Description
Cloudflare is looking for a Director of Structured Finance to lead the structuring and execution of financings that support its global network and infrastructure strategy.
The Finance team is a critical pillar of Cloudflare's success, translating strategy into financial outcomes. Structured Finance is responsible for making sure Cloudflare has the right capital, on the right terms, to keep building one of the world's largest networks.
You will own financing workstreams end-to-end: structuring, counterparty engagement, term negotiation, documentation, and close. You will partner closely with Infrastructure, Hardware Sourcing, Treasury, Legal, Accounting, Tax, and FP&A teams to turn infrastructure plans into investable, well-priced transactions.
Responsibilities:
- Infrastructure and asset financing:
- Own financing workstreams end-to-end for Cloudflare's network and data center infrastructure
- Translate infrastructure requirements and capex plans into clear, investable frameworks and materials for lenders, lessors, and other financing counterparties
- Represent Cloudflare independently in negotiations with external counterparties
- Evaluate lease vs. buy vs. finance trade-offs and recommend the structures that best balance cost of capital, flexibility, and risk
- Build repeatable internal frameworks, playbooks, and processes for evaluating, approving, and executing financing transactions
- Capital markets and capital structure:
- Collaborate with Cloudflare's Treasury team on the company's broader capital markets strategy
- Develop and maintain a credible network of financing counterparties
- Monitor market conditions, pricing, and emerging financing structures
- Modeling, analysis, and decision support:
- Build and maintain rigorous financial models supporting transaction structuring, pricing, returns, and capital allocation decisions
- Prepare analysis and materials that distill complex financing decisions into clear recommendations
- Partner with Accounting, Tax, and Legal on accounting treatment, tax implications, disclosure, and documentation
- Cross-functional partnership and execution:
- Partner with Infrastructure, Sourcing, Treasury, Legal, and leadership teams to keep transaction terms aligned with network build-out plans and broader company priorities
- Own post-close management of financing arrangements
- Use AI-native tooling and automation to scale the function
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience across structured or project finance, infrastructure investing, private credit, equipment leasing, private equity, investment banking, and/or corporate capital markets
- A track record of leading complex financing transactions through to close
- The ability to run a financing workstream independently and represent the company credibly with senior external counterparties
- Deep structuring expertise
- Advanced financial modeling, credit analysis, and transaction documentation skills
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Comfort with ambiguity and high-trust collaboration
- AI-native curiosity and skill
- Sound judgment with confidential information
- Sector background in data centers, digital infrastructure, telecom, cloud, or AI compute preferred
Compensation:
- Estimated annual salary of $206,000 - $284,000 for Bay Area based hires
- Estimated annual salary of $196,000 - $270,000 for New York City based hires
- Equity participation in Cloudflare's equity plan
Benefits:
- Health & Welfare Benefits: Medical/Rx Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Spending Accounts, Fertility & Family Forming Benefits, On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program, Global Travel Medical Insurance
- Financial Benefits: Short and Long Term Disability Insurance, Life & Accident Insurance, 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Stock Participation Plan
- Time Off: Flexible paid time off, Leave programs