Finance & Strategy, Compute Infrastructure

Anthropic•San Francisco, CA

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Strategic Finance Lead to provide finance leadership for our accelerator investments. In this role, you will be a key partner to our compute teams, providing financial expertise and guidance to optimize our compute investments and drive strategic decision-making In this role, you’ll develop deep expertise in the economics of AI compute, from the unit economics of individual training runs to the long-range financial planning of our accelerator fleet. You’ll build financial models that inform Anthropic’s investment decisions, own planning and forecasting processes for major cost centers, and translate complex technical dynamics into clear financial narratives for leadership. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives at the intersection of finance and technology, and who is energized by building frameworks from scratch in a fast-moving environment.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in strategic finance, infrastructure investment, private equity, growth equity, consulting, or investment banking, preferably with infrastructure, datacenter, or technology infrastructure experience
Exceptional analytical skills with an ability to synthesize data into compelling insights and develop complex financial operating models
Extraordinary problem-solving and critical thinking abilities to navigate complex financial challenges
Comfort working cross-functionally and are adept at communicating complex financial information to non-finance audiences
Proven track record of partnering with technical teams to drive financial optimization initiatives
Excitement about working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt well to change
Possess a bias towards action, strong work ethic, and have experience driving operational outcomes under tight timelines
Strong relationship building, business judgment, process management, and communication skills
Are passionate about Anthropic's mission to build safe, transformative AI systems
Background in AI, ML, or high-performance, large-scale computing infrastructure, including data centers, cloud service providers, etc

Nice To Haves

3+ years of experience specifically in cloud infrastructure financial management
Experience working directly with major cloud service providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
MBA or other advanced degree in finance, economics, or business
Deep expertise in cloud service provider economics, contract structures, and pricing models
Experience with chip architecture economics and optimization strategies
Proficiency with financial modeling tools and languages (SQL, Python, Excel)

Responsibilities

Finance lead for accelerator compute spend, including budgeting, monthly forecasting, variance analysis, and financial plan maintenance
Build and maintain detailed bottoms-up financial models for accelerator infrastructure, including long-range forecasts, cost driver analyses, and investment scenario modeling
Develop deep expertise in accelerator compute contracts, pricing structures, and cost drivers, and surface optimization opportunities across our infrastructure
Support the implementation and management of financial planning tools (e.g., Pigment), ensuring our models and processes scale with the organization
Analyze the economics of model training and research compute, including ROI across different dimensions like training run sizes, chip types, data, etc, and track how these economics evolve over time
Partner closely with engineering and research teams to understand how training and reinforcement learning processes scale, and translate those technical dynamics into financial frameworks
Serve as the finance lead for all data partnerships and human data operations, including budgeting, forecasting, unit economics, and analysis