SlipstreamJobs tracks this role from the company's public career site. Apply directly on the employer's site.
Salary: USD 160,000 - 200,000 / annual
Picogrid is a venture-backed defense technology company building infrastructure to unify sensors, autonomy, and operators for national security applications. The company seeks a Strategic Finance Lead to build and own the financial operating system supporting the next stage of growth.
This is a senior, hands-on role at the center of company planning, resource allocation, capital strategy, and business performance. You will partner directly with leadership to transform ambiguous business questions into rigorous financial models and clear recommendations.
Key responsibilities include:
- Support annual planning, quarterly reforecasting, monthly business reviews, and management reporting, creating appropriate processes for a fast-moving startup
- Build KPI dashboards and reporting systems that give leadership clear visibility into business performance, risks, opportunities, and operating priorities
- Act as business partner on resource allocation, production capacity, program economics, cost structure, and investment tradeoffs
- Prepare executive, board, investor, and fundraising materials, translating complex financial and operational inputs into concise, decision-ready narratives
- 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 to increase accuracy, speed, and leverage
- Operate as a trusted thought partner to leadership while remaining willing to execute details and build models from scratch
The role requires fluidity between strategic thinking and detailed execution, with high agency and ownership. You will own the company financial model, KPI reporting, board and investor materials, and ad hoc analyses that inform leadership decisions on investment, scaling, and capital allocation.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 7+ years of progressive experience in strategic finance, investment banking, private equity, corporate development, or 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 fast-moving, ambiguous environments
- Experience partnering directly with executives and cross-functional leaders across technical, operational, and commercial teams
- High ownership, low ego, and bias toward action; willingness to both set strategy and execute details yourself
- Basic understanding of accounting, close processes, revenue recognition, and financial controls needed to connect planning with actual business performance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 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 with 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
