Strategic Finance Lead

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and evolution of the company’s financial model, integrating commercial, operational, manufacturing, and capital investment assumptions
• Develop enterprise-level scenario analyses to evaluate growth strategies and manufacturing capacity investments
• Maintain detailed KPI and financial models tied to manufacturing performance and margin optimization
• Partner with executive leadership to identify strategic risks and opportunities
• Provide financial insights that influence company strategy, resource allocation, and investment decisions
• Assist with board materials, diligence requests, and investor-facing presentations
• Partner with FP&A and cross-functional leaders to drive alignment between strategic objectives and annual operating plans
• Serve as the finance lead on high-priority strategic initiatives like manufacturing scale-up and facility expansions

Requirements

• Ability to lawfully access information subject to US export controls
• 7+ years in fast-paced analytical roles such as corporate finance, strategic planning, investment banking, or management consulting
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related quantitative field
• Elite financial modeling skills
• Exceptional communication skills for conveying insights to executives
• Ability to turn ambiguity into structure and defensible assumptions
• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives with senior stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience analyzing multi-stage manufacturing processes or capital-intensive businesses
• Familiarity with Aerospace & Defense GTM cycles and contracting structures
• Familiarity with ERPs and financial planning tools like Oracle or Datarails
• Experience supporting board, investor, or fundraising activities
• Experience building long-range planning and enterprise scenario modeling frameworks in high-growth industrial environments

About the Company

Divergent is a technology company that has architected, invented, built, and commercialized an end-to-end factory system called the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS) to optimally engineer and manufacture complex vehicle structures.