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VercelStrategic Finance Manager, Product
Vercel seeks a Strategic Finance Manager, Product (EPD) to collaborate directly with engineering and product teams. The company operates an agentic infrastructure platform that helps builders…
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Vercel seeks a Strategic Finance Manager, Product (EPD) to collaborate directly with engineering and product teams. The company operates an agentic infrastructure platform that helps builders take applications from concept to production, serving millions of developers alongside prominent clients like OpenAI, PayPal, Ramp, and Supreme. In this position, the professional will manage unit economics, drive infrastructure efficiency, and expand margins across a consumption-based technology platform. The role focuses heavily on…
Job Description
Vercel seeks a Strategic Finance Manager, Product (EPD) to collaborate directly with engineering and product teams. The company operates an agentic infrastructure platform that helps builders take applications from concept to production, serving millions of developers alongside prominent clients like OpenAI, PayPal, Ramp, and Supreme. In this position, the professional will manage unit economics, drive infrastructure efficiency, and expand margins across a consumption-based technology platform.
The role focuses heavily on cloud infrastructure expenses, token spending, and emerging artificial intelligence workloads such as inference and compute-intensive services. Responsibilities include taking charge of financial visibility for compute, bandwidth, and storage costs, developing self-service cost tracking tools for engineering groups, and leading initiatives for infrastructure optimization. Additionally, the individual will create driver-based financial models, handle COGS and gross margin forecasting for product lines, and partner on usage-based pricing structures to evaluate growth and margin trade-offs.
This opportunity is well-suited for a finance professional who can bridge the gap between technical operations and monetary insights. Ideal candidates bring extensive background in strategic finance, investment banking, consulting, or FP&A, particularly within cloud infrastructure or consumption-driven business models. The position involves supporting audit readiness and building scalable cost allocation frameworks across multi-tenant systems.
Responsibilities
- Manage financial visibility into compute, bandwidth, storage, and artificial intelligence-related expenses
- Translate infrastructure usage metrics such as execution time and request volume into clear cost drivers
- Build self-service cost tracking tools to help product and engineering teams monitor expenditures per request and query
- Lead efficiency initiatives focused on compute optimization, caching strategies, and vendor management
- Develop driver-based forecasting models linking platform usage, revenue, and infrastructure costs
- Partner with teams on usage-based and artificial intelligence pricing models to evaluate growth and margin impacts
Requirements
- Possess five to eight or more years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, investment banking, or consulting
- Demonstrate hands-on experience working with consumption-based or cloud infrastructure businesses
- Showcase strong financial modeling skills, specifically with driver-based forecasting
- Demonstrate the ability to partner with technical teams and translate platform usage into monetary insights
Qualifications
- Possess strong SQL and data tooling experience
Core Skills
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package including equity
- Inclusive healthcare package
- Learning and growth opportunities with mentorship and event sponsorships
- Flexible time off
- Necessary work gear and a work-from-home budget to outfit your workspace
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the employment type for this position?
The posting specifies that this is a full-time position.
Is remote work permitted?
The source posting indicates that the remote status for this role is on-site.
What is the salary range for this role?
The base pay range for San Francisco, California is $180,000 to $220,000, with actual pay determined by skills, experience, and location. Compensation outside of San Francisco may be adjusted based on the employee's location.
What experience level is required?
Candidates must have five to eight or more years of experience in strategic finance, financial planning and analysis, investment banking, or consulting.
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