Head of Strategic Finance & Capital Markets

Head of Strategic Finance & Capital Markets

GITAI is a space robotics company working to reduce the cost of work in space by 100x.

Space is no longer defined only by the cost of launch. Satellites, space stations, lunar infrastructure, and defense systems are becoming more capable and more ambitious. But getting hardware to space is only the first step. The harder problem is doing useful work once it is there.

GITAI develops robotic systems for orbital, lunar, and defense applications. Our robots are designed for tasks such as assembly, inspection, maintenance, construction, and surface operations in environments where human labor is expensive, dangerous, or impractical. To move fast and drive cost down, we keep hardware, software, testing, and integration close together. This allows our team to learn from real tests, shorten development cycles, and reduce dependency on slow external handoffs.

We are still early. The systems, the company, and the market are all being built at the same time. If you are the kind of person who finds energy in hard problems and wants to build through difficult challenges before the path is fully clear, GITAI may be the right place for you.

Your Mission

As Head of Strategic Finance & Capital Markets, you will work directly with the CEO to build and execute GITAI’s capital strategy. This role is for someone who has helped an early‑stage company raise capital from the inside, shaped the investor narrative as part of the company, and moved fast with a founder while the company was still being built.

This is not a CFO seat for a mature company. It is not a back‑office finance role. It is also not a role for someone whose fundraising experience has only been as an outside banker, consultant, advisor, or fractional finance provider. We are looking for someone who has carried the fundraising work as an operator inside a VC‑backed startup.

You will turn GITAI’s technical progress, government traction, and long‑term vision into a sharp financing story, then help take that story to venture investors, strategic investors, and capital partners. If you want a stable finance function to inherit, this is the wrong role. If you want to help build the capital engine for a space robotics and defense technology company from an early stage, this may be the right one.

What You’ll Drive

• Lead fundraising execution, including investor targeting, pitch materials, data room preparation, investor communications, and due diligence
• Partner with the CEO on capital strategy, financing plans, valuation narratives, and investor positioning
• Build and maintain relationships with venture capital firms, strategic investors, corporate partners, and other key stakeholders
• Develop company‑level financial models, business forecasts, and board‑level strategic materials
• Evaluate and drive corporate development, strategic partnership, and government‑related growth opportunities

What We’re Looking For

This role is not for a traditional finance operator. It is for someone who has sat inside an early‑stage VC‑backed startup and helped the founder raise capital.

If your primary experience is FP&A, accounting, audit, financial reporting, budgeting, or managing an established finance function, this is likely not the right role. We need someone who can help build the capital engine before the company is fully built.

You should have:

• Experience working at one or more VC‑backed startups at Series B or earlier, ideally as a founder, founding team member, early executive, or finance/strategy leader
• Experience raising capital for a VC‑backed startup from Seed to Series B, at least once; experience across multiple fundraising rounds is strongly preferred
• Direct experience with founder‑led fundraising work, including investor targeting, pitch materials, investor communications, data room preparation, due diligence, and financial modeling
• Strong understanding of venture capital financing, startup capital strategy, investor expectations, and how early‑stage companies are evaluated
• Active network across U.S. venture capital, strategic investors, or relevant startup ecosystem stakeholders
• Ability to turn technical progress, market traction, and company vision into a clear financial and strategic narrative for investors and partners
• High ownership, strong judgment, and willingness to work in an early‑stage, high‑intensity environment, including extended hours, weekends, and occasional travel as needed

Location and Position Type

• Torrance, CA — Full time
• $140,000 – $165,000 / yr
• Compensation will be structured with a meaningful equity component. We are open to tailoring the cash/equity mix for the right candidate who wants real ownership in the company.
• Comprehensive Healthcare: 100% paid Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life/AD&D Insurance for employees, with 90% coverage for dependents.
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan with up to 3.5% employer match.
• Relocation Assistance: Support for eligible roles to ensure a smooth transition.
• Equity Opportunities: Stock options in a rapidly growing startup, giving you a stake in GITAI’s success, depending on role eligibility.
• Cutting Edge Experience: Work directly with advanced space robotics hardware and a team building real systems for space and defense applications.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), GITAI Employees must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce, as applicable.

GITAI USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with GITAI USA is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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