Strategic Finance & Performance Manager

About this role

AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on our extensive IP and patent portfolio and designed for both commercial and government applications. Our engineers and space scientists are on a mission to eliminate the connectivity gaps faced by today’s five billion mobile subscribers and finally bring broadband to the billions who remain unconnected.

Position Overview

The Strategic Finance & Performance Manager (Network Planning & Analytics) is responsible for developing financial models, forecasting deployment costs, and driving performance analytics to support capital‑efficient satellite‑RAN planning. This role ensures financial alignment with rollout priorities, investment decisions, and the broader global network expansion strategy.

By integrating financial modeling with system‑level performance insights, the Strategic Finance & Performance Manager delivers critical analysis on deployment economics, cost drivers, and performance trade‑offs. This role directly shapes investment prioritization, deployment sequencing, and long‑term network planning decisions—ensuring financial discipline while enabling scalable, data‑driven global network growth.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Modeling & Forecasting

• Lead development of detailed financial models supporting satellite‑RAN rollout, cost planning, and long‑term investment strategies.

• Create deployment cost forecasts, scenario models, and financial projections aligned with network planning milestones.

• Assess financial impacts of rollout sequencing, system architecture decisions, and network design trade‑offs.

Deployment Economics & Investment Analysis

• Evaluate economics of market entry, site deployment, satellite‑RAN integration, and scaling approaches.