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San Jose, California, United States
Hybrid
Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Our customers range from AI researchers to enterprises and hyperscalers. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give everyone the power of superintelligence. One person, one GPU.
If you'd like to build the world's best AI cloud, join us.
*Note: This position requires presence in both our San Jose or San Francisco office locations, for a combined 4 days per week.
Lambda is seeking an experienced Controller to lead and scale our accounting organization during a pivotal stage of growth. Reporting to the Chief Accounting Officer, this role will play a critical leadership position in building a best-in-class controllership function to support a rapidly expanding, multi-billion-dollar AI infrastructure platform.
As Lambda continues to scale GPU cloud services, enterprise contracts, and capital-intensive data center infrastructure, this role will ensure accounting excellence and operational rigor built to support long-term strategic ambitions. The Controller will bring strong judgment, deep operational expertise, and the ability to build systems, processes, and teams that operate at public-company standards.
This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for someone excited to build, elevate, and modernize a high-performing accounting organization in a dynamic, fast-scaling environment.
What You’ll Do
Lead all aspects of accounting operations, including general ledger, revenue recognition, fixed assets, and lease accounting.
Oversee a timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual close process across multiple entities and product lines
Lead the evolution of systems, automation, AI, and ERP optimization to improve accounting’s accuracy, efficiency, and scalability
Design, implement, and continuously strengthen internal controls and accounting policies to support SOX compliance and long-term reporting scalability
Partner closely with Legal, FP&A, Operations, Supply Chain, Treasury, and other cross-functional leaders to ensure accounting implications are thoughtfully considered in strategic decisions
Establish and manage relationships with external auditors and help oversee annual audits and quarterly reviews
Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing accounting team with a culture of accountability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement
Serve as a strategic thought partner to the Chief Accounting Officer and executive leadership on accounting matters
Also serve as a partner to the Head of Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting, and the Head of Tax, both of whom also report to the Chief Accounting Officer.
You
15+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting and senior leadership in a high-growth technology company
Experience operating in or preparing an organization for public-company standards
Deep technical expertise in US GAAP, including revenue recognition, fixed assets, leases, and complex commercial arrangements
Strong knowledge of internal controls and SOX compliance
Proven ability to build and scale accounting teams in fast-moving environments
CPA required; Big 4 background strongly preferred
Strong executive presence and ability to communicate complex accounting topics clearly to cross-functional leaders
Nice to Have
Experience in AI infrastructure, cloud computing, hardware, or other capital-intensive environments
Experience with multi-entity and international operations
ERP implementation or post-implementation optimization experience (NetSuite preferred)
Experience partnering closely with Treasury and Capital Markets functions
Salary Range Information
The annual salary range for this position has been set based on market data and other factors. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.
About Lambda
Founded in 2012, with 500+ employees, and growing fast
Our investors notably include TWG Global, US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, and Crescent Cove
We have research papers accepted at top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG
Our values are publicly available: https://lambda.ai/careers
We offer generous cash & equity compensation
Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
Flexible paid time off plan that we all actually use
Equal Opportunity Employer
Lambda is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.