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Strategic Finance Lead - Infrastructure

San Francisco, CA, US • Posted 4 days ago • Updated 4 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

USD $190,000.00 - 230,000.00 per year

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Skills

Investments
Capacity Management
CPU
Computer Hardware
Roadmaps
Cloud Computing
Financial Management
Analysis Of Variance
Negotiations
Benchmarking
Optimization
Accounting
Regulatory Compliance
Forecasting
Leadership
Financial Statements
Budget
Return On Investment
FP&A
Investment Banking
Finance
Communication
Dynamics
Training
Management
Modeling
IaaS
Amazon Web Services
Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud
Microsoft Azure
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning (ML)
High Performance Computing
Economics
GPU
Pricing
Mechanics
Microsoft Excel
Financial Modeling

Summary

About the role

Perplexity is seeking a Strategic Finance - Infrastructure Lead to provide financial leadership over our cloud service provider (CSP) spend, compute and model capacity planning, and broader infrastructure economics. This person will be a core partner to our engineering, infrastructure, and product teams, bringing financial rigor and judgment to the most consequential cost decisions the company makes. You'll build the models that underpin our capacity investments, own the day-to-day CSP and model provider relationships, and help shape how we plan for infrastructure as the business scales. The role partners closely with Accounting and Engineering leadership to keep our compute and CSP strategy tightly aligned with the company's financial trajectory.
Responsibilities:

Capacity Planning & Infrastructure FP&A

Build and maintain multi-year capacity forecasts and scenario models across CPU, GPU, and accelerator footprints
Partner with Strategic Finance leadership on long-horizon capacity decisions, including reserved/committed structures and build-out sequencing
Lead ROI and trade-off analysis for new platforms, hardware generations, and efficiency initiatives
Translate engineering and product roadmaps into capacity requirements and the cost envelope to support them

Cloud Service Provider (CSP) Financial Management

Own day-to-day management for all core infrastructure spend, including the monthly bill, variance analysis, and forecasting
Drive efficiency and optimization initiatives with engineering and infrastructure teams
Build cost-driver models that explain spend movements and surface the levers behind them
Support CSP rate and commit negotiations with rate analysis, benchmarking, and contract modeling
Maintain deep working knowledge of CSP contract terms, pricing structures, discount programs, and optimization opportunities
Partner with Accounting on contract operationalization, accrual accuracy, and compliance

Inference Cost Allocation & Unit Economics Support

Own management and forecasting of inference costs end-to-end, including product unit economics
Partner with Strategic Finance and executive leadership on scenario analysis to understand core unit economics and product-mix view and it's impact on strategy and financial statements
Support training-run budgeting, tracking, and ROI analysis

You may be a good fit if you have:

4+ years of experience in strategic finance or FP&A at a high-growth technology company, plus 2+ years in investment banking at a top-tier firm
Strong financial modeling skills and the ability to translate complex operating data into clear, decision-ready analysis
A track record of partnering effectively with engineering or technical teams to drive financial outcomes
Comfort communicating complex financial concepts to non-finance audiences across the company
Bias for action, first-principles thinking, and an ability to make progress in ambiguous environments
Excitement about working in a fast-paced, hyper-growth setting and adapting quickly as priorities shift
Strong process discipline, business judgment, and cross-functional communication skills
Genuine interest in AI infrastructure and the cost dynamics of large-scale model serving and training

Strong candidates may also have:

Direct experience managing or modeling cloud infrastructure spend (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure)
Background in AI, ML, or high-performance computing infrastructure economics
Familiarity with GPU pricing, reserved/committed structures, and CSP discount mechanics
Experience supporting capital-intensive capacity decisions or multi-year vendor commitments
Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

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