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On-site
Seniority
Senior
Category
Finance, Legal & Compliance
Language
English
Posted
May 30, 2026
Last verified
May 30, 2026
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Senior Manager, Corporate Finance (R5098) at Shield AI is an on-site role in the United States for the Finance, Legal & Compliance category. JobGrid normalizes the role facts from the source posting, keeps the publisher content separate, and sends applicants to the original public application page with non-personal referral parameters. The source was posted and last checked on 2026-05-30; no salary was disclosed in the provided payload.
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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 build advanced autonomous systems for defense and commercial markets—an environment that demands financial rigor, scalable systems, and fast, informed decision‑making.
We’re hiring a Senior Manager, Corporate Finance to lead forecasting and Anaplan operations for Corporate FP&A and serve as the Finance Business Partner for all G&A functions. This is a high‑impact individual contributor role for someone who thrives in complex modeling, scalable process design, and cross‑functional partnership.
You will shape how we plan, forecast, and allocate resources for the teams that power the company’s growth.
What you'll do:
- Lead monthly forecasts, quarterly updates, and the annual planning cycle
- Build and maintain integrated three‑statement models for Corporate FP&A
- Translate headcount plans, operating initiatives, and investment decisions into financial impacts
- Support executive‑level reporting and Board materials
- Improve forecasting accuracy and the operating cadence across all G&A functions
- Serve as the Corporate Finance Anaplan owner—model builds, enhancements, and governance
- Replace manual work with scalable, automated workflows
- Partner with IT, Data, and Engineering to enhance financial data quality
- Help standardize processes across ERP, HRIS, procurement, and financial systems
- Support HR, IT, Legal, Finance, Facilities, and other G&A groups with planning and decision support
- Build capacity and headcount models in partnership with the People Team
- Support software procurement and vendor rationalization with the CIO organization
- Deliver insights that guide decisions—not just reports
Required qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in Corporate Finance or FP&A
- Strong three‑statement modeling and forecasting skills
- Hands‑on Anaplan ownership or implementation experience
- Experience building scalable planning processes and systems
- Systems mindset with a focus on automation and simplification
- Proven ability to partner with senior leaders across functions
- Comfortable operating in fast‑paced, dynamic environments
- Experience writing clear business requirements for technical teams
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in aerospace, defense, robotics, hardware, or deep tech
- Familiarity with government contract structures and program accounting
- Experience supporting G&A and headcount‑driven planning
- Strong data fluency (dashboards, data models, integrations, unit economics)
Who you are:
- Mission‑driven and motivated by impact
- A systems thinker who builds for scale and durability
- Clear, calm, and structured under pressure
- A direct communicator who elevates decision‑making
- Automation‑oriented and constantly improving
- High integrity and comfortable with tradeoffs
Why it matters:
- The teams and systems you support are foundational to how we scale. Your work will influence how we plan, hire, invest, and operate—making Finance a strategic accelerator for the mission.
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Full-time regular employee offer package:
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Temporary employee offer package:
Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.
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Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.