Strategic Finance Director - Carlsbad, United States - Viasat, Inc.

Viasat, Inc.
Viasat, Inc.
Verified Company
Carlsbad, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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About us:
One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate.

We're looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.


What you'll do:

Viasat has a diverse portfolio of fast-growing businesses with a range of strategic opportunities that require analysis, evaluation, and execution.

We are seeking a temporary Strategic Finance Director The Strategic Finance team sits at the intersection of strategy, technology, and finance.

This role will report to the Deputy CFO after a transition period during which it will report to the former head of Strategic Finance.


Strategic Finance works closely with leaders from across the company to turn ideas into tangible business plans with executable strategies that drive ViaSat's growth, in particular with ViaSat's Corporate Development and Strategy team to identify, evaluate, and execute strategic deals, including investments, acquisitions (M&A) and partnerships.

Your analysis will help drive investment decisions in established and emerging markets, and you will have the opportunity to work directly with external partners and customers to support deal negotiations.


In this role, you will engage in an exciting array of high-value opportunities with significant access to key senior leadership.

The role is fast paced, unstructured and involves working with executive leadership who make major strategic decisions based on the analysis performed by the Strategic Finance Director.


The day-to-day:

  • Assist in the identification, evaluation, and execution of strategic opportunities.

This role will be responsible for:

  • Building detailed financial valuation models, including DCF, project NPV, sensitivity analyses, etc.
  • Presenting to ViaSat's Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and other senior leaders
  • Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to understand quantitative and qualitative drivers to financial and strategic evaluation

What you'll need:

  • 7+ years of experience in a financial valuation modeling role such as investment banking, consulting, venture capital, private equity, corporate strategy, and/or corporate development
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Advanced Excel modeling skills and a proven track record of creating complex valuation models that have been used to influence executivelevel decisions
  • Experience presenting complex strategic business concepts to senior leadership
  • May require some international travel on a projectbyproject basis

What will help you on the job:

  • A natural problem solver with a strong sense of curiosity and a track record of bringing strategic clarity to complex business questions
  • Fascination with space and technology, with an interest in learning some technical concepts
  • Selfstarter mentality, with a willingness to independently identify and solve problems
  • Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and high attention to detail
  • Comfortable openly sharing and debating ideas
  • Master's degree is a plus
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