Finance & Strategy, Machines (Manager)

Anthropic · San Francisco, CA · Operations

Posted 2026-08-13

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About the role

We are seeking a Strategic Finance leader to manage the “machines” finance function covering the chips and accelerators that run our models.

In this role, you will be a key partner to our hardware infrastructure teams, providing financial expertise and guidance to drive hardware decisions. You will own the near and long-term forecasts for hardware, support deal teams, and our engineering teams on hardware ROI decisions.

Key responsibliities

Own the economics of chip and accelerator capacity: cost per chip-hour and TCO across chip generations

Evaluate capacity offers and hardware commitments with the Compute deal team: pricing across chip types, counterparties, and structures

Partner with Capacity Planning and Hardware Engineering on the financial analysis influencing machine strategy

Own the hardware forecast: delivery volumes by chip over time, expenses, and cash flows

Build and manage the Machines finance team; set the operating cadence with central FP&A and Accounting

Serve as the accountable owner for machines FP&A into forecast and close cycles

Coordinate with Accounting, Treasury, and Infra FP&A on accounting treatment and forecast inputs

Minimum qualifications

Owned hardware, semiconductor, or hyperscaler capacity economics

Experience managing or mentoring finance talent

Strong analytical skills and the judgment to turn an ambiguous structure into a clear financial recommendation

Comfort partnering closely with engineering and commercial teams under deal-timeline pressure

Passion for Anthropic's mission to build safe, transformative AI systems

Preferred qualifications

8+ years in strategic finance, FP&A, or capacity/infrastructure finance

Capacity planning or infrastructure finance experience at a hyperscaler or major chip maker

Experience standing up a new finance function

MBA, CFA, or equivalent

The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.

For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role.

Annual Salary:

$325,000—$425,000 USD

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