Director of FP&A

About the Role

You'll build the financial engine behind Fuse's next stage of growth. We've raised institutional capital, operate multiple legal entities, work with U.S. government contracts, and are scaling a capital-intensive hardware company. You'll work directly with the CEO across planning, fundraising, capital allocation, government programs, and the decisions that determine where the company puts its resources.

What We Value

• Obsess about the details - sloppy work costs us later, so do it right the first time.
• Care - pick up the trash. Do things no one asks you to do. Go the extra mile because you care.
• Act with urgency - every hour matters more than it feels like it does.
• Be responsible for the outcome, not just the task; if it is not working, it remains your problem until it is fixed.
• Assume good intent - disagree openly, then commit fully once a call is made.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead company-wide financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range strategic models.
• Build and maintain operating models across multiple entities, including government and commercial businesses.
• Partner directly with the CEO on fundraising strategy, board materials, investor reporting, and financing activities.
• Manage cash forecasting, liquidity planning, and capital allocation across the business.
• Develop KPI dashboards that help leadership make faster, better decisions.
• Support pricing strategy, unit economics, contract profitability, and resource allocation.
• Lead annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting across every department.
• Build financial infrastructure that scales without slowing the company down.
• Evaluate strategic investments, partnerships, government opportunities, and capital projects.
• Partner closely with Accounting to ensure financial reporting supports operational decision-making.
• Work alongside external banking partners, auditors, investors, and financing providers.
• Help build the future Finance organization as the company grows.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience across Finance, FP&A, Strategic Finance, Investment Banking, or Private Equity.
• Strong financial modeling skills, with the ability to build complex operating models from scratch.
• Experience supporting executive leadership with strategic financial decisions.
• Ability to translate complex financial data into simple, actionable insights.
• Strong business judgment and exceptional analytical thinking.
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and changing priorities.
• Hands-on - willing to build models yourself, not just review someone else's work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in deep tech, aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, or energy.
• Experience supporting venture-backed companies through multiple fundraising rounds.
• Government contracting, DoD, DOE, FAR, CAS, or DCAA experience.
• Experience working with hardware businesses, capital-intensive operations, or long product development cycles.
• Prior experience as the first Finance hire or building a finance function from scratch.
• MBA, CFA, CPA, or equivalent financial background.

Additional Requirements

• This is not a remote position and will require relocation if not already local to Fuse's San Leandro, CA facility.
• Position requires the ability to work extended hours and weekends when needed.
• Position may require some business travel to other Fuse facilities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Relocation assistance for roles that require it.
• Flexible time off. Take what you need, no accrual tracking.
• 2 weeks of paid time off built into the end of each year, subject to team and business needs.
• Supportive leave of absence policies.
• Paid leave for new parents.

Itar Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.