About this role
The Finance and Strategy, Machines position at Anthropic in San Francisco is a specialized financial planning role overseeing the chips and accelerators that power advanced AI models. This opportunity suits experienced finance professionals with a background in infrastructure or hardware budgeting who want to support safe and beneficial artificial intelligence systems.
Role Overview
In this position, the professional serves as the primary finance contact for machine spend, managing budgets and coordinating closely with accounting and consolidated financial planning teams. The role requires partnering with capacity planning, compute deal teams, and hardware engineering groups to maintain an accurate picture of fleet costs and long-term commitments under deal-timeline pressure.
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About the Company
Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California, dedicated to building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Operating as a single cohesive team focused on large-scale research, the organization values diverse perspectives and collaboration to ensure AI is beneficial for society.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should visit the official Anthropic careers page to submit an application for this position.
Questions candidates ask
What is the salary range for the Finance & Strategy, Machines role?
The annual base salary ranges from $240,000 to $325,000 USD.
Where is this job located?
The position is based in San Francisco, CA, with a location-based hybrid policy requiring staff to be in the office at least 25% of the time.
What are the minimum experience requirements?
Candidates must have 7+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, or capacity/infrastructure finance, along with a bachelor's degree or equivalent.
Does Anthropic offer visa sponsorship for this position?
Yes, Anthropic does sponsor visas and works with an immigration lawyer to assist candidates who receive an offer, though they cannot successfully sponsor visas for every candidate.
What are the primary responsibilities of this role?
The role involves owning the hardware forecast and budget, running budget-versus-actuals for machine spend, coordinating forecast inputs with capacity planning and compute deal teams, and partnering with accounting on lease treatments.