Manager or Sr. Manager of Strategic Finance

About Us

GridCARE is a leading venture-backed startup solving the most critical constraint in AI’s growth trajectory: immediate access to power. As demand for computing skyrockets, access to energy has become the defining bottleneck in the AI infrastructure race. While leading tech companies invest billions in speculative, long-term solutions that may take decades to arrive, GridCARE’s pioneering physics-based generative AI platform unlocks gigawatts of hidden capacity in today’s electric grid — enabling hyperscalers, data center developers, and utilities to power AI infrastructure years sooner than conventional approaches and without costly upgrades.

Founded at Stanford and backed by leading investors, GridCARE has assembled a world-class team spanning AI, infrastructure, and power systems.

At GridCARE, you will:

⚡ Work at the intersection of AI, energy, and infrastructure — the foundation of the next industrial revolution.

🤝 Partner with hyperscalers, developers, and utilities on high-impact, real-world deployments.

🌎 Help shape a more abundant, efficient, and resilient energy future for the digital era.

🚀 Join a company defining a new category — power acceleration for AI.

💰 Receive competitive compensation, equity, and benefits in a fast-growth, mission-driven environment.

Learn more about GridCARE:

• Canary Media: Oregon utility tries out a faster, cheaper way to power data centers

• Utility Dive: Portland General Electric invests in AI-powered flexibility to speed data-center connection

• Data Center Dynamics: From Years to Months — Creating an AI Fast Lane for Data Centers

Job Description

We’re looking for a Manager or Sr. Manager of Strategic Finance to build and own the analytical backbone of GridCARE’s growth. You’ll be the person executives turn to when we need a crisp model and an investor-ready deck — fast. This is a high-impact role for someone who loves ambiguity, moves quickly, and can translate technical value into CFO-relevant outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain forecasting, scenario modeling, pricing, and long-range planning systems to support fast, high-quality decisions.

• Own core financial models (revenue, margin, pipeline conversion, capacity/throughput, headcount) and continuously improve assumptions, inputs, and data hygiene.

• Drive analysis across unit economics, GTM efficiency, and R&D leverage; surface the “few numbers that matter” and the actions they imply.

• Pressure-test growth opportunities, partnerships, and strategic investments with clear, decision-ready frameworks.

• Translate technical value into CFO-relevant outcomes and crisp collateral (e.g., investor narrative, case-study economics, ROI framing, board/investor-ready materials).

• Lead creation and refinement of investor- and board-facing materials: pitch deck iterations, board decks, fundraising analyses, and investor Q&A support.

• Support fundraising and diligence workflows end-to-end, including data room materials and rapid-turn analysis for investor requests.

• Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Product/Engineering, and Operations to to bring financial rigor to strategic initiatives — pricing, packaging, GTM efficiency, R&D leverage, and investment decisions.

• Build lightweight dashboards/scorecards and establish reporting cadences to track operational + financial metrics.

Qualifications

Required

• 4–7 years of experience, including minimum 2 years of investment banking, private equity, growth equity, or VC investing.

• Familiarity with venture-backed financing models; experience supporting multiple Series B+ financings (as an operator or investor).

• Expert-level financial modeling and analytical skills (Excel/Google Sheets).

• Excellent slide-building and storytelling skills (PowerPoint/Google Slides); can produce executive- and investor-ready decks quickly with strong attention to detail.

• Strong executive communication skills; able to turn ambiguity into structured analyses and clear recommendations.

• High ownership mindset and willingness to move fast in a high-velocity startup environment.

Preferred

• MBA preferred but not required.

• Prior experience creating board materials, investor collateral, and diligence responses end-to-end.

• Experience in infrastructure, energy, data centers, SaaS, or other technically complex businesses.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary, performance bonus, and equity.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.

• Lunch provided three days a week in office.

• Hybrid schedule: 3 days in office for collaboration, 2 days remote for focused work.

• Access to leading academic, industry, and government partners in the AI-energy ecosystem.

• A mission-driven team focused on shaping the future of the energy transition.

Salary Range

$150,000 - $250,000 total comp

Join us in tackling one of the most important infrastructure challenges of our time — enabling the energy foundation for the age of AI.