Strategic Finance

Location: San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY Workplace: Remote We are building AI to simulate the world through merging art and science. We believe that world models are at the frontier of progress in artificial intelligence. Language models alone won’t solve the world’s hardest problems – robotics, disease, scientific discovery. Real progress requires models that experience the world and learn from their mistakes, the same way that humans do. And this kind of trial and error can be massively accelerated when done in simulation, rather than in the real world. World models offer the most clear path to general-purpose simulation, changing how stories are told, how scientific progress is made and how the next frontiers of humanity are reached. Our team consists of creative, open minded, caring and ambitious people who are determined to change the world. We aspire to continuously build impossible things and our ability to do so relies on building an incredible team. If you are driven to do the same, we'd love to hear from you. ABOUT THE ROLE *Open to hiring remote across the US — we also have offices in NYC, San Francisco, and Seattle Strategic Finance is a high-visibility, high-impact role embedded in the decision-making core of the company. You will own the models, narratives, and analyses that inform the most important choices the business makes: how to allocate capital, where to grow, what metrics matters, in order to bring together different pieces of the puzzle to reveal the holistic story of our growth. The ideal candidate brings analytical rigor and communication skills, paired with the intellectual curiosity and agility required to thrive in a company operating at the frontier of generative AI. You’ll work closing with our CFO and Head of FP&A, along with the functional leads of every department. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Own the company's integrated financial model, including 3-statement projections, scenario analyses, and long-range plan, creating frameworks to guide dynamic resource adjustments as the business scales or market conditions shift - Drive strategic analyses to inform resource allocation, from competitive positioning to headcount planning to build-vs-buy decisions - Support strategic partnership and commercial deal evaluation, including financial modeling for licensing agreements, pricing structures, and infrastructure investments - Build and validate operating models for key business segments tracking unit economics, cohort retention, capacity utilization, and more - Manage data analyses and key operating dashboards, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and a coherent narrative across all reporting - Build scalable infrastructure for KPI tracking, bridging product and revenue metrics to financial outcomes - Support investor relations across reporting and market intelligence to inform financing strategy WHAT YOU’LL NEED - 4+ years of experience in a mix of investment banking, management consulting, or in-house corporate development/FP&A at a high-growth technology company - Elite financial modeling skills with a rigorous quantitative approach to measuring operational success - Strong comfort level with AI and flexibility in using AI tools to enhance your productivity - Ability to navigate large amounts of data to define metrics and build dashboards - Experience navigating strategic deals, fundraising, or partner/investor relations to support strategic decisions - Experience preparing Board, executive, or investor-facing materials - A genuine interest in AI and its implications for industry and society Runway strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team. Our salary ranges are based on competitive market rates for our size, stage and industry, and salary is just one part of the overall compensation package we provide. There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level and qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range. Lastly, the provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range, which again, will be communicated to candidates. WORKING AT RUNWAY Great things come from great teams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwmj4ato2kw&ab_channel=Runway We’d love to hear from you. We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. So regardless of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply. More about Runway - Universal World Simulator https://runwayml.com/world-simulator.html - GWM-1 https://runwayml.com/research/introducing-runway-gwm-1 - Gen-4.5 https://runwayml.com/research/introducing-runway-gen-4.5 - General World Models https://runwayml.com/research/introducing-general-world-models - Robotics SDK https://runwayml.com/research/introducing-runway-gwm-1#robotics-section - Conversational Real-time Agents https://runwayml.com/research/introducing-runway-gwm-1#avatars-section - Runway Studios https://runwayml.com/studios We're excited to be recognized as a best place to work: Crain's https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/best-places-work-2023 | InHerSight https://www.inhersight.com/companies/best/city/new-york-city-ny | BuiltIn NYC https://builtin.com/awards/new-york-city/2024/best-places-to-work | INC https://www.inc.com/best-workplaces/2024