Strategic Finance

Runway • San Francisco, CA

4d • $175,000 - $225,000 • Remote

About The Position

Strategic Finance is a high-visibility, high-impact role embedded in the company’s decision-making core. The role owns the models, narratives, and analyses that inform major business decisions, including capital allocation, growth priorities, and key metrics. The successful candidate will bring analytical rigor and strong communication skills, along with the intellectual curiosity and agility to work at the frontier of generative AI. The position works closely with the CFO, Head of FP&A, and functional leads across departments.

The role is open to remote candidates across the United States, with offices in New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of experience in a mix of investment banking, management consulting, or in-house corporate development or FP&A at a high-growth technology company.
• Elite financial modeling skills and a rigorous quantitative approach to measuring operational success.
• Strong comfort with AI and flexibility in using AI tools to enhance productivity.
• Ability to navigate large amounts of data to define metrics and build dashboards.
• Experience navigating strategic deals, fundraising, or partner/investor relations to support strategic decisions.
• Experience preparing Board, executive, or investor-facing materials.
• Genuine interest in AI and its implications for industry and society.

Responsibilities

• Own the company’s integrated financial model, including three-statement projections, scenario analyses, and the long-range plan, and create frameworks to guide resource adjustments as the business scales or market conditions change.
• Drive strategic analyses that inform resource allocation, including competitive positioning, headcount planning, and build-versus-buy decisions.
• Support evaluation of strategic partnerships and commercial deals, including financial modeling for licensing agreements, pricing structures, and infrastructure investments.
• Build and validate operating models for key business segments, tracking unit economics, cohort retention, capacity utilization, and other metrics.
• Manage data analyses and key operating dashboards, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and a coherent narrative across reporting.
• Build scalable infrastructure for KPI tracking, linking product and revenue metrics to financial outcomes.
• Support investor relations through reporting and market intelligence to inform financing strategy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed