Infrastructure Strategy & Operations Associate

Cloudflare, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloudflare is seeking an early-career Infrastructure Business Operations Associate to join the Strategy Data and Analytics team. You will turn infrastructure questions into analyses and recommendations, covering budgets, procurement, deployment, and cost management.

The role emphasizes structured problem-solving, data-driven decision making, and collaboration with Product, Finance, and operations to optimize margins and capacity.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years in management consulting, business ops, or analytics.
• Strong structured problem-solving abilities with data-driven thinking.
• Experience in product economics, deal modeling, or margin analysis.
• Comfort with quantitative data in spreadsheets; SQL or visualization helpful.
• Clear written and verbal communication for executive audiences.
• Strong project-management habits and attention to detail.
• Curiosity about internet infrastructure, AI, and capacity planning.
• Practical approach to AI and automation to move faster with controls.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain analyses for budgets, forecasts, actuals, and variances.
• Support capacity, supply, and investment decisions with scenario models.
• Analyze product and deal economics, including cost-to-serve and pricing scenarios.
• Evaluate opportunities with Product, Finance, and commercial teams; explain margins.
• Track investments from demand to invoicing; identify gaps and follow-ups.
• Turn ambiguous questions into structured workplans and evidence gathering.
• Prepare concise executive materials and operating reviews.
• Collaborate to reconcile data and clarify ownership across teams.
• Improve recurring workflows with spreadsheets, SQL, AI tools, and automation.

Skills

SQL

Data Visualization

Pricing & Margin Analysis

Forecasting & Budgeting

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Project Management

Curiosity about Infra & AI

Tools

SQL

Job description

Cloudflare is seeking an early-career Infrastructure Business Operations Associate to join the Strategy Data and Analytics team. You will turn infrastructure questions into analyses and recommendations, covering budgets, procurement, deployment, and cost management.

The role emphasizes structured problem-solving, data-driven decision making, and collaboration with Product, Finance, and operations to optimize margins and capacity.