Responsibilities
THE ROLE:
This Senior Finance Manager role is a high-visibility position within AMD's Finance organization, and plays a critical role in the support and success of the Artificial Intelligence Group Business Unit. This position serves as the key business partner to the BU leadership team, providing financial leadership, insight, and strategic support to drive performance and achieve business objectives. The role will work cross-functionally with various AMD operations stakeholders, finance counterparts and technical accounting.
THE PERSON:
We are seeking a strategic, results-oriented leader with a strong bias for action and a proven ability to excel in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. The ideal candidate demonstrates exceptional communication skills and a collaborative mindset, effectively managing multiple priorities.
This Individual is expected to provide strong leadership, drive cross-organizational initiatives to optimize R&D investments, lead core financial planning activities, confidently make recommendations and serve as a strong finance partner to Datacenter Engineering leadership.
KEY RESPONSIBILITES:
- Directly support the business unit Engineering leadership team, deliver data-driven insights, financial guidance, and decision support
- Engage/Lead core finance processes including Life of Program planning, Annual Operating Plans, and intra-quarter Outlooks
- Collaborate with engineering, program management, procurement and operations to align financial plans with platform roadmaps and execution priorities
- Support investment planning, including capacity, cost optimization, and ROI analysis for datacenter platforms
- Prepare and disseminate timely and accurate financial information to allow the business to plan, forecast, and make decisions using controlled and consistent data
- Drive budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis; communicate financial performance and risks to senior leadership and corporate finance
- Monitor operating expenses and capital-related investments to ensure efficient resource allocation and alignment with strategic priorities
- Develop long-range financial planning and scenario analysis to guide strategic decisions
- Improve financial transparency by establishing clear metrics, reporting frameworks, and performance tracking for platform initiatives
- Ensure strong internal controls and adherence to company financial policies and accounting standards
- Partner with Corporate Finance, Accounting, and other BU Finance teams to ensure alignment and consistency in reporting
- Identify potential opportunities for process improvement to existing processes and cadence
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Self-starter with excellent interpersonal communication, teaming, and problem-solving skills
- Progressive experience in Finance, including significant exposure to BU, platform, or P&L Management roles
- Experience supporting infrastructure, platform, or engineering-heavy organizations (semiconductor, datacenter or hardware environments preferred)
- Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills
Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate concepts clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
- Self-motivated, intellectually curious, and comfortable with ambiguity, possessing a proactive approach to problem-solving
- Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-growth, and challenging environment
- Robust analytical skills required and the ability to turn complex data and concepts into valuable information to present in a simple/understandable manner
- Ability to work in teams and with all levels of an organization as well as work independently
- Proficiency in Excel, AI tools, MSFT Co-Pilot, and ERP systems experience (SAP, SAP HANA)
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or equivalent
MBA, CPA or CFA preferred
LOCATION:
San Jose, CA
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Qualifications
