Controller
Lightning AI
About this role
Lightning AI is hiring its first in-house Financial Controller to establish and lead core financial operations at a Series B company. The role partners closely with the VP of Finance and executive leadership to provide financial insight that supports strategic decisions and company growth. This position is based out of the New York City or San Francisco office with a hybrid schedule.
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About Lightning AI
lightning.aiLightning AI is an all‑in‑one platform for building, training, scaling, and serving AI models—designed to let teams prototype and collaborate from the browser with zero setup. Built by the creators of PyTorch Lightning, it provides integrated tooling and infrastructure that accelerates end‑to‑end model development and deployment. The company emphasizes developer productivity, reproducible training workflows, and easy scaling for production ML workloads.
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About Lightning AI
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Leadership Team
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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Salary
$180k – $220k
per year