Strategy and Execution Lead – Lambda Cloud

Lambda

Strategy and Execution Lead managing financial models and operational systems for Lambda Cloud. Focused on scaling the AI cloud business and building profitability metrics.

Posted 7/29/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $188,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building financial models and operating metrics to drive strategic decisions, while effectively collaborating across teams to optimize business processes and improve profitability.

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Financial ModelingBusiness OperationsCross-Functional LeadershipProcess DesignP&L Management

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Hard Skills

Financial ModelingP&L ManagementDemand ForecastingCapital Investment AnalysisOperational Systems Design

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationProblem OwnershipCross-Functional Collaboration

Industry Keywords

Business ReviewStrategic Decision MakingProfitability ImprovementWorkflow MappingBilling Automation

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own Lambda Cloud’s weekly, monthly and quarterly operating cadence across business review and planning.
Own the financial models that drive our strategic decisions (what we buy, where it goes, how we package it)
Build the business unit's P&L and operating metrics in collaboration with finance. This is how we evaluate and improve profitability.
Pilot and establish the process for requesting long-term capital investment in foundational projects.
Build the demand forecast system that optimizes what gets deployed when.
Operate at the seams with other teams such as supply, product, pricing, and support. Turn ad-hoc work such as deal pricing into well-understood and durable operating agreements.
Keep the system efficient as it scales. Reduce manual overhead and simplify business processes in ways our customers won’t see but the business will feel such as billing automation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years (or 4+ with an advanced degree) spanning strategy, business operations, finance or revenue operations.
You’ve built decision-grade financial models from the ground up with incomplete data. You can defend your assumptions and verify thoroughly before you put your name on a number.
You lead cross-functionally without formal authority. You’ve gotten partner teams like supply, product, pricing, or finance moving in the same direction with a clear outcome.
You are comfortable in the details of operational systems and process design. You’ve mapped and fixed broken workflows.
You're an owner. You carry problems to a clear outcome and put your name on the result.
You communicate crisply and have partnered credibly across peer teams.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Industrial Engineering, Economics, or a related field.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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 that we all actually use