Sr./Manager Strategic Finance - Product and R&D
Leads financial modeling and cost optimization for Product and R&D, focusing on LLM API costs, unit economics, and planning processes. Requires 3+ years in strategic finance at high-growth tech firms and strong quantitative modeling skills.
About the job
What You'll Do
- Model, track, and allocate LLM API and Compute costs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) by product feature, customer segment, and use case
- Build unit cost metrics for document processing (OCR, ingestion pipelines) and map them to revenue-generating workflows
- Identify and size optimization opportunities; drive accountability on cost reduction initiatives with clear ROI framing
- Build dashboards and alerting so cost anomalies surface in real time, not at month-end
- Support board and investor reporting with unit economics narratives
- Support contribution margin analysis and CAC payback by segment and cohort
- Partner with G&A leadership (People, Legal, IT) to drive efficient scaling, managing departmental budgets, and identifying opportunities for automation or outsourcing.
- Lead the annual and quarterly planning processes for Product and G&A, ensuring headcount and discretionary spend are directed toward the highest-impact initiatives.
- Support the Head of Finance on corporate development, fundraising support, or long-range planning (LRP) scenarios.
What We're Looking For
- 6-15 years of total work experience, including 3+ years in investment banking, private equity, and/or venture capital, paired with 3+ years of strategic finance/FP&A at a high-growth technology company.
- Direct experience with Product Finance, specifically modeling COGS, gross margins, and/or cloud infrastructure costs.
- Demonstrated expertise in pricing analysis or business model transformation (e.g., moving from seats to usage-based pricing).
- Strong quantitative skills, with the ability to build complex, multi-variable models from scratch.
- Exceptional communication skills, specifically the ability to explain financial trade-offs to highly technical engineering and product leaders.
- High degree of empathy and tact required to manage departmental budgets and resource allocation across sensitive corporate functions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, or other STEM field
- Experience in a SaaS company with a subscription and/or usage-based business model.
- Familiarity with AI model/LLM token costs and cloud hosting (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Experience with using modern FP&A software (e.g., Pigment, Aleph).
Compensation and Benefits
US Base Salary Range: $150,000—$225,000 USD
- Competitive Salary & Equity
- 401(k) Program with Employer Matching
- Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
- Short Term and Long Term Disability
- Commuter Benefits*
- Autonomous Work Environment
- Workplace Setup Reimbursement
- Telecomm Stipend
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) + Holidays
- Quarterly Team Gatherings
- In office Perks*
*In office employees only
Skills
Llm Api, OpenAI, Anthropic, Ocr, GCP, AWS, Azure, Pigment, Aleph, FP&A, Cogs Modeling, Gross Margins, Pricing Analysis, Dashboards, Unit Economics
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