Director / Vice President of Strategic Finance and Investor Relations

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 as well as 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). We are now operating Polaris, our next prototype on the path to the world's first fusion power plant.

This is a pivotal time to join Helion. You will tackle real-world challenges with a team that prizes urgency, rigor, ownership, and a commitment to delivering hard truths – values essential to achieving what no one has before. Together, we will change the future of energy, 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
  
  

Required Skills

• 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
  
  

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
  
  

Helion is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the interview process, please let us know.

Compensation Range: $280K - $340K