What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Strategic Finance position at Helion?
About Helion
We are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone.
Since Helion's founding in 2013, we have raised over $1 billion from long-time investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group and new investors SoftBank and Lightspeed to propel us forward. Our last prototype, Trenta, completed 10,000 high-power pulses and reached plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius (9 keV). Now, we're turning up operations for Polaris, working towards delivering the world's first fusion power plant.
More than ever, it's a pivotal time to join us and have the opportunity to solve real challenges to create a better energy future. You will see first-hand how we value urgency, rigor, ownership, and hard truths, knowing it will take each to do what no one has before. Joining us, you will push the boundaries of what's possible and transform humanity for the better - because the world can't wait.
What You Will Be Doing:
You will play a critical role in shaping Helion’s long-term financial strategy, managing investor relations, and driving capital planning. You will collaborate closely with executives to guide financial performance, optimize capital structure, and communicate goals and achievements to investors. You will report to the CFO and this is an onsite role located at our Everett, WA office.
You Will:
Helion's compensation package includes a competitively benchmarked base salary, meaningful equity grants, and comprehensive benefits. Final compensation is determined through a holistic evaluation of your experience, qualifications, and our commitment to internal equity - ensuring fairness and transparency across our teams. We are committed to fostering a fair and equitable environment in every aspect of our operations, including compensation.
This is an exempt salaried role.
Annual Base Pay
$200,000 - $240,000 USD
Benefits
Our total compensation package includes benefits, including but not limited to:
We are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone.
Since Helion's founding in 2013, we have raised over $1 billion from long-time investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group and new investors SoftBank and Lightspeed to propel us forward. Our last prototype, Trenta, completed 10,000 high-power pulses and reached plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius (9 keV). Now, we're turning up operations for Polaris, working towards delivering the world's first fusion power plant.
More than ever, it's a pivotal time to join us and have the opportunity to solve real challenges to create a better energy future. You will see first-hand how we value urgency, rigor, ownership, and hard truths, knowing it will take each to do what no one has before. Joining us, you will push the boundaries of what's possible and transform humanity for the better - because the world can't wait.
What You Will Be Doing:
You will play a critical role in shaping Helion’s long-term financial strategy, managing investor relations, and driving capital planning. You will collaborate closely with executives to guide financial performance, optimize capital structure, and communicate goals and achievements to investors. You will report to the CFO and this is an onsite role located at our Everett, WA office.
You Will:
- Lead long-term financial planning and strategy
- Develop and execute the company’s long-term financial strategy, including capital planning and support for strategic initiatives
- Optimize capital structure through analysis of the balance sheet, cost of capital, and debt vs equity tradeoffs to drive financial decision-making and long-term growth
- Evaluate strategic initiatives, investments, and risks to identify growth opportunities and long-term value creation
- Manage investor relations, fundraising, and capital markets transactions
- Build and maintain relationships with investors and analysts, ensuring clear communication of Helion’s financial health, strategy, and outlook
- Serve as the primary contact for investor communications and lead the development of investor-facing materials
- Collaborate with executives to shape financial strategy and provide guidance on capital structure, M&A activity, and messaging to investors
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 10 years of experience in a finance role
- 5 years of experience in investment banking and/or consulting
- 2 years of in-house experience at a tech company, ideally a high-growth startup
- Experience collaborating with and presenting to executives and investors
- Experience with in-house fundraising and capital markets analysis and transactions
Helion's compensation package includes a competitively benchmarked base salary, meaningful equity grants, and comprehensive benefits. Final compensation is determined through a holistic evaluation of your experience, qualifications, and our commitment to internal equity - ensuring fairness and transparency across our teams. We are committed to fostering a fair and equitable environment in every aspect of our operations, including compensation.
This is an exempt salaried role.
Annual Base Pay
$200,000 - $240,000 USD
Benefits
Our total compensation package includes benefits, including but not limited to:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
- 31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
- 10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break
- Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
- Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance
- Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)
- Annual wellness stipend
Salary : $200,000 - $240,000
