Managing Director, Government Relations - Defense Budgeting

The role

This person will shape the defense budget build inside the Pentagon and OMB and engage the process by which Congress sets the defense topline. They will provide budget intelligence to executive teams and manage execution-year budget matters including reprogramming and working capital funds.

What you will do

• Own engagement on how the President's Budget request is built inside the Pentagon and OMB
• Build and hold relationships with congressional leadership and the leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services and Budget Committees
• Support the Head of Government Relations - Federal Legislative on Appropriations Committee engagement and NDAA authorization requests
• Translate the federal budget calendar into guidance for the CEO, SVP, and executive team
• Anticipate funding shifts using fluency in apportionment, allocation, obligation, and execution
• Identify how Hadrian's factories and public private partnership plans intersect with organic industrial base investment decisions
• Oversee defense working capital funds and the reprogramming process
• Partner with federal sales and capture teams to inform pursuit strategy and pricing
• Prepare board- and investor-facing materials on federal budget risk and opportunity exposure

Required qualifications

• 15+ years alternating between the legislative and executive branches of the defense budget process
• Direct, hands-on ownership of the defense reprogramming review process
• Oversight of defense working capital funds, the organic industrial base, and the National Defense Stockpile
• Track record of driving institutional change with sustained relationships across the Pentagon and the Hill
• Recognized subject-matter authority in the defense budget process
• Experience translating a defense contractor's long-range business plan into federal fiscal-policy advocacy
• Track record of being a trusted contact for budget staff, defense committee staff, and financial managers
• Deep, working familiarity with congressional budget committees, CBO, GAO, and CRS
• Fluent in the distinction between mandatory and discretionary spending and the reconciliation process
• Close, standing relationships across the military comptroller community
• Fluency in turning dense budget detail into clear, actionable intelligence for company executives
• Deep understanding of defense financial management regulations and the PPBE process

Nice to have

• An advanced degree in business administration, public administration, or a related field

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• 401k
• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations
• Flexible vacation policy
• Equity

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of St
• Must hold or be able to obtain a national security clearance

About the company

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America by combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing. They help aerospace and defense companies build mission-critical systems faster and at lower cost.