Strategic Finance Director

Thinking Machines Lab's mission is to empower humanity through advancing collaborative general intelligence. The Strategic Finance Director will operate at the core of the finance organization, driving financial strategy, building financial models, and partnering with leaders across the business to inform decision-making.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, own and maintain financial models (P&L, operating model, scenario modelling) to support planning, forecasting, and strategic decision-making
• Help us stand up a strong compute measurement and budgeting process to help plan the largest cost bucket
• Lead budgeting and quarterly/annual forecasting processes; analyze variances and translate them into actionable insight
• Partner cross-functionally with business stakeholders (e.g., engineering, product, sales, marketing, infrastructure) to understand drivers, demand, capacity, against financial targets
• Provide financial guidance on major investment decisions: build business cases (e.g., expand capacity, build vs. buy, launch new product, entering new market), quantify ROI, present recommendations to senior leadership and/or Board
• Develop and monitor key metrics and dashboards (e.g., unit economics, cost trends, efficiency, productivity, capacity utilisation) and drive insights and optimization
• Prepare high-quality executive & Board-facing deliverables including presentations, memos, and scenario summaries
• Stay abreast of market and competitive dynamics (e.g., technology/infrastructure market, go-to-market channels, pricing models, business model shifts), and ensure financial strategy evolves accordingly
• Partner with accounting and other finance functions to ensure alignment of financial planning with the broader company’s financial framework and strategy