Lightning AI

Lightning AI

VP of Strategic Finance

San Francisco, California, United States · Vp

Sponsorship not specified$280k-$310kDetected 3 days ago
Cloud PlatformsPyTorchA/B TestingFinancial ModelingFinancial AnalysisForecastingM&AFP&AResearchLeadership

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Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role80
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

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Level I$85,8001 entry
Level II$114,0462 entries
Level III$142,2723 entries
Level IV$170,5184 entries

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About the role

  • Through our merger with Voltage Park, a neocloud and AI Factory, Lightning AI combines developer-first software with cost-efficient, large-scale compute.
  • Teams get the tools they need for experimentation, training, and production inference, with security, observability, and control built in.
  • We serve solo researchers, startups, and large enterprises.

Responsibilities

  • Capital Allocation: Model and evaluate major investment decisions, including GPU and data center capacity, infrastructure expansion, and build vs. buy vs. lease trade-offs
  • Unit Economics & Pricing: Develop a deep understanding of the economics across our software platform and compute business, including utilization, gross margin, and customer profitability
  • partner with Product and GTM on pricing and packaging
  • deliver clear, data-backed recommendations that inform company-level decisions
  • build the models and narrative that underpin capital raises
  • Merger Integration: Lead the financial integration of Lightning AI and Voltage Park, including unifying planning processes, reporting structures, and KPIs across both businesses
  • Business Partnership: Act as a strategic partner to Engineering, Infrastructure, Sales, and Marketing leaders, helping them plan headcount, budgets, and investments with financial discipline
  • Team Leadership: Build, manage, and develop a high-performing FP&A and strategic finance team as the company scales
  • Unit Economics & Pricing: Develop a deep understanding of the economics across our software platform and compute business, including utilization, gross margin, and customer profitability; partner with Product and GTM on pricing and packaging
  • Executive & Board Partnership: Prepare board materials, investor updates, and executive reporting; deliver clear, data-backed recommendations that inform company-level decisions

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience across strategic finance, FP&A, corporate development, investment banking, or management consulting, with at least 5 years in a senior finance leadership role
  • Infrastructure economics expertise: Experience with capital-intensive businesses such as cloud infrastructure, data centers, telecom, or hardware

Skills

  • Bias for action: Comfortable operating in ambiguity, prioritizing what matters most, and moving quickly without sacrificing accuracy
  • The anticipated annual base salary range for this role is:
  • $280,000 - $310,000 USD
  • Benefits and Perks
  • Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents.

Compensation

  • $280,000 - $310,000 USD
  • Annual learning and development allowance to support your professional growth.
  • Strategic Planning: Own the annual operating plan and long-range financial model
  • Own the annual operating plan and long-range financial model; translate company strategy into clear financial targets and track performance against them

Benefits

  • We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support our employees' health, well-being, and long-term success:
  • Comprehensive Health Coverage:
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents.
  • 401(k) matching (U.S.) and pension contributions (U.K.).
  • Unlimited PTO, company holidays, and floating holidays to support work-life balance.
  • Paid Parental & Family Leave:
  • Paid leave to support you and your family through life's important moments.
  • Annual learning and development allowance to support your professional growth.

Company info

  • Lightning AI is the company behind PyTorch Lightning. Founded in 2019, we build an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and deploying AI systems-designed to take ideas from research to production with less friction.
  • Through our merger with Voltage Park, a neocloud and AI Factory, Lightning AI combines developer-first software with cost-efficient, large-scale compute. Teams get the tools they need for experimentation, training, and production inference, with security, observability, and control built in.
  • We serve solo researchers, startups, and large enterprises. Lightning AI operates globally with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and London, and is backed by Coatue, Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Firstminute.
  • The Way We Work
  • Lightning AI is the company behind PyTorch Lightning.
  • Founded in 2019, we build an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and deploying AI systems-designed to take ideas from research to production with less friction.
  • Lightning AI operates globally with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and London, and is backed by Coatue, Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Firstminute.
  • The people who thrive here are builders who move fast, communicate openly, take ownership, and continuously improve themselves, their teams, and our company.
  • Here's what that looks like in practice:
  • Move with Urgency: We move quickly, make thoughtful decisions, and keep momentum. We value action over perfection and learn by shipping.
  • Take Ownership: We own outcomes, not just our individual work. We make decisions that move the company forward and follow through.
  • Communicate Openly: We communicate directly, seek to understand, and create clarity for others. Honest conversations help us move faster together.
  • Build Great Teams: We lead by example, empower others, and create healthy teams where people can do their best work.
  • Raise the Bar: We're always improving ourselves. We learn from feedback, consistently challenge ourselves to grow, and focus on the work that matters most.
  • Think Long-Term: We design for what's next. We create scalable systems, simplify complexity, and use AI and automation to amplify our impact.
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