Strategic Finance, GTM
About The Position
Baseten powers mission-critical inference for the world's most dynamic AI companies. We are 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.
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
Nice To Haves
- Experience in sales finance and/or sales compensation
- Experience in AI/ML, cloud infrastructure, or SaaS
- Familiarity with usage-based business models
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
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
