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Director, Cloud GTM Finance

Crusoe · San Francisco, CA · 1 wk ago
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About the role

The Director, Cloud GTM Finance is the strategic finance business partner to Crusoe's Cloud GTM organization, including Sales, Customer Success, Solutions Engineering, Partnerships, and Revenue Operations. Reporting into the head of Cloud Finance and working hand-in-hand with the GTM leadership team. This is a builder role. You will shape the GTM Finance function from the ground up, hire and develop a small team of analysts, and become the connective tissue between Sales execution, pricing and capacity strategy, and the company's long-range financial plan. Your work will directly inform investment decisions made by the CFO, COO, CEO, and the Board of Directors.

Responsibilities

  • Revenue forecasting: Own the revenue forecast across all Cloud and Managed AI products. Build the bridge from contracted commits, deployment ramps, and on-demand utilization into an accurate, defensible forward view that the business plans around.

  • Sales compensation: Partner with RevOps and HR to design and operationalize scalable sales incentive plans. Own the financial forecast of sales compensation expenses.

  • Partnership and channel economics: Model the economics of partnership, channel, and reseller arrangements, evaluating revenue share, margin impact, and strategic value. Provide the financial point of view on go/no-go and deal structuring.

  • Reporting and analytics: Own end-to-end financial reporting on Cloud GTM performance versus target across segments, regions, and teams. Define analytical frameworks to measure sales productivity, efficiency, and ROI metrics that drive continuous improvement across the GTM engine.

  • Executive and Board narrative: Be the financial voice of GTM performance to the executive team and Board. Own the GTM section of Board materials, investor updates, and lender and equity diligence. Translate complex pipeline and consumption data into a clear, narrative-driven story.

  • Team and function building: Hire, coach, and develop a high-performing GTM Finance team. Stand up the systems, cadences, and tooling needed to scale finance partnership as the GTM org grows

  • Cross-functional partnership: Operate as the single financial point of contact for GTM leadership team. Influence go-to-market strategy, segmentation, and territory design with the analytical rigor to support change and the credibility to advocate for it.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of progressive experience in Strategic Finance, FP&A, GTM / Sales Finance, Investment Banking, Private Equity, or Management Consulting, with at least 5 years in GTM or Sales Finance at a high-growth technology company and 3+ years leading and developing teams.

  • Operating experience as the embedded finance partner to a senior GTM leader (CRO, CCO, or VP Sales) in an enterprise technology company

  • Deep fluency in committed-consumption revenue mechanics: committed vs. on-demand, contract shape (term, prepayment), bookings vs. revenue, and the levers that move each.

  • Demonstrated success owning sales target setting, sales compensation design, and performance reporting in close partnership with Revenue Operations

  • Track record building pricing frameworks for large, complex enterprise contracts

  • Expert-level financial modeling and strong command of FP&A and GTM tools

  • Outstanding written and verbal communication, with a track record of turning numbers into narratives that influence executives and Boards

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related analytical field

Qualifications

  • Direct GTM or Sales Finance experience at a hyperscaler (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure), Neocloud (CoreWeave, Nebius), or other cloud infrastructure provider (Snowflake, Databricks, MongoDB)

  • Experience building a GTM Finance function from scratch, including hiring the first analysts and standing up forecast, target-setting, and comp processes

  • Comfort with capex-intensive infrastructure businesses and the interplay between deployed fleet economics, capacity planning, and GTM strategy

Skills

  • Financial modeling

  • FP&A

  • Strategic Finance

  • Revenue Forecasting

  • Sales Compensation Design

  • Financial Planning and Analysis

  • Financial Reporting

  • Executive and Board Narrative

  • Team Building and Development

  • Go-to-Market Strategy

  • Segmentation and Territory Design

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and equity packages

  • Restricted Stock Units

  • Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs

  • Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance

  • Employer contributions to HSA account

  • Paid parental leave

  • Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability

  • Mental health & wellness support

  • Commuter benefits (parking & transit)

  • Cell phone stipend

  • 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary

  • Volunteer time off

  • Global travel insurance & emergency assistance

  • Daily meals allowance

  • Additional perks & programs specific to location

Pay

Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $202,000 – $253,000 base + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicants knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Schedule

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