Strategic Finance Lead

The role

The Strategic Finance Lead will build and own the financial operating system to support company growth. This role involves company planning, resource allocation, capital strategy, and business performance through financial modeling and reporting.

What you will do

• Support annual planning, quarterly reforecasting, monthly business reviews, and management reporting.
• Build KPI dashboards and reporting systems.
• Business partner on resource allocation, production capacity, program economics, cost structure, and investment tradeoffs.
• Prepare executive, board, investor, and fundraising materials.
• Drive strategic analyses on build-versus-buy decisions, working capital needs, hiring plans, capital expenditures, and long-range growth initiatives.
• Improve finance systems, tools, and workflows using automation and AI.
• Build models from scratch and own the details.

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive experience in strategic finance, investment banking, private equity, corporate development, or a similarly analytical finance role.
• Exceptional financial modeling, analytical reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build clear models from scratch and translate them into practical business recommendations.
• Strong business judgment and comfort making decisions with incomplete information in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
• Experience partnering directly with executives and cross-functional leaders across technical, operational, and commercial teams.
• High ownership, low ego, and a bias toward action.
• Basic understanding of accounting, close processes, revenue recognition, and financial controls.

Nice to have

• Prior experience in investment banking, consulting, private equity, or venture-backed operating finance
• Experience in aerospace & defense tech or another highly technical and operationally complex environment
• Experience hardware-enabled business models, including inventory, supply chain, production capacity, working capital, capital expenditures, and program-level profitability
• Experience building finance systems, dashboards, planning tools, or BI workflows using modern software, automation, SQL, or AI-enabled workflows

Benefits

• Significant stock options
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Health coverage for you and your family (medical, dental, and vision insurance)
• Relocation assistance provided (if applicable)
• Unlimited PTO (two-week minimum)
• 13 paid holidays per year
• Paid parental leave for both parents
• Lunch provided when working in-office
• Fully stocked kitchenette
• Free EV charging at the HQ
• Office in El Segundo, CA stocked with quality coffee, snacks, and craft beer

Before you apply

• Applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligibl

About the company

Picogrid is a venture-backed defense technology company building infrastructure to unify sensors, autonomy, and operators. Their mission is to deliver an operational advantage to secure the United States and its allies.