Director, Group Corporate Finance & Strategic Planning

About Submer

Submer designs and delivers end-to-end AI datacenter infrastructure built around industry-leading liquid cooling.

We help organizations scale AI beyond the limits of traditional datacenters by enabling higher density, greater efficiency and lower environmental impact – accelerating time-to-AI from first deployment to full production.

We are looking for a senior corporate finance leader to join at group level as Director, Group Corporate Finance & Strategic Planning. You will play a central role in building Submer’s financial strategy, leading group business planning, supporting fundraising processes, and working closely with investment banks, investors, lenders, advisors, and senior leadership.

You will be responsible for driving Submer’s group-level financial planning, corporate finance agenda, and strategic business planning processes.

This is a highly visible role, partnering directly with the CFO and executive leadership team. The role requires someone with strong investment banking, corporate finance, FP&A, or strategic finance experience who can build robust financial models, develop investor-grade business plans, support fundraising, and translate company strategy into clear financial outputs.

The ideal candidate will bring the analytical rigor of investment banking combined with the commercial judgment and operating mindset needed in a fast-growing international company.

• Lead financial analysis and preparation for fundraising processes, including equity, debt, strategic financing, and other capital structure initiatives.
• Work closely with investment banks, financial advisors, legal counsel, investors, lenders, and internal stakeholders throughout financing processes.
• Develop and maintain investor-grade financial models, valuation analysis, funding scenarios, and capital requirements analysis.
• Prepare financial content for investor presentations, management presentations, Board materials, lender packs, data rooms, and due diligence requests.
• Support the CFO and executive team in discussions with banks, investors, shareholders, and strategic partners.
• Evaluate capital structure options and provide analysis on financing alternatives, liquidity needs, cash runway, and shareholder value implications.
• Coordinate internal work streams during fundraising or strategic finance processes to ensure accuracy, consistency, and timely delivery of information.

• Own and lead Submer’s group-level strategic business planning process, including long-term financial plans, annual budgets, and rolling forecasts.
• Translate company strategy, commercial priorities, operational plans, and market assumptions into a robust financial plan.
• Build and maintain integrated financial models covering P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, working capital, capex, and funding needs.
• Develop scenario and sensitivity analysis around revenue growth, margins, cash burn, production scaling, pricing, working capital, and investment requirements.
• Partner with commercial, operations, product, engineering, supply chain, and regional teams to ensure business plans are grounded in operational reality.
• Identify key risks, opportunities, and value drivers across the group and communicate them clearly to senior leadership.

• Prepare high-quality financial analysis and reporting for the CFO, CEO, executive committee, Board, shareholders, and investors.
• Develop clear, concise, and decision-oriented materials that explain business performance, strategic priorities, financial outlook, and funding needs.
• Lead the preparation of Board-level financial planning materials, investor updates, strategic reviews, and performance analysis.
• Ensure consistency between internal financial plans, external investor messaging, and strategic business objectives.
• Create dashboards, KPIs, and management reporting tools to improve visibility into group performance.

• Act as a senior finance partner to leadership on strategic initiatives, commercial opportunities, market…