Infrastructure Strategy & Operations Associate

Cloudflare, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloudflare in Austin, TX, seeks an early-career Infrastructure Business Operations Associate to turn complex infrastructure questions into clear analyses, recommendations, and repeatable operating processes.

You will work with Cloudflare's Infrastructure Strategy team on budgets, capacity planning, procurement, deployment, product economics, and cost management, learning quickly in a practical, hands-on environment.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in management consulting, business operations, analytics, or supply chain.
• Strong structured problem-solving and the ability to break down unclear questions.
• Experience with product economics, deal modeling, cost allocation, pricing, or margin analysis.
• Comfort with quantitative data in spreadsheets; SQL or data visualization helpful.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including executive materials.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain analyses for infrastructure budgets, forecasts, actuals, commitments, and variances.
• Support capacity, supply, and investment decisions with scenario models and unit economics.
• Analyze product and deal economics, including cost-to-serve and pricing scenarios.
• Partner with Product, Finance, and commercial teams to evaluate opportunities and explain margins.
• Track investments from demand through procurement, manufacturing, deployment, and invoicing; identify gaps and follow-ups.
• Turn ambiguous questions into structured workplans and present decision-ready recommendations.
• Prepare concise executive materials and operating reviews explaining changes and needed decisions.
• Collaborate with Finance, Supply Planning, Engineering, Procurement, and Ops teams to reconcile data and ownership.
• Improve recurring workflows using spreadsheets, SQL, AI tools, automation, and clear docs.

Skills

Management consulting

Business operations

Analytics

Strategic finance

Supply chain

Tools

SQL

Data visualization

Job description

Cloudflare in Austin, TX, seeks an early-career Infrastructure Business Operations Associate to turn complex infrastructure questions into clear analyses, recommendations, and repeatable operating processes.

You will work with Cloudflare's Infrastructure Strategy team on budgets, capacity planning, procurement, deployment, product economics, and cost management, learning quickly in a practical, hands-on environment.