Strategic Finance Associate / Sr. Associate
About The Position
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 $300M Series E, backed by investors including BOND, IVP, Spark Capital, Greylock, and Conviction. Join us and help build the platform engineers turn to to ship AI products. We’re looking for a high-performing strategic finance professional to join our growing Finance team. This role is ideal for someone with 3 - 4 years of experience across investment banking, venture capital, private equity and/or strategic finance who wants broad exposure to company-building inside a fast-scaling AI infrastructure company. Experience in strategic finance is a plus, but not required. You’ll work closely with Finance leadership and partner cross-functionally across the Finance leadership team.
Requirements
- 3 - 4 years of experience across investment banking, venture capital, private equity, and/or strategic finance
- Strong 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
Nice To Haves
- Experience in strategic finance is a plus, but not required.
- Familiarity with SQL or BI tools is a plus
- Experience in AI/ML, cloud infrastructure, or SaaS
- Familiarity with usage-based business models
Responsibilities
- Support company-wide financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes
- Build and maintain operating and financial models across revenue, infrastructure costs, hiring, and strategic initiatives
- Help prepare board materials, investor updates, and fundraising analyses
- Partner with business leaders to evaluate investments, acquisitions, pricing, growth initiatives, and operational tradeoffs
- Analyze consumption and infrastructure metrics including ARR, gross margin, usage trends, retention, and efficiency metrics
- Drive ad hoc strategic projects including market analysis and scenario planning
- Improve financial reporting processes, dashboards, and operational rigor as the company scales
- Act as key data and modeling lead on reporting and analysis
- Assist with finance operations, procurement, and vendor management as needed
- Work cross-functionally to turn ambiguous business questions into actionable insights
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 offices 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
