Senior Director, Portfolio Strategy & Analytics

About the role

As Riot's data center portfolio scales, this role sits at the center of how capital is allocated, risks are managed, and value is created. Serving as a divisional CFO and trusted partner to executive leadership, the Senior Director of Portfolio Strategy & Analytics will own financial planning, drive portfolio-level investment decisions, and shape the narrative delivered to Riot's board, investors, and lenders — all while maintaining the operational clarity needed to align teams across accounting, construction, development, and procurement.

We're looking for a commercially sharp, intellectually rigorous leader equally at home in the details of a Procore construction system reconciliation and in presenting capital strategy in the boardroom.

While there is a preference for candidates based in Denver, CO, we are open to a hybrid arrangement for the right candidate located elsewhere in the U.S. – with the expectation of regular travel to Denver as needed.

• Strategic Financial Leadership
• Define and lead the annual operating plan, long-range financial strategy, and rolling forecast processes for the data center business.
• Serve as a senior financial advisor to the executive team, translating business objectives into actionable financial frameworks and capital allocation strategies.
• Evaluate development opportunities, acquisitions, and strategic initiatives with rigorous financial analysis, scenario modeling, and clear investment recommendations — including analysis tied to new builds, tenant requirements, and design decisions.
• Research cost drivers, supply chain dynamics, and construction trends relevant to Riot's development model to inform strategic planning and capital positioning.
• Financial Planning & Performance Management
• Own end-to-end budgeting, forecasting, and pro forma modeling — integrating revenue, operating expenses, capital expenditures, and cash flow.
• Track actuals versus plan, prepare variance insights, and partner with accounting and project teams to explain variances and to ensure alignment between critical systems such as Procore(construction) and Net Suite(financial).
• Lead monthly and quarterly financial reviews with executive leadership, providing forward-looking perspective on risks, opportunities, and performance trends.
• Prepare monthly updates capturing major portfolio changes — including financial shifts, change orders, and schedule adjustments — and translate them into executive-ready narratives.
• Own portfolio-level capital forecasts, integrating budget updates, schedule shifts, procurement timing, and cost-to-complete changes in real time.
• Lead executive portfolio reviews that synthesize capital needs, development risks, and long-term roadmap impacts into clear, decision-ready materials.
• Partner cross-functionally with construction and scheduling teams to understand field-level updates that affect budgets or timelines, and with procurement to surface long-lead equipment risks — including switch gear, cooling systems, generators, and OFCI items.
• Track and report on key value drivers including NOI, EBITDA, cash generation, and return on invested capital.
• Reporting, Systems & Analytical Infrastructure
• Build and continuously refine executive dashboards and recurring reports that summarize budgets, schedules, lead times, and spend patterns across sites.
• Pull, reconcile, and validate data from Procore, Net Suite, scheduling tools, and procurement logs to ensure accuracy and integrity across reporting.
• Standardize processes for budget reviews, procurement visibility, risk tracking, and cash flow planning — establishing the operational foundation for a scalable FP&A function for the data center business.
• Executive, Board & Investor Reporting
• Own the preparation of executive dashboards, board materials, and investor presentations that communicate performance, strategy, and outlook with precision and authority.
• Develop compelling financial narratives that connect operational results to strategic priorities, tailored for senior and external audiences.
• Support capital raising, debt financing, and lender reporting activities, including management of investor relations…