Director of Tax, Hadrian
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Building autonomous factories for aerospace components
Open for applications
Building autonomous factories for aerospace components
101-200 employees
Open for applications
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To build the planet's most efficient factory to accelerate a democratic, abundant, spacefaring future.
Role
Who you are
- 10–15+ years of progressive tax experience, ideally a blend of Big 4 / large regional public accounting and industry roles
- Proven track record structuring entities and capturing substantial state/local incentives or credits
- Experience negotiating multi-state tax credit programs and navigating complex jurisdictional rules
- Deep expertise in corporate income tax, SALT, entity structuring, and familiarity with domestic transfer pricing
- Ability to translate tax strategy into clear economic value, presenting ROI and compliance implications to executives and boards
- Strong leadership presence with the ambition and capability to build a scalable in-house tax organization
- Industry experience in manufacturing, industrials, defense, semiconductors, power generation, or other capital-intensive sectors preferred; open to candidates from high-growth software/SaaS with relevant tax experience
What the job involves
- Hadrian is seeking a Director of Tax to build and lead the company’s first internal tax function
- This is a foundational, high-impact role responsible for shaping Hadrian’s multi-entity structure, managing state and local tax exposure, and capturing $100M+ in available tax incentives across multiple jurisdictions
- You will report initially to the VP of Finance (Max), partner closely with the VP of Strategy and CFO, and interface directly with external advisors and government stakeholders
- Over time, this leader will scale into Hadrian’s senior tax executive and build a small, high-performing internal team
- If you want to own tax strategy at one of the fastest-growing industrial technology companies in the country—and create massive enterprise value through world-class tax planning—this role is for you
- Own all tax strategy and compliance across an expanding multi-entity corporate structure (growing from one to ~5–6 entities within 12 months)
- Identify, negotiate, and manage state and local tax incentives, including credits tied to headcount expansion, fixed-asset investments, training programs (TTP), and other subsidy mechanisms
- Capture and operationalize major tax credit packages in partnership with the VP of Strategy (e.g., CA grant of $49M; total credits exceeding $80–100M)
- Oversee federal, state, and local income tax filings across multiple states, including California and Arizona
- Design optimal entity structures to maximize credit realization while maintaining compliance and minimizing risk
- Build ROI frameworks to quantify and communicate the value of tax initiatives to executive leadership and the Board
- Establish processes for sales and use tax compliance as operations scale
- Provide guidance on domestic transfer pricing, state nexus, and future self-insurance programs
- Partner with Finance, Accounting, Legal, Strategy, and external consultants to execute complex tax initiatives
- Support long-term tax planning as Hadrian expands into new facilities, new states, SPVs, and major multi-year industrial programs
- Influence entity design for two new leases currently in negotiation, including one facility exceeding 2M sq ft in a new state
Our take
Hadrian is an industrial automation company that creates autonomous factories for aerospace components. Founded by a former history student, the inspiration for Hadrian was the notion that throughout history, empires begin to fall when they outsource their core industries to lower-cost countries, resulting in internal stagnation and mass unemployment.
To counter this historic trend, founder Chris Power founded Hadrian, which uses machine learning to automate the processes of component factories. Power honed in on key US industries that were lacking in scalable solutions. Aerospace and defence is one area in which the USA relies on boutique experts who lack the manpower to build at scale. This factory automation solution addresses bottlenecks in manufacturing aerospace components that slow down progress due to owner-operated machine shops.
With investment from early Facebook and Airbnb investors Andreessen Horowitz, Hadrian is setting a precedent for a new era of machine work innovation. Hadrian’s main challenge will be convincing smaller manufacturers in the sector to embrace the precision and time-saving benefits of automation. With two factories now operational, Hadrian is using funding to continue its team and product growth, so as to meet the growing demand for component manufacturing.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jul 2025
$260m
SERIES C
Feb 2024
$93.6m
SERIES B
Total funding: $490.6m
Company benefits
- 100% coverage of platinum medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees 401k
- Relocation stipend if you’re moving from outside of LA
- Flexible vacation policy
Company HQ
Hermosa Beach, CA
Leadership
Chris Power
(CEO & CPO)Previously Managing Partner at ADSC, Contributor and Advisor at Open Lunar Foundation and Head of Growth at Ento.com.
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