Anthropic· Finance· San Francisco, CA
Finance & Strategy, Datacenter / Infrastructure Finance
Classified Tasks (17)
Automate 0%Augment 65%Human-Only 35%
Augment (11)
AI assists, human decides
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
analytical
Build per-site cost forecasts for all datacenter sites
analytical
Refresh per-site cost forecasts on a cadence that supports monthly reviews and board reporting
operational
Own the near-term forecast for datacenter spend
analytical
Run budget-vs-actual analyses on datacenter developer spend, site build budgets, and related projects
analytical
Track expected eventual spend against approved commitments for site builds and developer spend
operational
Own the in-year power cost model across pass-through and direct costs
analytical
Reconcile operating partner invoices to forecast
administrative
Lead financial analysis for site-level optimization initiatives and operating model decisions
analytical
Handle operational finance requests tied to datacenter partners and live sites
operational
Partner with Accounting on contract operationalization, lease accounting, and financial close activities
administrative
Human-Only (6)
Requires human judgment
Lead the finance operating cadence with datacenter partners
leadership
Serve as the primary finance counterpart to datacenter operating partners
communication
Provide financial expertise and guidance to infrastructure teams to keep sites on budget
leadership
Drive operating cost reduction programs and cost-out initiatives for the infrastructure operating P&L
leadership
Identify and mitigate financial risks in major infrastructure exposures
analytical
Partner with the Datacenter Expansion lead on deal-to-operations handoffs to operationalize budgets set at signing upon commissioning
operational
Job description
About Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems. About the role 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