Finance & Strategy, Datacenter / Infrastructure Finance · Anthropic

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:17:35 GMT
Finance

Anthropic · San Francisco, CA · $190,000-$235,000 USD · hybrid

We are seeking a Strategic Finance Lead to own the operating P&L for Anthropic's datacenter infrastructure partnerships. This role will be the finance owner for every site covering lease, power and operations.

In this role, you will be a key partner to our infrastructure teams, providing financial expertise and guidance to keep our sites on budget, drive operating costs down, and de-risk our largest infrastructure exposures. You will own the near-term forecast for datacenter spend, run budget-vs-actual on projects, and serve as the primary finance counterpart to our datacenter operating partners.

Key responsibilities:

Datacenter Financial Planning & Analysis

Own FP&A for all live-site datacenter operating costs including lease/rent, power, hardware ops, facility/DC ops, physical security, warehousing, and operator fees

Build and maintain per-site cost forecasts; refresh on a cadence that supports monthly reviews and board reporting

Run budget-vs-actual on datacenter developer spend and site build budgets, tracking expected eventual spend against approved commitments

Own the in-year power cost model across pass-through and direct costs

Reconcile operating partner invoices to forecast and lead the finance operating cadence with datacenter partners

Partner with Accounting on contract operationalization, lease accounting, and close

Strategic Projects

Lead financial analysis for site-level optimization initiatives and operating model decisions

Handle operational finance asks tied to datacenter partners and live sites

Partner with the Datacenter Expansion lead on deal-to-operations handoffs, ensuring budgets set at signing are operationalized at commissioning

Minimum qualifications

Experience in strategic finance, infrastructure investment, FP&A, private equity, consulting, or investment banking, preferably with datacenter, energy, real estate, telco, or managed-services infrastructure experience

Owned an infrastructure operating P&L and driven cost-out programs against it

Exceptional analytical skills with an ability to synthesize data into compelling insights and develop complex financial operating models

Comfort being the finance person in the partner/vendor room and partnering with technical operating teams

Bias towards action, strong work ethic, and experience driving operational outcomes under tight timelines

Strong relationship building, business judgment, process management, and communication skills

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

Preferred qualifications

7+ years of experience in strategic finance, infrastructure investment, FP&A, private equity, consulting, or investment banking

Direct experience with datacenter, colocation, or power (PPA / energy procurement) economics and contract structures

Experience managing finance cadence with a third-party operator or managed-services provider

Background in AI, ML, or high-performance, large-scale computing infrastructure

Proficiency with financial modeling tools and languages (SQL, Python, Excel)

MBA or other advanced degree in finance, economics, or business

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: $190,000-$235,000 USD