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Shield AI

Senior Manager, FP&A -Strategic Finance (R4669)

Shield AI · Series F · Website
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Role Details

Location
San Francisco, California
Salary (est. USD)
~$140K - $220K (est. USD)

Estimated based on role seniority, company stage (Series F), and industry benchmarks. Actual compensation may vary.

How is this calculated?
Seniority band Senior / Lead
Base range $140K – $220K

Based on Web3 & AI industry compensation data. Seniority is inferred from role title keywords. Company stage affects ranges: early-stage (−15%), late-stage/public (+10%).

Department
FP&A
Type
Full-time
Vertical
Robotics

Job Description

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the 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:
We’re building advanced autonomous systems for defense and commercial markets. Scaling a business like this requires world‑class financial modeling, a deep understanding of how complex hardware + software companies create value, and the ability to turn complexity into clarity.
 
We’re hiring a Senior Manager, Strategic Finance to be the VP of FP&A’s analytical right hand and the architect of our long‑range financial model. You excel at building dynamic, accurate, scalable 3‑statement models grounded in unit economics and operational drivers. You’ve lived in Excel—investment banking, PE, hedge funds, equity research—and you bring a forward‑looking mindset around leveraging cloud tools, automation, and analytics to elevate what modeling can do.
 
This is the analytical engine of Strategic Finance, with a natural path to Investor Relations as the company scales.
If you’re a top‑tier modeler who loves understanding what drives a business and telling its story through numbers, you’ll thrive here.

What you'll do:

  • Build the Company’s Strategic Financial Model
  • --Own and build the fully integrated 3‑statement model based on unit economics, KPIs, and industry benchmarks
  • --Lead the long‑range plan (LRP) and multi‑scenario modeling
  • --Tie operational drivers—production ramps, R&D, contract timing, GTM—to financial outcomes
  • --Build valuation frameworks, sensitivities, and investor‑grade outputs
  • --Maintain a forward‑looking view on risks, opportunities, and strategic drivers
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  • Digitize & Scale the Modeling Infrastructure:
  • --Partner with data engineering and systems teams to evolve models from Excel to modern cloud-based planning tools
  • --Build modular, scalable structures where Excel is used only for high‑value analysis
  • --Use analytics and automation to reduce manual modeling and increase clarity
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  • Analyze the Business Like an Investor:
  • --Benchmark peers in defense, autonomy, robotics, aerospace, and industrial tech
  • --Build competitor profiles, KPI benchmarks, and market analyses
  • --Develop a POV on unit economics, efficiency, scale, and profitability
  • --Support M&A modeling, valuation, and diligence
  • --Provide clear, strategic insights—not just numbers
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  • Lead Cash Flow & Liquidity Modeling (with Corporate Finance):
  • --Build rolling cash forecasts across working capital, inventory, milestone payments, and CapEx
  • --Model hardware cycles, government payment timing, and program cash curves
  • --Identify liquidity risks early and shape capital allocation decisions
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  • Partner Across the Company:
  • --Work directly with the VP FP&A, CFO, and CEO on forward-looking financial questions
  • --Translate engineering, program, and operations plans into financial impacts
  • --Connect short-term forecasting to the LRP
  • --Present insights that drive decisions and accelerate execution

    • Who you are:

  • Analytical athlete with elite attention to detail
  • Clear, structured thinker with strong modeling intuition
  • Fast, accurate, and comfortable under pressure
  • Curious and forward-looking—always asking “why?”
  • Strong communicator who elevates decision quality
  • Mission-driven and energized by complex, meaningful problems

    • Required qualifications:

  • 8+ years in investmen

    • About Shield AI

    Defense AI company building the world's best AI pilot for autonomous drones and fighter jets.

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