Strategic Finance, GTM

ABOUT BASETEN

Baseten powers mission-critical inference for the world s most dynamic AI companies, like Cursor, Notion, Open Evidence, 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.

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.

• 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

• 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

• Experience in sales finance and/or sales compensation
• Experience in AI/ML, cloud infrastructure, or SaaS
• Familiarity with usage-based business models

• 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.

At Baseten, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, where applicable).