Senior FP&A Analyst - Engineering & Product
Lambda· G&A
Hybrid (San Francisco Office (Fremont St)), Hybrid (San Jose Office (First St))$169k - $200kFull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Senior FP&A Analyst focused on Engineering & Product with responsibilities spanning project spend, ROI analysis, NPI management, headcount/OpEx, cash flow forecasting, and executive reporting.
Responsibilities
- Own project-level budgets, spend tracking, and cost-to-complete forecasts for Engineering and Product initiatives
- Quantify internal capacity consumption across development, testing, and benchmarking; build and maintain allocation and chargeback methodology
- Partner with Infrastructure and Engineering on fleet optimization, including utilization, idle capacity, instance mix, and reclamation opportunities
- Translate optimization opportunities into quantified savings and track realization against target
- Build business cases and ROI models for product and R&D investments
- Establish post-investment measurement; track realized returns against the original underwriting
- Analyze R&D spend by initiative and support capitalization analysis with Accounting
- Provide prioritization frameworks and trade-off analysis for competing investment requests
- Serve as the finance partner across the NPI lifecycle, from concept through launch and ramp
- Model pricing, unit economics, margin, and volume assumptions for new offerings
- Own stage-gate financial deliverables and launch readiness criteria
- Track post-launch performance against the launch case and inform go/no-go and scaling decisions
- Own OpEx and headcount planning, tracking, and reporting for the Engineering, Product, and Cloud Services organizations
- Maintain hiring plans, compensation assumptions, and organizational change tracking against approved headcount
- Prepare monthly and quarterly budget vs. actual analysis, identify key drivers, and partner with Engineering and Product leaders to explain performance
- Manage vendor, software, and tooling spend; support accrual and reclassification inputs with Accounting through the monthly close
- Build and maintain the operating cash flow forecast model, including timing of vendor payments, capacity commitments, and project spend
- Own the rolling near-term cash view; reconcile forecast to actuals and explain variances
- Model scenarios around deployment timing, payment terms, and financing structures
- Partner with Accounting and Treasury on payables timing, prepaids, and commitment schedules
- Deliver Cloud Services, Engineering, and Product insights for monthly business reviews, executive reviews, and board materials
- Translate complex technical and operational data into clear financial insight
- Provide actionable recommendations on cost efficiency, investment prioritization, and margin improvement
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
- 4+ years experience in FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, or consulting (ideally with Cloud/AI infrastructure, SaaS, Data centers, Telecom, Hardware, or industrials)
- Direct experience partnering with Engineering or Product on budget, roadmap, and investment decisions
- Extensive financial modeling experience and ability to interpret financial statements for strategic decisions
- Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, and decision-making skills
- Strong Excel skills and experience with financial software systems
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment; manage multiple complex projects
- Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to present complex data clearly and concisely
- Team player with positive attitude, strong work ethic, and commitment to continuous improvement
- Ability to work in an ambiguous environment with little direction
Skills
Required:Financial modelingBudgeting & forecastingExecutive communication
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
- Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
- 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
- Flexible paid time off plan that is actually used
Last updated Aug 27, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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