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<div><div><p>Thinking Machines Lab's mission is to empower humanity through advancing collaborative general intelligence. We're building a future where everyone has access to the knowledge and tools to make AI work for their unique needs and goals.</p>
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We are scientists, engineers, and builders who&rsquo;ve created some of the most widely used AI products, including ChatGPT and Character.ai, open-weights models like Mistral, as well as popular open source projects like PyTorch, OpenAI Gym, Fairseq, and Segment Anything.</p></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
About this role</b></h3>
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As a member of our Strategic Finance / FP&amp;A team, you will operate at the core of our finance organization, driving the financial strategy for major functional domains (e.g., Compute &amp; Infrastructure, Go-to-Market, Product). You will build and maintain sophisticated financial models, analyze business performance and investment trade-offs, partner closely with leaders across the business, and deliver executive-level presentations to inform decision-making.</p>
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This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, has deep analytical rigor, strong business partnership skills, and is excited to make a meaningful contribution to scaling a technology business.</p>
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What you&rsquo;ll do</b></h3>
<ul><li>Develop, own and maintain financial models (P&amp;L, operating model, scenario modelling) to support planning, forecasting, and strategic decision-making.</li>
<li>Help us stand up a strong compute measurement and budgeting process to help plan the largest cost bucket</li>
<li>Lead budgeting and quarterly/annual forecasting processes; analyze variances and translate them into actionable insight.</li>
<li>Partner cross-functionally with business stakeholders (e.g., engineering, product, sales, marketing, infrastructure) to understand drivers, demand, capacity, against financial targets.</li>
<li>Provide financial guidance on major investment decisions: build business cases (e.g., expand capacity, build vs. buy, launch new product, entering new market), quantify ROI, present recommendations to senior leadership and/or Board.</li>
<li>Develop and monitor key metrics and dashboards (e.g., unit economics, cost trends, efficiency, productivity, capacity utilisation) and drive insights and optimization.</li>
<li>Prepare high-quality executive &amp; Board-facing deliverables including presentations, memos, and scenario summaries.</li>
<li>Stay abreast of market and competitive dynamics (e.g., technology/infrastructure market, go-to-market channels, pricing models, business model shifts), and ensure financial strategy evolves accordingly.</li>
<li>Partner with accounting and other finance functions to ensure alignment of financial planning with the broader company&rsquo;s financial framework and strategy.</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Qualifications</b></h3>
<ul><li>10+ years of experience in strategic finance, corporate finance, FP&amp;A, investment banking, consulting, growth/private equity, or an equivalent high-growth technology environment</li>
<li>Proven expertise in financial modelling and forecasting; skilled at building detailed P&amp;Ls, operating models, scenario analyses.</li>
<li>Strong business partnering skills: ability to work with non-finance leaders, translate complex financial data into actionable business insights, influence leadership decisions.</li>
<li>High comfort with ambiguity, rapid change, and scaling-up environments.</li>
<li>Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, able to craft compelling narratives and presentations for executives/Board.</li>
<li>Familiarity with SQL, BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker) and advanced Excel/Google Sheets proficiency.</li>
<li>Experience with AI or R&amp;D-heavy companies is a major plus.</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Logistics</b></h3>
<ul><li><b>Location</b>: This role is based in San Francisco, California.</li>
<li><b>Compensation</b>: Depending on background, skills and experience, the expected annual salary range for this position is $275,000 - $325,000</li>
<li><b>Visa sponsorship:</b> We sponsor visas. While we can&rsquo;t guarantee success for every candidate or role, if you&rsquo;re the right fit, we&rsquo;re committed to working through the visa process together.</li>
<li><b>Benefits</b>: Thinking Machines offers generous health, dental, and vision benefits, unlimited PTO, paid parental leave, and relocation support as needed.</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><br>
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As set forth in Thinking Machines' Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
</i></p><p><i>Thinking Machines Lab will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the California Fair Chance Act, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other applicable state or local fair chance ordinance or law.</i></p></div></div>

Strategic Finance Director

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Strategic Finance Director