Strategic Finance Lead - Product

Details

Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine founded in December 2022 and growing rapidly as one of the world’s leading AI platforms. Perplexity has raised over $1B in venture investment from some of the world’s most visionary and successful leaders. Our objective is to build accurate, trustworthy AI that powers decision-making for people and assistive AI wherever decisions are being made. Curious people use Perplexity to answer more than 780 million queries every month.

About the opportunity

This role is on the Strategic Finance team and will drive scalable growth, build and own financial processes, and be the go-to for product & growth finance related work. The person will assist in business, strategy, and product initiatives ranging from corporate development, strategic finance, enterprise partnerships, and product. The role partners closely with business, finance, product, and engineering teams to complete strategic initiatives that help Perplexity scale and develop meaningful products. The ideal candidate brings intellectual curiosity about AI technology, analytical rigor, technical understanding of software and AI products, and creativity in problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own financial analysis for product and growth initiatives, ranging from topline projections down to unit economics for various growth channels
• Develop and own core financial models used for strategic planning, including aggregating projections and feedback across all major teams in the organization
• Develop financial frameworks for analyzing unique, large strategic partnerships and deals
• Lead various special projects required by C-suite and VPs ranging across product, growth, engineering, search, and business
• Independently identify areas within the organization that need analytical support and use analysis to drive clarity in critical decision-making
• Help develop and build scalable processes across finance, business, and growth

Requirements (What you'll bring)

• At least 2+ years of direct investing experience (private equity, hedge fund, VC) or strategic finance role at another rapidly growing startup
• At least 2 years of banking or consulting at a top-tier firm
• Experience in building financial analysis to drive strategic decisions
• Strong financial acumen and ability to partner with growth and engineering teams
• Hands-on attitude to tackle projects large and small, low-ego approach to working across the organization
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Intellectual curiosity about AI technology and technical understanding of software and AI products

Compensation & Benefits

• Cash compensation range: $190,000 - $230,000 per year
• Final offers determined by multiple factors including experience and expertise
• Equity may be part of the total compensation package
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
• 401(k) plan

Additional context

• Role sits within a Special Situations Group and will work on corporate development, strategic finance, enterprise partnerships, and product initiatives
• Collaborates closely with product, growth, engineering, search, and business teams