The opportunity
We are seeking a Strategic Finance Lead to provide finance leadership for our network infrastructure. In this role, you will be a key partner to our infrastructure teams, providing financial expertise and guidance to optimize our networking investments and drive strategic decision-making.
What you'll do
Finance lead for network capex and opex, including budgeting, monthly: forecasting, variance analysis, and financial plan maintenance
Build and maintain detailed bottoms-up data-driven financial models for: network infrastructure, including long-range forecasts, cost driver analyses, and investment scenario modeling
Develop expertise in connectivity, colocation, and equipment contracts,: pricing structures, and cost drivers, and surface optimization opportunities
Subject matter expert on Anthropic’s network buildout, source of truth and plan of record
Support the implementation and management of financial planning and: procurement tools, ensuring our models and processes scale with the organization
Analyze the economics of build, lease, and service options for network: capacity, including ROI across dimensions like term, route, and ownership, and distill into actionable framework for capacity planning and deployment
What they're looking for
- + years of experience in strategic finance, infrastructure investment,: private equity, growth equity, consulting, or investment banking, preferably with telecom, datacenter, or network infrastructure experience
- + years of experience specifically in network infrastructure financial management
- Experience working directly with major carriers, colocation providers, or hardware vendors
- MBA or other advanced degree in finance, economics, or business
- Expertise in connectivity, equipment, or lease economics, contract structures, and pricing models
- Experience with capital project or long-lead equipment economics
- Proficiency with financial modeling tools and languages (SQL, Python, Excel)
- Experience building a computer, homelab, or home network from scratch
