Strategic Finance Lead (AI)

TL;DR

Strategic Finance Lead (AI): Own the consolidated financial view across compute infrastructure organization spanning accelerators, cloud spend, direct infrastructure, datacenters, and data partnerships with an accent on consolidation, operating cadence, cost allocation methodology, and executive-facing narrative. Focus on integrating financial models into coherent three-statement views, managing board materials, and driving process hygiene under tight timelines.

Location: San Francisco, CA (hybrid policy: at least 25% time in office)

Salary: $190,000 - $235,000 USD

Company

Public benefit corporation building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems for safety and societal benefit.

What you will do

• Own consolidation and reporting cadences across compute finance pillars into single narrative for leadership.
• Manage compute finance contributions to board materials and executive reviews.
• Maintain dashboards, reporting infrastructure, and integrate financial models into full three-statement views.
• Drive operating rhythm including calendars, meetings, sprint cadence, and cross-pillar coordination.
• Own planning-system footprint, model hygiene, version control, and pipeline into corporate systems.

Requirements

• 7+ years in FP&A, strategic finance, finance operations, consulting, or investment banking, preferably in multi-business-unit or infrastructure-heavy environment
• Experience building or running consolidation, allocation, or planning processes across multiple finance owners
• Exceptional analytical skills to reconcile complex models
• Strong process design, operating cadence instincts, and written communication for executive materials
• Comfort working cross-functionally and bias towards action under tight timelines
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in relevant field

Nice to have

• Experience with cost allocation/chargeback in cloud or infrastructure
• Background in AI, ML, cloud economics, or large-scale computing
• Proficiency with SQL, Python, Excel
• Prior chief-of-staff, BizOps, or finance-systems in high-growth

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave.
• Flexible working hours, lovely office space for collaboration.
• Visa sponsorship available (with reasonable effort and immigration lawyer support).
• Collaborative team focused on high-impact AI research as big science.
• Emphasis on diverse perspectives and representation in AI development.