
Director, Finance (Strategic Initiatives)
Runpod
Full time
Accounting and Finance
United States
Hiring from: United States
Runpod is pioneering the future of AI and machine learning, offering cutting-edge cloud infrastructure for full-stack AI applications. Founded in 2022, we are a rapidly growing, well-funded company with a remote-first organization spread globally. Our mission is to empower innovators and enterprises to unlock AI's true potential, driving technology and transforming industries. Join us as we shape the future of AI.
This role and its responsibilities are specifically designed to increase value inside the organization. Unlike a typical Director of Finance role, you will not have to be burdened with the usual cycles of financial reporting and financial operations. You will join an existing Accounting and Finance Department who will handle the usual boring financial operations and reporting, allowing this role to focus on the most impactful areas of the business as defined by the current CFO.
Your Impact:
Primary Objective- Cost of Service and Gross Margin Control
This role and its responsibilities are specifically designed to increase value inside the organization. Unlike a typical Director of Finance role, you will not have to be burdened with the usual cycles of financial reporting and financial operations. You will join an existing Accounting and Finance Department who will handle the usual boring financial operations and reporting, allowing this role to focus on the most impactful areas of the business as defined by the current CFO.
Your Impact:
Primary Objective- Cost of Service and Gross Margin Control
- Context: We spend millions of dollars every month on data centers and data hosting supply partners.
- Objective Activity Description: Collaborate with the infrastructure supply team to validate payouts, negotiate contracts and identify ways to improve gross margin
- Can dig deep into the numbers, identify issues
- thinks strategically when participating in negotiations and deal structure designs with data center partners
- Context: Our marketing and GTM team needs additional help to ensure positive ROI on marketing investments
- Objective Activity Description: Collaborate with the Sales and Marketing team to ensure customer acquisition is economically attractive
- Is very comfortable in the world of LTV and CAC ratios and can manage the investments to ensure positive ROI
- Context: the organization has financial goals set by the leadership team (not disclosed for confidentiality purposes)
- Objective Activity Description: Coordinate with existing accounting and finance team and department heads to ensure cash flows of the business are managed in line with the financial goals of the business.
- 10+ years of experience in finance and accounting
- Strong negotiation Skills
- Successful technology startup experience
- Strong financial modeling and FP&A Skills
- Organizational leadership experience
- Director level experience with high autonomy and decision-making authority.
- Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and financial operations.
- Experience leading complex financial projects both independently and collaboratively.
- Ability to drive ambiguous initiatives to completion with minimal supervision.
- Successful completion of a background check
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP
- CPA or CFA or CGMA license (or equivalent)
- AI industry vertical and / or Data Center verticals experience preferred
- Financial Operations Management Experience
- The competitive base pay for this position ranges from ($200,000 - $250,000). This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Runpod and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate's experience, qualifications, and location
- Meaningful equity in a fast-growing AI infra company- everyone on the team receives stock options — your impact drives our growth, and you share in the upside.
- Generous medical, dental & vision plans — we cover 100% for all employees and partial for dependents.
- Flexible PTO- take the time you need to recharge
- Most roles have are remote work first with an inclusive, collaborative teams utilizing slack as the main form of internal communication
- Join a passionate team on the cutting edge of AI infrastructure — where culture, learning, and ownership are at the heart of how we scale.
- $1,200 Home Office & Equipment Stipend- We set you up for success from day one with gear and support to create your ideal workspace
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