
Strategic Finance Lead – Product & Infrastructure
Eve
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Mateo • United States
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About the role
- Model, track, and allocate LLM API and Compute costs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) by product feature, customer segment, and use case
- Build unit cost metrics for document processing (OCR, ingestion pipelines) and map them to revenue-generating workflows
- Identify and size optimization opportunities; drive accountability on cost reduction initiatives with clear ROI framing
- Build dashboards and alerting so cost anomalies surface in real time, not at month-end
- Support board and investor reporting with unit economics narratives
- Support contribution margin analysis and CAC payback by segment and cohort
- Partner with G&A leadership (People, Legal, IT) to drive efficient scaling, managing departmental budgets, and identifying opportunities for automation or outsourcing.
- Lead the annual and quarterly planning processes for Product and G&A, ensuring headcount and discretionary spend are directed toward the highest-impact initiatives.
- Support the Head of Finance on corporate development, fundraising support, or long-range planning (LRP) scenarios.
Requirements
- 6+ years of total work experience, including 3+ years in investment banking, private equity, and/or venture capital, paired with 3+ years of strategic finance/FP&A at a high-growth technology company.
- Direct experience with Product Finance, specifically modeling COGS, gross margins, and/or cloud infrastructure costs.
- Demonstrated expertise in pricing analysis or business model transformation (e.g., moving from seats to usage-based pricing).
- Strong quantitative skills, with the ability to build complex, multi-variable models from scratch.
- Exceptional communication skills, specifically the ability to explain financial trade-offs to highly technical engineering and product leaders.
- High degree of empathy and tact required to manage departmental budgets and resource allocation across sensitive corporate functions.
Benefits
- 💰 Competitive Salary & Equity
- 💹 401(k) Program with Employer Matching
- ⚕️ Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
- 🩼 Short Term and Long Term Disability
- 🚗 Commuter Benefits
- 🧑💻 Autonomous Work Environment
- 🖥️ Office Setup Reimbursement
- 🏝 Flexible Time Off (FTO) + Holidays
- 🚀 Quarterly Team Gatherings
- 🥪 In office Perks
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
LLM API cost modelingdocument processingOCRingestion pipelinesunit cost metricscost reduction analysiscontribution margin analysisCAC payback analysisfinancial modelingpricing analysis
Soft Skills
quantitative skillscommunication skillsempathytactaccountabilityleadershipcollaborationstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingnarrative development