Infra Finance Partner for AI-Driven R&D

Rippling; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is seeking a Senior Associate to partner with the R&D finance team. You will own financial models for infrastructure spend, develop unit cost frameworks for new product lines, and drive cost discipline with Engineering and Product leadership.

The role emphasizes executive visibility, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to scale reporting through advanced analytics and AI tools.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in high-growth technology or finance roles.
• Advanced financial modeling and analytics.
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure cost dimensions.
• Able to work with engineering and product teams.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own financial models for infrastructure spend and cost drivers.
• Develop unit cost frameworks for new product lines.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Product leadership on spend decisions.
• Establish month-end reporting processes with Accounting.
• Build and maintain budget and forecasting models.
• Use AI tools and data querying to automate reporting.

Skills

Financial modeling

Cost analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Ownership mindset

Cloud cost awareness

Tools

SQL

Datadog

CloudHealth

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Rippling is seeking a Senior Associate to partner with the R&D finance team. You will own financial models for infrastructure spend, develop unit cost frameworks for new product lines, and drive cost discipline with Engineering and Product leadership.

The role emphasizes executive visibility, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to scale reporting through advanced analytics and AI tools.