Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future
Hadrian is building autonomous factories that help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper. By combining advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we are reinventing how America produces its most critical parts.
We’re accelerating our mission with the launch of Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, a 290,000-square-foot facility creating 350 new jobs. We are expanding rapidly to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts.
Hadrian is backed by leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz, our fast-growing team is united around reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond.
Hadrian is seeking a Director, Investor Relations to lead our narrative, investor engagement, and capital-markets interface as we scale. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, you will craft and deliver a best-in-class investor relations program, shaping how the market understands our vision, metrics, growth story, and defense-industrial transformation.
What You’ll Do
Develop and execute Hadrian’s investor relations strategy, aligning messaging, metrics, and story with business growth and manufacturing scale-up.
Lead communication with current shareholders, prospective investors, analysts, and the broader financial community, articulating operational progress, strategic milestones, and financial outlook.
Prepare and deliver key investor materials including quarterly and annual investor letters, earnings presentations, roadshow decks, and conference participation.
Collaborate with Finance, Strategy, Communications, and Business Development to ensure consistent, accurate, and compelling investor narratives.
Monitor market trends, analyst commentary, comparable company dynamics, and investor sentiment; translate insights into action for leadership.
Partner with capital-markets activities (equity & debt financing), tracking investor outreach, lead generation, and fundraising readiness.
Maintain IR infrastructure including CRM of investor interactions, disclosure calendar, investor targeting, benchmarking, and investor website updates.
Advise senior leadership and the board on investor-facing matters, equity story, valuation drivers, and positioning for future liquidity events.
What We’re Looking For
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field; MBA or CFA preferred.
8+ years of experience in investor relations, investment banking, equity research, private equity / venture capital, or related finance roles—ideally in high-growth/manufacturing or defense-adjacent companies.
Strong financial modeling and valuation skills; sharp analytic ability to derive actionable insights from data.
Exceptional written and verbal communication, comfortable briefing senior executives and presenting to large audiences.
Self-driven, highly proactive, with ability to operate in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
Deep understanding of capital markets, investor behavior, and public or private company IR best-practices.
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
401k
Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.
Flexible vacation policy
ITAR Requirements
To conform to U.S. Government space 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. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Hadrian Is An Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the Company’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. The Company does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race inclusive of traits historically associated with race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles, such as braids, locks and twists), color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin (including, in California, possession of a drivers license), ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, height or weight, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, exercise of reproductive rights, any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws, or any combination of the above characteristics. When necessary, the Company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field
- MBA or CFA
- 8+ years of experience in investor relations, investment banking, equity research, private equity, venture capital, or related finance roles
- Experience ideally in high-growth, manufacturing, or defense-adjacent companies
- Strong financial modeling and valuation skills
- Exceptional written and verbal communication; comfortable briefing senior executives and presenting to large audiences
- Self-driven, proactive, able to operate in fast-paced and ambiguous environments
- Deep understanding of capital markets, investor behavior, and IR best-practices
- ITAR eligibility: U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
Hadrian Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Hadrian and has not been reviewed or approved by Hadrian.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Public postings list clear ranges for roles such as Infrastructure Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, and Assistant Controller, and recent software‑engineering offers cluster in the mid‑to‑high six figures. Comments like “the pay is great” appear alongside these signals, pointing to competitive pay for many technical roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Job listings and company profiles consistently cite medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, with several roles specifying 100% employer‑paid “platinum” coverage for employees. This points to strong core health benefits for many positions.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Built In and multiple postings reference generous or flexible PTO and paid holidays. Such time‑off policies are positioned as part of the standard package across sites.
Hadrian Insights
What We Do
We recently raised $260 million dollar Series C to accelerate this mission. We are excited to be launching a new Factory in Mesa, Arizona, a 270,000 square foot facility that will create 350 new jobs immediately. We are opening a new headquarters to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to serve naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts. Hadrian works with startups, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, and major defense contractors across space, shipbuilding, and aviation to scale production, reduce costs, and accelerate delivery on mission-critical programs. We are backed by leading investors including Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz. Our fast-growing team is united by a shared mission to reindustrialize American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond!
Why Work With Us
Hadrian is building a series of highly automated precision component factories across the US to enable Space & Defense manufacturers get parts 10x faster and halve the cost of making Rockets, Satellites, Jets & Drones.
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