Senior Finance Manager, Technology & Product in London

About Nscale

Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility. We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future.

About the Role

We’re hiring a Senior Finance Manager, Technology & Product to lead financial planning, cost governance, and performance analysis across Nscale’s Technology, Product, and Security organizations. Reporting to the VP of Finance, this role sits within Finance Operations and works closely with leaders across engineering, product development, and security. You’ll build and own the financial models, forecasting processes, and reporting rhythms that support operating expense management, investment tracking, and resource planning across highly dynamic, investment-driven teams. This is a high-impact leadership role at the center of strategic decision-making. Your work will bring visibility to key cost drivers such as headcount, infrastructure usage, tooling, and third-party spend, while helping the business make better decisions on product investments, resource allocation, and long-term technology and security priorities.

What you'll be doing

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting across Technology, Product, and Security.
• Own financial reporting across these functions, including OpEx tracking, headcount, and investment performance.
• Develop forecasts covering resource planning, program spend, and initiative-level investments.
• Build financial models to support engineering capacity and product development planning.
• Analyze variances across headcount, infrastructure usage, tooling, and third-party spend, highlighting key drivers and risks.
• Develop unit economics across Technology and Product investments, including cost per feature, product, or customer segment where applicable.
• Identify cost efficiency opportunities across engineering, tooling, infrastructure usage, and vendor spend.
• Partner with technical teams to understand cost drivers and performance trends.
• Support margin improvement and cost optimization initiatives through data-driven insights.
• Build financial models and business cases for product investments, technology initiatives, and security programs.
• Evaluate trade-offs across product prioritization, resource allocation, and build vs. buy decisions.
• Track actual performance against investment assumptions and provide visibility into ROI and impact.
• Support strategic decisions tied to product roadmaps, engineering investments, and security initiatives.
• Lead financial evaluation of vendor contracts across SaaS tools, infrastructure providers, and security vendors.
• Partner with Technology, Product, and Security leaders to support vendor selection and negotiations through modeling and benchmarking.
• Monitor vendor spend and contract performance, identifying risks and optimization opportunities.
• Support ongoing vendor financial management through spend tracking, forecasting, and efficiency analysis.
• Produce regular reporting on spend, headcount, and investment outcomes across Technology, Product, and Security.
• Establish cost tracking, budget controls, and governance processes.
• Ensure accuracy, transparency, and consistency of financial and operational data across systems and reporting.
• Translate complex technical and product concepts into clear, actionable financial insights for senior stakeholders.

About You

• 8–12+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, or commercial finance roles, ideally in high-growth or operationally complex environments.
• Proven experience leading annual planning and quarterly forecasting cycles and owning financial outcomes across a cost center P&L.
• Advanced financial modeling skills, including scenario analysis, sensitivity modeling, and long-range planning.
• Experience supporting technical organizations and translating complex technical or product concepts into actionable financial insights.
• Strong ability to influence senior stakeholders across Technology, Product, and Security.
• Demonstrated experience synthesizing large, ambiguous datasets into clear recommendations for executive audiences.
• High proficiency in Excel / Google Sheets.
• Experience with SQL and data visualization tools such as Tableau, Looker, or Power BI.
• Experience managing or mentoring junior team members and raising the quality and rigor of team output.
• A detail-oriented, action-oriented approach with strong ownership, accountability, and urgency.

What we can offer you

At Nscale, you'll find a collaborative, supportive, and innovative environment where your contributions spark real impact. We're building something extraordinary, and we want you at the core. Highly competitive compensation package (base + bonus + equity), with performance reviews every 12 months. Join one of the fastest-growing AI infrastructure companies — your chance to directly shape how global AI capacity is planned and deployed. Expect a dynamic progression plan tailored to your ambitions. Grow by leading critical cross-functional initiatives and shaping capital strategy — always with our full support. Human-First Flexibility: We treat you as humans first. Our flexible workplace trusts Nscalers to deliver, giving you the autonomy to shape your day around life's moments.

Equal Opportunities Statement

We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.

The responsibilities outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and are intended to provide a general overview of the position. The employee may be required to perform additional duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned by management, consistent with the skills and qualifications required for the role.

Salary Range

The range below reflects the base salary for the position. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors such as skill set, experience, education, and location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus, equity, and/or commission programs. Nscale may offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.

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