Finance & Strategy, Machines (Manager)

Anthropic•San Francisco, CA

12h•$325,000 - $425,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Strategic Finance leader to manage the “machines” finance function covering the chips and accelerators that run our models. In this role, you will be a key partner to our hardware infrastructure teams, providing financial expertise and guidance to drive hardware decisions. You will own the near and long-term forecasts for hardware, support deal teams, and our engineering teams on hardware ROI decisions. Machines Capacity Economics & Investment Own the economics of chip and accelerator capacity: cost per chip-hour and TCO across chip generations Evaluate capacity offers and hardware commitments with the Compute deal team: pricing across chip types, counterparties, and structures Partner with Capacity Planning and Hardware Engineering on the financial analysis influencing machine strategy Machines FP&A & Team Leadership Own the hardware forecast: delivery volumes by chip over time, expenses, and cash flows Build and manage the Machines finance team; set the operating cadence with central FP&A and Accounting Serve as the accountable owner for machines FP&A into forecast and close cycles Coordinate with Accounting, Treasury, and Infra FP&A on accounting treatment and forecast inputs

Requirements

8+ years in strategic finance, FP&A, or capacity/infrastructure finance
Owned hardware, semiconductor, or hyperscaler capacity economics
Experience managing or mentoring finance talent
Strong analytical skills and the judgment to turn an ambiguous structure into a clear financial recommendation
Comfort partnering closely with engineering and commercial teams under deal-timeline pressure
Passion for Anthropic's mission to build safe, transformative AI systems

Responsibilities

Own the economics of chip and accelerator capacity: cost per chip-hour and TCO across chip generations
Evaluate capacity offers and hardware commitments with the Compute deal team: pricing across chip types, counterparties, and structures
Partner with Capacity Planning and Hardware Engineering on the financial analysis influencing machine strategy
Own the hardware forecast: delivery volumes by chip over time, expenses, and cash flows
Build and manage the Machines finance team; set the operating cadence with central FP&A and Accounting
Serve as the accountable owner for machines FP&A into forecast and close cycles
Coordinate with Accounting, Treasury, and Infra FP&A on accounting treatment and forecast inputs