Strategic Finance Lead - Compute
Perplexity AI · San Francisco
Applied AIremoteLead$190k–$240k
At a glance
Highlights
- Lead financial strategy for Perplexity's GPU compute fleet and capacity decisions.
- Build token-cost models informing internal and external pricing.
- Partner with inference teams to optimize infrastructure investments.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
Analytical finance builder who thrives with engineering teams and loves turning complex infrastructure economics into clear decisions. Energized by ownership, ambiguity, and optimizing large-scale AI compute from scratch.
Requirements
- 4+ years in strategic finance, infrastructure investment, private equity, growth equity, consulting, or investment banking
- Experience in cloud or GPU infrastructure financial management
- Experience with committed-use economics and GPU procurement
- Expertise in GPU vendor economics, contract structures, and pricing models
- Background in AI, ML, or large-scale computing infrastructure
- Exceptional analytical skills with complex financial operating models
- Comfort partnering with engineering leads and communicating to non-finance audiences
- remote policy
- In-person 2-3 days per week
Lab profile
About Perplexity AI
Builds AI search answers and agentic Computer to turn knowledge into action.
What they build
- Perplexity AI answer engine
- Perplexity Computer agentic assistant
- Comet AI browser and desktop apps
Known for
- Agentic AI and agent capabilities
- Applied AI product engineering
- Cross-platform apps across web, mobile and desktop
- Multimodal AI and integrations
Key facts
- Founded in 2022
- Headquartered in San Francisco, California
- Serves millions of users daily
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