Finance Manager, Amazon AI Lab

Amazon is hiring a highly effective Finance Manager to partner with the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) lab in San Francisco on building practical AI that can actually do things for us and make our customers more productive, empowered, and fulfilled. The role will be the local CFO with daily interactions with leaders from science, software development, and product teams. This team is really excited about the work in combining large language models (LLMs) with reinforcement learning (RL) to solve reasoning and planning, learned world models, and generalizing agents to physical environments. If you want to apply your financial acumen to deliver insights and drive high-velocity decision making to help shape how AI agents perform real-world actions, learn from human feedback, self-course-correct, and infer our goals then this role is for you! A successful candidate will love to learn and be curious and dive deep to understand and identify business trends, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve and prioritize. Strong oral and written communication skills are crucial, as well as the ability to work autonomously with a proven work ethic and track record of delivering results.Key job responsibilities- Build and maintain in depth knowledge across key business areas by staying current on initiatives, goals, business challenges and opportunities spanning a wide surface area for the SF research lab and product team- Own financial planning cycles and month end close with a focus on data investments, AWS compute usage, and employee resourcing to support rapidly evolving business requirements- Partner with the business to design and implement key performance indicators and reporting solutions to drive insights and enable quicker and more effective decision making to achieve critical goals- Identify, quantify and drive operational and cost saving initiatives focused on productivity, efficiency, and cost avoidance across multiple products and services About the teamAmazon's Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) Team mission is to build the world’s best Artificial General Intelligence that will enable every Amazon business to deliver more value to its customers and benefits humanity. The SF research lab is a small, talent-dense team with the resources and scale of Amazon. Each team in the lab has the autonomy to move fast and the long-term commitment to pursue high-risk, high-payoff research. We’re entering an exciting new era where AI agents are the next playing field; the right research bets can reinvent what’s possible with AI. We’d love for you to join our new lab and build it from the ground up!Basic qualifications- 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 5+ years of leading cross-functional initiatives that drive financial performance and strategy experience- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science), or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience- 5+ years of dissecting financial data and identifying patterns that support business strategy experiencePreferred qualification - 6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience- 6+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits) experience- MBA, or CPA- Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (examples: SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (examples: Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards)- Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of resultsAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at .USA, CA, San Francisco - 104,900.00 - 179,500.00 USD annually