Strategic Finance

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We're hiring a Strategic Finance team member to help build the financial backbone of Kalshi. In this role, you'll own COGS forecasting and the operating expense side of the P&L, working across teams to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights that help leadership make high-impact decisions for the first regulated event-trading exchange.

What You’ll Do

• Own COGS forecasting and financial modeling end-to-end
• Support financial modeling and analysis for market data, infrastructure, and other major vendor and commercial agreements
• Provide financial support for commercial and vendor negotiations, improving speed and analytical rigor on data and payments deals
• Build and own the operating expense forecast across all non-marketing functions
• Partner with Accounting to establish and maintain a scalable cost center and reporting structure
• Implement and run monthly budget vs. actual reporting and variance analysis
• Own the annual budgeting process for COGS and operating expenses
• Improve cost visibility, unit economics, and gross margin reporting
• Become the go-to Finance business partner for all operating departments outside of Marketing
• Build scalable planning and reporting processes to support new products and international expansion
• Lead continuous improvements to the operating model, reporting automation, and finance infrastructure

What You Bring

• 3–6 years of FP&A or Strategic Finance experience
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and cost center management experience
• Experience building and maintaining operating models from the ground up
• Excellent Excel / financial modeling skills (SQL or BI tools a plus)
• Strong cross-functional business partnering experience with Accounting and operating teams
• Comfort operating in ambiguity, with limited historical data or established process to lean on
• PREFERRED: Experience in investment banking, management consulting, or private equity
• A clear, structured communicator who can collaborate across technical, operational, and leadership teams
• A self-starter with curiosity, discipline, and a builder's mindset — you like creating systems that actually work
• Able to thrive in an unstructured, fast-paced startup environment

NYC Pay Transparency Disclosure

Salary Range: $140,000 to $220,000 annually plus equity and benefits. This range reflects current market data for this role. Kalshi has minimal hierarchy and broad variance in experience levels within each title; if your compensation expectations exceed this range, we encourage you to reach out — we’re always happy to discuss.

Culture

Meritocracy is at our core, and we value people who take ownership and figure (usually hard) things out. We dream big. We love our craft deeply and are proud of what we put out in the world. We are committed to our vision of building something big… but also useful: a product that brings more truth through the power of markets.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Kalshi is committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe it is our collective responsibility to uphold these values and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to join us in our mission. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law.