Backed by Accel, Bessemer and NEA.
About the role
We are seeking a Strategic Finance Lead to help lead the economics of our AI products. In this role, you will be a key partner to our product, inference, and data teams, providing financial expertise to optimize model spend and drive pricing and margin decisions.
What they're looking for
- Exceptional analytical skills with an ability to synthesize data into compelling insights and develop complex financial operating models
- Extraordinary problem-solving and critical thinking abilities to develop new frameworks for assessing product margin and unit economics in a rapidly evolving industry
- Attention to detail and patience for getting to the source of truth on complex and interconnected usage, revenue, and cost data
- Comfort working cross-functionally and are adept at communicating complex financial information to non-finance audiences
- Sound commercial judgment across pricing, packaging, discounting, and the tradeoffs between growth and margin
- A proven track record of partnering with technical and product teams to drive financial optimization initiatives
More about this role
We are seeking a Strategic Finance Lead to help lead the economics of our AI products. In this role, you will be a key partner to our product, inference, and data teams, providing financial expertise to optimize model spend and drive pricing and margin decisions.
In this role, you'll develop deep expertise in the unit economics of AI products, from per-request serving cost to consolidated product-level margin across our portfolio. You'll build the models that inform Perplexity's pricing, packaging, and model-deployment decisions, own the product-margin methodology that reconciles revenue and inference cost from production data, and translate complex model economics into clear financial narratives for leadership.
This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives at the intersection of finance and AI product strategy, and who is energized by building frameworks from scratch in a fast-moving environment.
This position is based in San Francisco and requires in-person attendance 2-3 days per week.
Finance lead for inference and model spend, including budgeting, monthly forecasting, variance analysis, and financial plan maintenance
Build and maintain product-margin models across the...
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