240K–325K USD / year
Strategic Finance Lead, Compute Network
OtherHybrid — San Francisco, CA
Published on 2026-10-20
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About this role
Lead strategic finance for Anthropic’s network infrastructure, building financial models and managing planning and forecasting for major cost centers. Partner with network engineering to evaluate capacity investments and translate technical considerations into actionable financial guidance.
About the company
Anthropic builds reliable and interpretable AI systems, including the Claude family of models, for businesses and developers. The company focuses on AI safety research and practical AI assistants for enterprise and consumer use.
What you'll do
- Own budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial planning for network capex and opex.
- Build bottoms-up models for long-range forecasts, cost drivers, and investment scenarios.
- Evaluate build, lease, and service options for network capacity, including ROI.
- Analyze connectivity, colocation, and equipment contracts to identify cost optimization opportunities.
- Partner with network engineering on capacity, lead times, and site readiness.
- Support financial planning and procurement tools and processes.
What we're looking for
- Exceptional analytical, modeling, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience partnering with technical teams to drive financial optimization.
- Strong communication, relationship-building, and process-management skills.
- Background in network, telecom, data center, cloud, or large-scale computing infrastructure.
- Passion for Anthropic’s mission and for using AI tools to streamline finance workflows.
Nice to have
- 7+ years in strategic finance, infrastructure investment, private equity, growth equity, consulting, or investment banking.
- 3+ years in network infrastructure financial management.
- Experience with carriers, colocation providers, hardware vendors, capital projects, or long-lead equipment.
- MBA or advanced degree in finance, economics, or business.
- Proficiency with SQL, Python, and Excel.
- Experience building a computer, homelab, or home network.
Benefits
- Generous vacation and parental leave.
- Flexible working hours.
- Optional equity donation matching.