Strategic Finance Manager, R&D

TRM Labs

Strategic Finance Manager optimizing R&D investment for TRM Labs’ AI-powered crime intelligence platforms. Modeling cloud, AI, compute, and engineering costs for efficient growth.

Posted 8/5/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial modeling and analysis, particularly in R&D spend management, utilizing AI tools and advanced Excel skills. Proven ability to collaborate with technical teams and lead planning and reporting cycles effectively.

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Financial ModelingAI Tools FluencyExcel ExpertiseCloud Cost ManagementScenario Modeling

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Hard Skills

Financial ModelingAI-Assisted AnalysisExcelGoogle SheetsScenario ModelingCloud Infrastructure CostingVariance AnalysisReporting CyclesData AnalysisBudgeting

Soft Skills

CollaborationProblem-SolvingAdaptabilityOwnershipAccountability

Tools & Technologies

BigQueryPigmentClaudeChatGPTSlack

Industry Keywords

R&D Spend ManagementHigh-Growth TechnologyInvestment BankingConsultingTechnical Organizations

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

BigQueryCloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own modeling of R&D spend, including cloud infrastructure, AI and compute costs, and engineering headcount
Keep R&D spend scaling efficiently against revenue by building cloud infrastructure and AI/compute cost models
Use BigQuery and AI-assisted analysis to convert billing data into actionable variance readouts after month-end
Build headcount-capacity scenario models in Pigment and TRM’s Claude-powered scenario engine for CTO and engineering leaders
Extend board-deck automation to refresh executive and board materials from governed named ranges
Partner with the Head of AI to optimize AI and infrastructure spending and identify build-vs-buy and efficiency opportunities
Own monthly, quarterly, and annual planning and reporting cycles end-to-end
Produce the one-page Monthly Business Review for leadership and board materials
Partner with the CTO, engineering and infrastructure leaders, Recruiting, and Accounting as the finance point of contact for R&D
Participate in weekly Strategic Finance and VP of Finance syncs
Collaborate asynchronously in Slack and communicate planning status and decisions in writing

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 to 8 years of experience across investment banking, investing, consulting, or finance at a high-growth technology company
Track record of owning monthly, quarterly, and annual planning and reporting cycles end-to-end with limited guidance
Hands-on fluency using AI tools such as Claude or ChatGPT in finance modeling and analysis
Ability to evaluate when to trust AI-generated output and when to override it
Expert-level Excel and Google Sheets modeling skills
Experience building scalable, AI-assisted or agentic engines, such as in Pigment, for repeatable reporting
Experience supporting technical or product organizations such as Engineering, Product, Data Science, or Infrastructure is strongly preferred
Experience partnering with technical organizations on cloud and compute costs is strongly preferred
Comfort with ambiguity, adaptability, ownership, accountability, collaboration, and creative problem-solving
AI fluency is a baseline expectation and applied AI fluency is evaluated during interviews

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive benefits, wellness programs, and time away from work, varying by country and local employment requirements
Remote work arrangement
Distributed-first work environment
Async-first collaboration in Slack
Frequent feedback and professional growth opportunities