Finance & Strategy, Machines (Manager)

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 leader to manage the “machines” finance function covering the chips and accelerators that run our models. In this role, you will be a key partner to our hardware infrastructure teams, providing financial expertise and guidance to drive hardware decisions. You will own the near and long-term forecasts for hardware, support deal teams, and our engineering teams on hardware ROI decisions. Key responsibliities Own the economics of chip and accelerator capacity: cost per chip-hour and TCO across chip generations Evaluate capacity offers and hardware commitments with the Compute deal team: pricing across chip types, counterparties, and structures Partner with Capacity Planning and Hardware Engineering on the financial analysis influencing machine strategy Own the hardware forecast: delivery volumes by chip over time, expenses, and cash flows Build and manage the Machines finance team; set the operating cadence with central FP&A and Accounting Serve as the accountable owner for machines FP&A into forecast and close cycles Coordinate with Accounting, Treasury, and Infra FP&A on accounting treatment and forecast inputs Minimum qualifications Owned hardware, semiconductor, or hyperscaler capacity economics Experience managing or mentoring finance talent Strong analytical skills and the judgment to turn an ambiguous structure into a clear financial recommendation Comfort partnering closely with engineering and commercial teams under deal-timeline pressure Passion for Anthropic's mission to build safe, transformative AI systems Preferred qualifications 8+ years in strategic finance, FP&A, or capacity/infrastructure finance Capacity planning or infrastructure finance experience at a hyperscaler or major chip maker Experience standing up a new finance function MBA, CFA, or equivalent 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: $325,000 — $425,000 USD Logistics Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices. Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this. We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team. Your safety matte…