Your space-enabled career begins here

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role will support Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering(ACE), focused on both the development of next-generation concepts and systems to advance our future of living and working in space sustainably and provide technical standards, tools, processes, training, and subject matter expertise for product engineering and manufacturing. Enterprise Engineering allows all Blue Origin business units to benefit from commonly used capabilities, hardware, and software and assists business units in identifying, selecting, and training engineers from both inside and outside the organization.

As part of a hardworking team of diverse specialists, technicians, engineers, and program managers, you will work directly with the business unit, and be an active participant in meeting the organization's goals. We are seeking an analytical, creative, and forward-thinking finance leader to join our team. We're looking for someone with a passion for the pursuit of safe and repeatable spaceflight as you work daily with key stakeholders within the business unit program and finance teams. You will drive analysis, process improvement, and reporting to contribute towards financial and programmatic decisions that directly impact the history of space exploration. The individual should possess excellent financial acumen and strong oral, written, and interpersonal skills that can thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Special Mentions:

• Relocation provided
• Travel expected up to 25% of the time

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Collaborate cross functionally to collect, document and communicate business requirements to solve ambiguous and complex issues, ensuring a systematic approach to all critical issues

• Creation of content and ability to present data to support program, financial, and operations reviews
• Work with customer-partners and domain specialists to generate financial data reporting to facilitate key business decisions
• Lead metric development and financial performance reviews
• Perform risk and opportunity analysis and provide actionable recommendations
• Design, develop and maintain user-friendly financial dashboards and reporting that will support our business partner’s financial needs
• Stay in sync with stated deadlines and ensure appropriate actions are driven in relation to business function forecasts
• Establish clear team and individual objectives, support performance and career development, and team engagement
• Develop and deliver to Advanced Concepts & Enterprise Engineering(ACE) business unit financial commitments in program/project EACs, business plans, investment returns, and annual operating plan
• Review bids and proposals, customer contract performance, new opportunity development.
• Establishes finance operational strategies by evaluating trends, establishing critical measurements, resolving problems, and implementing change
• Serve as Finance Business Partner and trusted advisor to ACE Executive Leadership
• Lead cost reduction initiatives and ensure effective use of investment dollars

Minimum Qualifications:

• Excellent written communication and presentation skills

• Demonstrated understanding of financial documents and performance metrics
• Experience in helping senior business leaders meet financial targets and deliver results
• Highly skilled collaborator and influencer capable of interacting with multiple functional leaders and team members across various business locations throughout the country.
• Expert level skills in Microsoft Excel
• 12+ years of financial and business analytics experience
• Demonstrated experience leading, developing, and growing teams
• Undergraduate degree in business, finance, accounting, or other highly analytical field.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

​Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA, or Master’s Degree in business related field
• Experience with Deltek Costpoint
• Experience in a Research & Development and Manufacturing environment
• Experience working with government acquisition regulations (e.g. FAR)
• Experience with Planful or similar tool

Compensation Range for:

Other site ranges may differ

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Inclusivity Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Benefits

Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.

Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here.

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