Strategic Finance Manager, Product (EPD)

About the Role We are hiring a Strategic Finance Manager, Product (EPD) to partner with Engineering and Product to drive unit economics, infrastructure efficiency, and margin expansion across Vercel’s consumption-based platform. This role spans cloud infrastructure & AI workloads, and you will define how we measure and optimize the cost and profitability of every request, workload, and AI interaction on the platform. What You'll Do

• Infrastructure & AI COGS Ownership: Own financial visibility into compute, bandwidth, storage, and AI-related costs (e.g., inference, GPU/accelerated workloads).
• Translate product and infrastructure usage (requests, execution time, tokens, etc.) into clear cost drivers.
• Partner with EPD to drive cost-efficient architecture and scaling decisions.
• Build self-service cost tooling for Product and Engineering (cost per request, per workload, per AI query).
• Enable teams to own and optimize their infrastructure footprint.
• Standardize cost attribution across products and multi-tenant systems.
• Lead infrastructure and AI efficiency initiatives (compute optimization, caching, vendor strategy).
• Define north star metrics (e.g., cost per request, cost per AI call, cost per GB).
• Embed cost efficiency into roadmaps and product decisions.
• Develop scalable cost allocation frameworks across products, customers, and workloads.
• Improve gross margin visibility, including AI product margins.
• Support auditability and IPO readiness. What We're Looking For
• 5-8+ years in Strategic Finance, FP&A, IB, or Consulting.
• Experience with consumption-based or cloud infrastructure businesses.
• Strong modeling skills; experience with driver-based forecasting.
• Ability to partner with technical teams and translate usage → financial insight.
• SQL / data tooling experience strongly preferred. Nice to Have
• Optional/preferred qualifications (only if mentioned). Compensation & Benefits
• The San Francisco base pay range for this role is $180,000-$220,000. Actual salary will be based on job-related skills, experience, and location. Compensation outside of San Francisco may be adjusted based on employee location.
• Salary is yearly; full compensation may include equity, bonuses, and benefits.
• Competitive compensation package, including equity.
• Inclusive Healthcare Package.
• Learn and Grow – we provide mentorship and send you to events that help you build your network and skills.
• Flexible Time Off.
• Gear budget and WFH stipend to outfit your space as needed.
• Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.
• Vercel is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.