Strategic Finance Leader for AI Growth

Baseten; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off (Winter Break)

Parental leave

Fertility stipend

401(k) plan

Equity opportunity

Job summary

Baseten is seeking a strategic finance leader to own and shape the company’s financial framework in a fast‑growing AI infrastructure environment. You’ll partner across GTM, Product, and Operations to steer pricing, margins, and strategic investments.

The role emphasizes ownership, ambiguity handling, and rapid progression from IC to leadership. You’ll build scalable reporting and finance systems to support rapid revenue growth and fundraising efforts.

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic finance, FP&A, investment banking, PE/VC investing, and/or consulting.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain financial models across revenue, gross margin, compute costs, headcount, and strategic bets used by leadership.
• Partner with GTM, Product, Infrastructure, and Operations leaders to set targets and evaluate investments.
• Analyze metrics for a usage-based business, including ARR, consumption trends, gross margin, and retention.
• Shape pricing, packaging, and deal structures for strategic customers and suppliers.
• Prepare board materials, investor updates, and fundraising analyses.
• Build reporting, dashboards, and scalable processes, leveraging AI and automation to stay fast.
• Turn ambiguous questions into clear analyses and recommendations across markets and new lines.
• Lead a major area of finance end to end for senior hires and help develop the team.

Skills

Financial Modeling

Analytical Skills

Executive Communication

Ownership & Execution

Advanced Excel/Google Sheets

SQL/BI Tools

Tools

SQL

BI Tools

Job description

Baseten is seeking a strategic finance leader to own and shape the company’s financial framework in a fast‑growing AI infrastructure environment. You’ll partner across GTM, Product, and Operations to steer pricing, margins, and strategic investments.

The role emphasizes ownership, ambiguity handling, and rapid progression from IC to leadership. You’ll build scalable reporting and finance systems to support rapid revenue growth and fundraising efforts.