Finance & Strategy, Machines (Manager)
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