Strategic Finance Manager, Gen AI


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Join the team shaping the future of AI at Scale. Apply Now→ We are building out the Finance team to help make data-driven and financially sound decisions for Scale. The Finance team drives strategic, financial, and operational decisions by partnering with the leadership team to make critical decisions across Scale. We’re looking for a high-performing, all-rounded finance athlete to join our team and support the rapidly growing Generative AI (GenAI) business. You’ll collaborate closely with Product, Operations, Growth, and Go-to-Market leaders to bring financial rigor to decision-making, develop actionable insights that drive strategy, and build scalable systems as the business expands. This role is ideal for someone with 4-6 years of experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. Someone who thrives in ambiguity, can juggle multiple workstreams, and brings a mix of analytical rigor, business acumen, and strong execution.

You will:

• Own and evolve part of the GenAI financial forecasting model, driving accuracy and insight across planning cycles
• Support reporting and performance management, including weekly and monthly reviews, consolidations, and ad hoc analyses
• Partner with GenAI leadership and cross functional teams to evaluate and execute key strategic and operational initiatives that scale the business multifold
• Conduct financial analyses and build business cases for new products, partnerships, and investments
• Collaborate with Accounting, and Corporate Finance to improve close, reporting, and planning cadences
• Continuously improve financial processes and systems to enhance scalability, forecast precision, and data visibility

Ideally, you'd have:

• 4–6 years of experience in Strategic Finance, FP&A, or Business Operations, ideally within a high-growth technology company
• 2 years of investment banking experience at a top-tier firm
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills; ability to translate complex data into actionable insights
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distill complexity into clear narratives for non-finance stakeholders
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Google Sheets, and PowerPoint; strong command of financial modeling best practices
• Experience with SQL or Business Intelligence tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau)
• Familiarity with Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, or other planning systems

Nice to haves:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
• Prior experience supporting Product, Engineering, Growth, or Operations teams within a technology company

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary equity benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects minimum maximum target for new hire salaries determined by work location additional factors including job-related skills experience interview performance relevant education training. Scale employees in eligible roles also granted equity based compensation subject Board Director approval Your recruiter can share more about specific salary range preferred location during hiring process confirm whether hired role eligible equity grant. You’ll also receive benefits including but not limited to: Comprehensive health dental vision coverage retirement benefits learning development stipend generous PTO Additionally this role may be eligible additional benefits such as commuter stipend. The base salary range for this full-time position in San Francisco is: $147000—$183750 USD

Employment Type

Full-time

Location

San Francisco CA

Remote Work Allowance

No explicit mention of remote work allowance found.

Skills Mentioned

Technical Skills:

• Financial forecasting model ownership
• Financial reporting & performance management
• Financial analysis & business case development
• Financial modeling best practices
• Advanced Excel
• Google Sheets
• PowerPoint
• SQL
• Business Intelligence tools (Looker/Tableau)
• Planning systems (Anaplan/Adaptive Insights)

Soft Skills:

• Analytical rigor
• Business acumen
• Strong execution
• Excellent communication skills (distilling complexity into clear narratives)
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity
• Multi-workstream juggling

Methodologies/Experience:

• Strategic Finance / FP&A / Business Operations experience (4–6 years)
• Investment banking experience (2 years at top-tier firm)