Partners with the CFO and senior leaders on strategic, sensitive, and ambiguous corporate matters. Coordinates cross-functional teams and external advisors, assesses risks and options, supports governance, transactions, investments, regulatory and business initiatives, and drives projects through execution. Requires strong judgment, discretion, communication, adaptability, and significant travel. A law degree and legal practice experience are required.
A World-Changing Company
Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more.
The RoleAs a Finance Operator, you’ll partner with Palantir’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the CFO and leaders across the company on high-priority, highly visible work. This is a broad, hands-on role for someone who can bring exceptional judgment and strategic thinking to complex, fast-moving challenges—and move fluidly between projects as the company’s needs evolve.
You’ll help identify what matters most, bring the right people together, and drive work from ambiguous starting points through execution. Your focus may shift across corporate, finance, governance, commercial, regulatory, or other legal and business matters. You should be comfortable operating where needed most, including stepping into unfamiliar areas, working closely with internal and external counsel, and traveling as business needs require.
You’ll help identify what matters most, bring the right people together, and drive work from ambiguous starting points through execution. Your focus may shift across corporate, finance, governance, commercial, regulatory, or other legal and business matters. You should be comfortable operating where needed most, including stepping into unfamiliar areas, working closely with internal and external counsel, and traveling as business needs require.
Core Responsibilities
- Partner with the the CFO’s team and company leaders on high-priority strategic initiatives and sensitive, highly visible matters.
- Provide practical judgment and strategic support across a range of corporate and business issues.
- Help assess complex or ambiguous situations, identify options and risks, and drive decisions and execution.
- Coordinate cross-functional work with Finance and other teams, as well as external advisors.
- Projects may include corporate transactions, investments, governance matters, operations, and a grab bag of other things as priorities require.
- Take on new challenges and responsibilities as the company’s needs evolve.
- Significant travel will be required for this role
What We Value
- Experience in investment banking, corporate environments, consulting, accounting, or other finance related roles, is preferred but not required
- Strong judgment and the ability to apply it pragmatically to business decisions
- Resourcefulness and a willingness to take on work wherever it is most needed, including matters outside a defined specialty
- The ability to navigate ambiguity, set priorities, and carry complex, multi-step projects through to completion
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships across teams and with senior leaders
- Sound judgment, discretion, and composure when handling sensitive or high-pressure matters
- Flexibility and willingness to travel as business needs require
What We Require
- A law degree and experience practicing law in-house, at a law firm, or in a similarly demanding environment
Salary
The salary range for this position is estimated to be $135,000 - $200,000/year. Total compensation for this position may also include Restricted Stock units, sign-on bonus and other potential future incentives. Further note that total compensation for this position will be determined by each individual's relevant qualifications, work experience, skills, and other factors. This estimate excludes the value of any potential sign-on bonus; the value of any benefits offered; and the potential future value of any long-term incentives.
Our benefits aim to promote health and wellbeing across all areas of Palantirians’ lives. We work to continuously improve our offerings and listen to our community as we design and update them. The list below details our available benefits and some of the perks that can be enjoyed as an employee of Palantir Technologies.
Benefits
• Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as voluntary life insurance
• Employees are automatically covered by Palantir’s basic life, AD&D and disability insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Relocation assistance
• Take what you need paid time off, not accrual based
• 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs)
• 10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• Supportive leave of absence program including time off for military service and medical events
• Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents
• Fertility and family building benefits including but not limited to adoption, surrogacy, and preservation
• Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child
• Employees can enroll in Palantir’s 401k plan
Life at Palantir
We want every Palantirian to achieve their best outcomes, that’s why we celebrate individuals’ strengths, skills, and interests, from your first interview to your longterm growth, rather than rely on traditional career ladders. Paying attention to the needs of our community enables us to optimize our opportunities to grow and helps ensure many pathways to success at Palantir. Promoting health and well-being across all areas of Palantirians’ lives is just one of the ways we’re investing in our community. Learn more at Life at Palantir and note that our offerings may vary by region.
In keeping consistent with Palantir’s values and culture, we believe employees are “better together” and in-person work affords the opportunity for more creative outcomes. Therefore, we encourage employees to work from our offices to foster connectivity and innovation. Many teams do offer hybrid options (WFH a day or two a week), allowing our employees to strike the right trade-off for their personal productivity. Based on business need, there are a few roles that allow for “Remote” work on an exceptional basis. If you are applying for one of these roles, you must work from the state in which you are employed. If the posting is specified as Onsite, you are required to work from an office.
If you want to empower the world's most important institutions, you belong here. Palantir values excellence regardless of background. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all, including but not limited to Veterans and those with disabilities. Palantir is committed to making the application and hiring process accessible to everyone and will provide a reasonable accommodation for those living with a disability. If you need an accommodation for the application or hiring process, please reach out and let us know how we can help.
Please note that you will never be asked to submit a payment or share financial information to participate in our interview process. If you suspect that you've been contacted by a scammer, we recommend you cease all communication with the individual and consider reporting them to the relevant authorities, such as the US FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).
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