About the role
Job Application for Strategic Finance at fal Back to jobs New Strategic Finance San Francisco Apply fal is the generative media ecosystem powering the next generation of AI products. We build the infrastructure, tools, and model access that teams need to move from idea to production, and do it at scale without compromise. For developers and enterprises, fal is the foundation that makes generative media not just possible, but practical: a unified platform where high-performance inference, orchestration, and observability come together to unlock new categories of AI-native products. As generative media reshapes industries across a market projected to grow by hundreds of billions over the next decade, fal is becoming the ecosystem that ambitious teams build on.
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the Role We are looking for a highly analytical, execution-focused finance partner to join our Strategic Finance team. This is a high-impact, highly visible role that sits at the intersection of financial planning and business strategy. You will be responsible for synthesizing data, building KPIs, and forming insights in order to shape our business strategy. You will work closely with all functional leaders, with a key focus on understanding AI infrastructure, investments and tradeoffs. The ideal candidate is interdisciplinary and willing to roll up their sleeves to help with operational work across the organization and dive into technical accounting to help inform cost allocation methodologies. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment and wants meaningful ownership in a finance function that's still being shaped.
What you'll do Compute & Unit Economics Build and maintain the unit economics and gross margin models that feed into our operating model and three-statement forecast Partner with infrastructure and engineering teams to gather cost and capacity data; help build and run recurring reporting on GPU utilization, COGS drivers, and margin trends Support cross-functional initiatives around contract negotiations, procurement and infrastructure investments Develop and maintain unit economics KPIs (e.g., gross margin per model, revenue per GPU hour, blended GPU cost per hour) that connect product and infrastructure decisions to financial outcomes Forecasting & Automation Automate recurring financial workflows using AI tools Support quarterly forecasting and budget cycles, with primary ownership of the COGS and gross margin build Build and maintain the long-range financial model and scenario planning frameworks (e.g. capacity planning) Partner with accounting on monthly close to ensure COGS and compute spend are accurately captured and categorized Build dashboards and reporting that give leadership real-time visibility into compute spend, margin trends, and key business drivers