Sr. Manager, Strategic Finance & Business Operations

MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; Westminster (CO); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Mental health resources

Student loan repayment assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor, based in Westminster, CO, seeks a Senior Manager, Strategic Finance and Business Operations to partner with executive leaders and shape investments. You will build business cases, model scenarios, and translate data into actionable insights that drive capital decisions and performance improvements.

You’ll lead cross-functional collaboration across engineering, IT, facilities, and accounting, modernizing finance with AI-enabled workflows and scalable processes to support growth and value

Qualifications

• 7+ years of FP&A, accounting, strategic finance, or related analytical role with ownership of financial models and business recommendations.
• MBA in Finance or Accounting substitutes for experience; 3 years with strong academic background considered.
• Strong financial modeling skills and understanding of accruals, capitalization, depreciation, and how the financial statements connect.
• Ability to distill large volumes of financial and operational data into clear insights with transparent assumptions.
• Confidence working with business leaders, asking thoughtful questions, and constructively challenging assumptions.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial systems or large datasets.
• Practical understanding of how AI can improve financial analysis and workflows; initiative to test and implement tools.
• Initiative, attention to detail, and ability to take an open-ended question through analysis to action.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Shape investment decisions and build business cases for capital projects.
• Challenge assumptions, weigh risks and returns, and track outcomes.
• Model driver-based plans, forecasts, and scenarios to explore options.
• Connect capital spending to execution with cross-functional partners.
• Identify opportunities to improve performance and surface risks.
• Translate complex data into clear leadership recommendations with dashboards.
• Move manual, Excel-heavy workflows to AI-enabled tools for better efficiency.

Skills

Financial modeling

Advanced Excel

Strategic finance

Business partnering

AI in finance

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

MBA in Finance or Accounting

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or business

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, Asylee, or Refugee. Export Control/ITAR: Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Location & Working Arrangement

Vantor is hiring for a Senior Manager, Strategic Finance and Business Operations in our corporate office in Westminster, CO. The position requires working in-office Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and hybrid on Mondays and Fridays.

Role Overview

This is an opportunity to help shape where we invest, how we operate, and what we build next. We’re looking for a curious, analytically strong finance professional who wants to work close to the business and see their recommendations put into action. You’ll partner directly with executive leaders to evaluate investments, understand performance drivers, and turn complex financial and operational data into clear decisions. This role combines hands‑on financial modeling, investment governance, and business partnership with the opportunity to modernise how finance works.

What you’ll own

• Shape investment decisions. Build the business cases behind capital projects and strategic investments.
• Challenge assumptions, weigh risks and returns, and recommend where to commit resources. Track outcomes to strengthen the next decision.
• Model what comes next. Build driver-based plans, forecasts, and scenarios that help leaders explore options before committing to them. Show how changes in spending, staffing, timing, and execution affect financial outcomes.
• Connect capital spending to execution. Partner with project owners across engineering, IT, facilities, and other business functions, along with accounting, to clarify project costs, improve capital tracking, and support sound capitalization decisions.
• Uncover opportunities to improve performance. Dig into headcount, operating expenses, and project spending to find what’s driving results. Surface emerging risks, identify opportunities, and work with business partners to turn recommendations into action.
• Bring a point of view to leadership. Translate complex financial and operational data into clear recommendations. Build analyses, dashboards, and presentations that focus executive discussions on the decisions that matter.
• Build better ways for finance to work. Move manual, Excel-heavy workflows into AI-enabled tools and purpose-built solutions. Take improvements from idea to implementation, making recurring analysis and reporting more accurate, efficient, and useful.

Minimum Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen 7+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, accounting, strategic finance, business operations, or a related analytical role, with demonstrated ownership of financial models and business recommendations.
• An MBA in Finance or Accounting will substitute as experience and we will consider candidates with a strong academic background plus three years of experience.
• Strong financial modeling skills and a solid understanding of accounting fundamentals, including accruals, capitalization, depreciation, and how the financial statements connect.
• Ability to distill large volumes of financial and operational data into clear insights and well-supported recommendations, while making assumptions and uncertainty clear.
• Confidence working with business leaders, asking thoughtful questions, and constructively challenging assumptions.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with financial systems or large datasets.
• A practical understanding of how AI can improve financial analysis and workflows, with the initiative to test new approaches, validate outputs, and implement repeatable tools and processes that deliver measurable improvements.
• Initiative, attention to detail, and the ability to take an open-ended question through analysis, recommendation, and follow-through.
• A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or a related analytical field, or equivalent relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated success in a PE/PE‑backed company and or start up envionment.

Pay Transparency

The base pay for this position within Colorado is: $135,000.00 - $180,000.00 - $198,000.00 annually. For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market‑driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

Benefits

Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers

EEO Policy

Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected, valued, and encouraged to share their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected, valued, and encouraged to share their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities in compliance with federal and state laws. If you need assistance with the online application or hiring process, please email [e-mail].