Controller

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 Francisco and San Jose 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 fu