Director of Datacenter Forecasting

Fluidstack

$130K — $180K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years in financial forecasting for capital-intensive infrastructures like data centers or telecom.
  • Experience building board-level capex models.
  • Proven track record of improving forecast accuracy against actuals.
  • Ability to source operational truths behind financial numbers.
  • Experience managing a high-performance finance team.
  • Familiarity with data center cost structures and project finance.
  • Knowledge of tools like Pigment or Anaplan preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Own the financial forecasting for all datacenter operations including capex and opex.
  • Develop the forecasting engine and financial models based on build plans.
  • Conduct scenario analysis to guide site sequencing and capital strategy.
  • Collaborate with delivery, development, and accounting teams for accurate forecasts.
  • Ensure forecasts are grounded in operational realities rather than just planned figures.

Benefits

  • Commitment to pay equity and transparency.
  • Flexible work options to maintain work-life balance.
  • Opportunities for professional development and learning.
  • Collaborative team environment that values exceptional talent.
Full Job Description
Role Scope
  • Own the datacenter financial forecast: capex, opex, and cash across every site and scenario the company weighs.
  • Build the forecasting engine, drivers, models, and systems, that turns build plans into financial truth.
  • Run the scenario analysis leadership uses to sequence sites, deals, and capital raises.
  • Partner with delivery, development, and accounting so the forecast reflects the field, not the plan of record.
What We're Looking For
  • The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.
  • You've led financial forecasting for capital-intensive infrastructure: data centers, energy, telecom, or real assets.
  • You've built driver-based capex models that boards made decisions on.
  • Your forecasts get scored against actuals, and the gap shrinks every quarter.
  • You go get the operational truth behind a number instead of accepting the submission.
  • You've built and led a small high-output team.
  • Bonus: Data center cost structures. Project finance interfaces. Pigment or Anaplan. Monte Carlo methods.


We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

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