Job Description

Your mission

As VP Finance (all genders) at VÆRIDION, you will build and lead the financial backbone of a capital-intensive deep-tech aerospace scale-up. You will drive financial steering, ensure strong finance hygiene, and lead financing and fundraising activities to support our transition from development to industrialization.

You will work closely with the executive leadership team and act as a key strategic partner across engineering, manufacturing, and business functions. A strong focus of this role lies on structuring and executing asset financing, venture debt, development credits, and fundraising activities in a dynamic, high-growth environment.

Your Day-to-Day

• Own company-wide financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes. Establish scalable financial governance, reporting standards, and KPI frameworks.

• Build scalable finance processes, tools, and systems supporting the transition from startup to industrial manufacturing organization. Partner closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Program Management, and Business teams to support data-driven decisions.

• Structure and execute asset financing solutions for equipment, tooling, and production assets. Lead structuring and negotiation of venture debt and development credit financing. Build and manage relationships with banks, debt providers, and financing partners.

• Support equity fundraising processes including financial modeling, investor materials, and due diligence. Own financial data rooms, investor reporting, and financing-related analysis.

• Support building and developing the finance function as the company scales. Act as sparring partner for executive leadership on financial strategy, risk, and capital allocation.

Your profile

• Around 10 years of experience in Finance, Corporate Finance, Structured Finance, Investment, or similar. Experience in at least one startup, scale-up, or fast-growing dynamic environment is strongly preferred.

• Proven experience in capital-intensive industries such as deep tech, aerospace, manufacturing, hardware, energy, or mobility.

• Hands-on experience in at least two of the following areas: Asset financing, Venture debt, Development / innovation credits, Project financing, Equity fundraising support

• Strong financial modeling and scenario planning skills. Experience negotiating financing structures and term sheets. Understanding of manufacturing cost structures and CapEx planning.

• Experience with public funding landscapes in Germany or the EU is a plus. Experience in regulated or certification-driven industries is a plus.

• Strong ownership mindset with ability to operate strategically and execute operationally.

• Ability to work in ambiguous and fast-moving environments.

• Strong stakeholder communication across technical and business teams.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English; German or another European language is a plus.

Why us?

• Be part of an ambitious team determined to shape the future of aviation.
• We are an in-office company, but we value flexibility and trust employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work or adjusting hours to accommodate personal commitments.
• Subsidized EGYM Wellpass membership: your (mental) health is important for us.
• Enjoy a subsidized lunch with a 5€ company contribution per meal on office days.
• Become a part of our success with virtual stock options.
• Choose the option that suits your needs: either a free charging station for your electric car or a public transport job ticket as part of the Deutschlandticket.
• Lease a high-quality bicycle or e-bike through our JobRad program and benefit from tax advantages. Whether for your daily commute or personal use, enjoy more mobility and sustainability.
• Pension scheme to support your long-term financial security.
• Boost your professional as well as personal growth executing your own ideas and independent projects.
• Join our internal social events and retreats (e.g. cooking, game nights, sports).