Job Description

About the Role
Strategic Finance, Go-To-Market
Location
San Francisco; New York
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
Hybrid
Department
G&AFinance
Compensation
$
165K –
$
190K • Offers Equity
Competitive compensation. We aim to provide 90th percentile (or better) salaries and equity grants for every team member commensurate with their experience.
ABOUT BASETEN
Baseten powers mission-critical inference for the world's most dynamic AI companies, like Cursor, Notion, OpenEvidence, Abridge, Clay, Gamma and Writer. By uniting applied AI research,
flexible
infrastructure, and seamless developer tooling, we enable companies operating at the frontier of AI to bring cutting-edge models into production. We're growing quickly and recently raised our
$
1.5B Series F, led by Altimeter Capital, Conviction Partners, and Spark Capital. Join us and help build the platform engineers turn to to ship AI products.
ROLE
We’re looking for a high-performing strategic finance professional to join our growing GTM Finance team. Our business grows with our customers' usage, which makes the finance function highly strategic at Baseten: growth, pricing, margin, and capacity decisions are business model decisions. You'll sit at the center of them, partnering directly with GTM leadership and reporting into a finance team with a seat at the table for the calls that shape the company's trajectory.
This role is ideal for someone with 3 to 7 years of experience across strategic finance, investing, and/or investment banking who wants broad exposure to company-building inside a fast-scaling AI infrastructure company. Experience at a usage-based software company is a plus.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Own financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes for the GTM org
Build and maintain financial models across revenue, S&M spend, headcount, and strategic bets
Analyze the metrics that define a usage-based business – ARR, gross margin, consumption trends, retention, and GTM efficiency
Partner with GTM leaders to set targets, evaluate growth initiatives, shape pricing, and design sales compensation
Help prepare board materials, investor updates, and fundraising analyses
Improve financial reporting, dashboards, and operational rigor so our infrastructure scales as fast as our revenue
Work cross-functionally to turn ambiguous business questions into actionable insights
REQUIREMENTS
3 to 7 years of experience in strategic finance at a high-growth company, PE/VC investing, and/or investment banking
Excellent financial modeling and analytical skills
Ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations for executives
Comfortable operating as a generalist in a fast-moving environment
Strong attention to detail with a bias toward ownership and execution
Excellent communication and presentation skills
High intellectual curiosity and interest in AI / infrastructure / developer tooling
Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills; familiarity with SQL or BI tools is a plus
BONUS
Experience in sales finance and/or sales compensation
Experience in AI/ML, cloud infrastructure, or SaaS
Familiarity with usage-based business models
BENEFITS
Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity.
100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents
Flexible
PTO policy including company wide Winter Break (our
office
s are closed from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day!)
Paid parental leave
Fertility and family-building stipend through Carrot
Company-facilitated 401(k)
Exposure to a variety of ML startups, offering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities.