivemind business unit, this is a high-visibility, high-impact role where your insights will directly shape strategy and fuel innovation. You will lead the engagement with the program management team to support the execution of our projects to forecast and achieve the desired financial outcomes. If you want to shape the work to support a truly impactful international Finance team, come transform and lead with us!

Expectations of Leadership Position:

• Advise the Hivemind Program Management leadership on all financial matters, build synergist relationships to enable all parties to succeed financially as we execute.
• Be a collaborative thought leader and partner with Hivemind VPGM & Leadership team
• Mature the processes, policies, templates, and tools used in program finance
• Establish methods of executing assigned areas that enable sustainable growth (continuous improvement model)
• Contribute to the success of the broader finance organization (Accounting, Operations Finance, FP&A) by leading cross-functional improvements that allow Shield AI to become industry leaders
• Enhance existing framework to ensure programs achieve Orders, Revenue, EBITDA, Cash goals.
• Direct report to the Vice President of Finance, Program Finance Aircraft & Product and a member of the program finance leadership team

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 10-15 progressive experience in financial analysis, corporate finance, program business management or FP&A years of related experience.
• 8 or more years of Aerospace & Defense industry experience
• Experience with some or all these areas: Financial Planning & Analysis, Program Controls, Pricing, Earned Value Management, Budgets & Rates, ERP transformations, Accounting, FAR Compliance
• Strong understanding of US GAAP, with practical experience applying accounting principles in a government contracting or manufacturing environment
• Familiarity with cost accounting concepts and government contract structures (e.g., T&M, CPFF, FFP)
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, financial modeling, AI tool suites, and data analysis
• Strong working knowledge of Power BI and comfort with data visualization tools
• Solid understanding of financial statements and business metrics
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaborate cross-functionally in a fast-moving environment
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex financial data to non-financial stakeholders
• Located in DC (Crystal City, Arlington, VA).

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in a rapidly growing company or with integration post M&A
• Provided financial support to a Manufacturing and/or software focused business
• Demonstrated skillset in executing non-conventional USG procurements and modeling associated financials
• MBA or Master’s degree in a related discipline
• Experience supporting operations or customer-facing teams in a manufacturing, aerospace, or tech domestic and international environments
• Exposure to Microsoft Fabric, Power Query, DAX, or other data transformation and modeling tools
• Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., Costpoint) and planning tools (e.g., Anaplan) and Oracle ERP/EVM/MRP systems
• Track record of being a high performer with a bias for action, intellectual curiosity, and attention to detail
• Passion for using data to tell a story and drive strategic decisions
• Working knowledge of accounting, demonstrated ability to lead projects that blend and bridge the lines between program finance and other financial functions

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Full-time regular employee offer package:

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Temporary employee offer package:

Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed toequal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.