Strategic Finance Manager, EPD

Vercel is the agentic infrastructure company. We free people and agents to ship what’s next.

For more than a decade, Vercel has shaped how the web is built. As the team behind Next.js, v0, and AI SDK, we create products that help builders move from idea to production with speed, security, and exceptional developer experience.

Now, software is entering a new era, and the next generation of products will not just be used by people. They will be built, extended, and operated by agents.

We are building the platform for that future, trusted by companies like OpenAI, PayPal, Ramp, Supreme, and millions of developers worldwide. Whether you’re building our products, supporting our customers, growing our community, or shaping our story, you’ll help define what comes next.

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 infrastucture & token spend, as well as emerging AI workloads (inference, gateways, and compute-intensive services). You will define how we measure and optimize the cost and profitability of every request, workload, and AI interaction on the platform.

Infrastructure & AI COGS Ownership

Cost Visibility & Accountability

Efficiency & Margin Expansion

Cost Allocation & Financial Rigor

Cross-Cutting Workstreams

Unit Economics

COGS / Gross Margin Forecasting

Pricing & Packaging

• 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

• 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

The San Francisco, CA 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. The total compensation package may include benefits, equity-based compensation, and eligibility for a company bonus or variable pay program depending on the role. 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. Vercel encourages everyone to apply for our available positions, even if they don't necessarily check every box on the job description.

• 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.