Head of Finance and Strategy

Company: Menlo Ventures
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: October 25, 2024

Job Description:

About Anthropic Anthropic's mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems. About the role: Anthropic is seeking a strategic and dynamic Head of Finance and Strategy to lead our financial planning and analysis (FP&A) and strategic finance function that together drive our long-term financial strategy. This role will be responsible for building and managing a world-class finance team, developing sophisticated financial models, and providing strategic insights to support decision-making at the highest levels of the organization. As a key member of the leadership team, the Head of Finance and Strategy will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Anthropic and ensuring our continued growth and success in the rapidly evolving AI ecosystem. This role will report directly to our Chief Financial Officer. Job responsibilities:

• Lead, manage and scale the Strategic Finance teams (Compute, Product, Go to Market) and Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) functions at Anthropic
• Provide expert guidance and influence to executives and other stakeholders on financial strategies, investments, and resource allocation decisions, leveraging in-depth understanding of the company's financial position and market conditions
• Lead the finance team owning the budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes, providing insights and recommendations to drive financial performance
• Lead the teams responsible for building and maintaining robust financial models to support strategic decision-making, scenario planning, and risk assessment
• Prepare and present financial analysis, forecasts, presentations and recommendations to executives, and board members, effectively communicating the company's financial story and addressing stakeholder questions
• Collaborate with functional leaders across the organization to align financial plans with operational objectives
• Oversee the development and enhancement of financial systems, processes, and controls to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and compliance
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executives and board members on financial matters, providing data-driven insights and recommendations to support strategic decision-making and risk management
• Provide strategic and operational decision support through insightful financial analysis and reporting
• Manage and develop a high-performing finance team, fostering a culture of excellence, continuous improvement, and professional growth
• Represent the company in financial matters with external stakeholders, including lenders and auditors You may be a good fit if you have:
  • 15-20+ years of progressive experience across strategic finance, FP&A, private equity, growth equity, venture capital, consulting, and investment banking
  • At least 7+ years of experience in a leadership position overseeing FP&A and strategic finance business partnering teams
  • Deep expertise in financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information and provide actionable insights
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence at all levels of the organization
  • Experience scaling finance functions in high-growth, technology-driven organizations
  • Proven track record of driving financial performance and supporting strategic decision-making
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration and an MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred
  • Are passionate about Anthropic's mission to build safe, transformative AI systems Strong candidates may also:
    • Bring deep experience in SaaS, AI/ML, and Consumption-Based Revenue models
    • Hold a professional accounting certification, MBA or other relevant advanced degree (e.g., finance, data science, statistics)
    • Possess strong SQL and data visualization (e.g., Looker, Tableau) skills The expected salary range for this position is: Annual Salary: $485,000-$535,000 USD Logistics Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices. Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this. We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team. Compensation and Benefits* Anthropic's compensation package consists of three elements: salary, equity, and benefits. We are committed to pay fairness and aim for these three elements collectively to be highly competitive with market rates. Equity - For eligible roles, equity will be a major component of the total compensation. We aim to offer higher-than-average equity compensation for a company of our size, and communicate equity amounts at the time of offer issuance. US Benefits - The following benefits are for our US-based employees:
      • Optional equity donation matching.
      • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and all your dependents.
      • 401(k) plan with 4% matching.
      • 22 weeks of paid parental leave.
      • Unlimited PTO - most staff take between 4-6 weeks each year, sometimes more!
      • Stipends for education, home office improvements, commuting, and wellness.
      • Fertility benefits via Carrot.
      • Daily lunches and snacks in our office.
      • Relocation support for those moving to the Bay Area. UK Benefits - The following benefits are for our UK-based employees:
        • Optional equity donation matching.
        • Private health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.
        • Pension contribution (matching 4% of your salary).
        • 21 weeks of paid parental leave.
        • Unlimited PTO - most staff take between 4-6 weeks each year, sometimes more!
        • Health cash plan.
        • Life insurance and income protection.
        • Daily lunches and snacks in our office. * This compensation and benefits information is based on Anthropic's good faith estimate for this position as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future. Employees based outside of the UK or US will receive a different benefits package. The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job-related factors, including where you place on our internal performance ladders, which is based on factors including past work experience, relevant education, and performance on our interviews or in a work trial. How we're different We believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on just a few large-scale research efforts. And we value impact - advancing our long-term goals of steerable, trustworthy AI - rather than work on smaller and more specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science, which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science. We're an extremely collaborative group, and we host frequent research discussions to ensure that we are pursuing the highest-impact work at any given time. As such, we greatly value communication skills. The easiest way to understand our research directions is to read our recent research. This research continues many of the directions our team worked on prior to Anthropic, including: GPT-3, Circuit-Based Interpretability, Multimodal Neurons, Scaling Laws, AI & Compute, Concrete Problems in AI Safety, and Learning from Human Preferences. Come work with us! Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues.
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