Strategic Finance Lead

Lambda

. Own the finance view of project and deal decisions from early screening through final approval .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesSenior💰 $199,000 - $265,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in strategic finance and investment decision-making, with a strong ability to evaluate capital commitments and communicate risks and returns effectively. Proficient in building frameworks and processes that enhance project evaluation and decision auditing in capital-intensive industries.

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Strategic FinanceInvestment BankingCapital MarketsUnit EconomicsAI Tools

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Hard Skills

Project EvaluationRisk AssessmentFinancial AnalysisDecision AuditingCapital Commitment EvaluationPricing StrategiesFramework DevelopmentPresentation SkillsData AnalysisProcess Improvement

Soft Skills

Clear WritingCommunication SkillsAdaptabilityCollaborationLeadership

Industry Keywords

DatacentersCloud InfrastructureTelecomEnergyCapital-Intensive IndustrySupply Chain

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the finance view of project and deal decisions from early screening through final approval
Assess sites, deals, and major purchases with consistent rigor and make returns, risks, and assumptions visible
Create alignment with Datacenter Operations, Supply Chain, Capital Markets, and Sales on assumptions and decision framing
Frame trade-offs between sites, customer opportunities, and financing approaches
Design and maintain systems, templates, and review cadence for consistent project evaluation and decision auditing
Prepare and present the finance view at deal and investment reviews
Own unit economics work as needed
Partner with the Public Cloud team on pricing and packaging
Work across the broader finance team

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years in strategic finance, corporate development, investment banking, infrastructure investing or a similar role, including time inside an operating company working with non-finance teams
Experience evaluating large, long-lived capital commitments and explaining returns and risk to a general audience
Comfortable working with engineers and operators
Ability to build frameworks and processes that outlast you, with a consistent, repeatable method
AI-native, with clear examples of processes created and improved with AI tools
Clear writing and presentation skills; ability to hold a point of view with senior leadership and change it when facts change
Comfortable with ambiguity and creating structure where there was none
Experience in datacenters, cloud infrastructure, telecom, energy or another capital-intensive industry (nice to have)
Experience with supply chain or capital markets decisions from the finance side (nice to have)
Experience with unit economics or pricing in a consumption or infrastructure business (nice to have)
Legally authorized to work in the United States
Able and willing to work onsite at the San Francisco office 4 days a week

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous cash & equity compensation
Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
Flexible paid time off plan