Strategic Finance Lead

Vannevar Labs

Strategic Finance Lead shaping financial growth and planning for Vannevar, a defense technology company using AI for national security. Partnering with executives to guide investment and resource allocation strategies.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $200,000 - $240,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own financial planning and modeling that informs company strategy, headcount growth, and investment priorities.
Evaluate tradeoffs across growth initiatives, resourcing decisions, and new bets to maximize long-term value.
Build and maintain multi-year financial models that connect strategy to outcomes.
Support board- and investor-level planning, including scenario analysis and downside / upside planning.
Partner with sales, capture, and product leadership to shape pricing, packaging, and contract structures aligned with strategic goals.
Develop financial frameworks to assess new products, customer segments, and go-to-market motions.
Translate operating metrics into clear insights that guide growth decisions.
Design scalable reporting that ties revenue performance to strategic intent.
Serve as a strategic thought partner to executive leadership, providing clear, opinionated financial perspectives.
Build analyses and narratives that support executive decisions, board discussions, and internal alignment.
Help define and track the metrics that matter most for long-term enterprise value.
Partner with the finance and accounting team to ensure systems, controls, and reporting scale with the business.
Drive automation and process improvements that reduce friction and enable faster decision-making.
Ensure financial data is accurate, timely, and useful—not just compliant.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, corporate strategy, or similar roles in high-growth environments.
Strong financial modeling and planning skills; comfortable building models from scratch.
Deep understanding of SaaS and/or government contracting economics.
Track record of influencing senior stakeholders with data-driven insights.
Ability to move fluidly between strategic thinking and hands-on execution.
Low-ego, high-ownership mindset; thrives in ambiguity and rapid iteration.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, dental, and vision insurance
Remote friendly with WeWork access
Unlimited PTO, shared downtime during the federal holiday calendar, and company-wide off time at the end of each year
401(k) match
Lifestyle & wellbeing stipends
Salary top-up during military reserve duty
Fully paid parental leave
Child and pet care reimbursement during travel

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial modelingfinancial planningscenario analysisdata-driven insightsreportingautomationprocess improvementsmetrics trackingstrategic analysispricing strategy

Soft Skills

strategic thinkinghands-on executioninfluencing stakeholdersclear communicationopinionated perspectiveslow-ego mindsethigh-ownership mindsetadaptabilitycollaborationproblem-solving