Vice President, Corporate Strategy

Arcesium; New York (NY); On-site; USD 270,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Year-end bonus

Medical coverage

401k matching

Job summary

Arcesium seeks a highly motivated VP to join the Strategy team in New York. You will lead across strategy and M&A, evaluating opportunities from origination to close, and representing Arcesium with the investment ecosystem.

You will build and maintain a robust deal pipeline, work with cross-functional teams, and help shape the firm’s strategic agenda as it grows in the financial technology space.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; MBA or advanced degree a plus.
• 7–12 years of experience in investment banking, corporate development, private equity, or similar.
• Demonstrated experience running or significantly contributing to deal processes (M&A, minority investments, or growth equity).
• Strong financial modeling skills (LBO, DCF, venture return frameworks).
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to credibly represent Arcesium with senior counterparties and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Strategy and work with team across deal processes from target identification to close.
• Contribute to the acquisition pipeline and evaluate candidates aligned with strategic priorities.
• Develop scalable approaches to investing in earlier stage companies.
• Prepare materials for executive and board audiences, including deal memos and analyses.
• Coordinate with Finance, Legal, Product, and HR across transaction workflows.
• Represent Arcesium across the investment ecosystem with bankers, PE sponsors, and venture investors.
• Build a network generating proprietary deal flow and strategic intelligence for Labs and M&A mandates.
• Help design new strategic initiatives and define KPIs.
• Conduct market research to substantiate opportunities and partner with Product, Technology, and Commercial teams.

Skills

Financial modeling

M&A deal processes

Executive communication

Strategic thinking

Leadership

AI/LLM tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or advanced degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Financial databases

Job description

Company Overview

Arcesium is a global financial technology firm that solves complex data-driven challenges faced by some of the world’s most sophisticated financial institutions. We constantly innovate our platform and capabilities to meet tomorrow’s challenges, anticipate the risks our clients encounter, and design advanced solutions to help our clients achieve transformational business outcomes.

Company Overview

Arcesium is a global financial technology firm that solves complex data-driven challenges faced by some of the world’s most sophisticated financial institutions. We constantly innovate our platform and capabilities to meet tomorrow’s challenges, anticipate the risks our clients encounter, and design advanced solutions to help our clients achieve transformational business outcomes.

Financial technology is a high-growth industry as change and innovation continue to disrupt the status-quo and prompt major transformation. Arcesium is at a particularly interesting time in our own growth as we look to leverage our successfully established market position and expand operations in pursuit of strategic new business opportunities. We value intellectual curiosity, proactive ownership, and collaboration with colleagues, and we empower you to meaningfully contribute from day one and accelerate your professional development.

Position Summary

As we continue to grow and expand our market presence, we are seeking a highly motivated and entrepreneurial VP to join our dynamic Strategy team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the long-term success of the organization and shape the future of our business. At Arcesium, the Corporate Strategy team oversees the firm's organic growth strategy, M&A agenda, as well as new strategic initiatives. The team is comparatively lean in headcount and reports directly to the CEO. As a VP within the team, you will contribute across both strategy and M&A. On the M&A side, you will evaluate investment and acquisition opportunities and drive deals from origination through close. You will represent Arcesium externally across the investment ecosystem, including with bankers, PE sponsors, founders, and other strategic counterparties, and will work extensively with cross-functional teams and our Board. On the strategy side, you will support key strategic planning processes, evaluate growth opportunities, and help drive initiatives that shape Arcesium's competitive positioning. Your insights and recommendations will guide key business decisions and contribute to the overall growth and success of the company.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Strategy and work with other team members across deal processes, including target identification, financial modeling, due diligence coordination, and transaction execution
• Contribute to the ongoing acquisition pipeline through proactive sourcing and evaluation of candidates aligned with Arcesium's strategic priorities
• Develop an approach to investing into earlier stage companies that is robust and scalable for the organization
• Prepare high-quality materials for executive and board-level audiences, including deal memos and strategic analyses
• Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders (Finance, Legal, Product, HR) across transaction and integration workflows
• Represent Arcesium across the investment ecosystem, with investment bankers, PE sponsors, venture investors, and other potential counterparties
• Build and maintain a network of relationships that generates proprietary deal flow and strategic intelligence across both the Labs and M&A mandates
• Help design new strategic initiatives as Arcesium's strategic agenda evolves
• Define scope and opportunity of the strategic initiative, set KPIs
• Conduct market research to substantiate and validate the opportunity
• Partner with Product, Technology, and Commercial teams to agree the opportunity

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; MBA or advanced degree a plus
• 7–12 years of experience in investment banking, corporate development, principal investing, private equity, venture capital, or a combination of the above
• Demonstrated experience running or significantly contributing to deal processes (M&A, minority investments, or growth equity)
• Strong financial modeling skills (LBO, DCF, venture return frameworks)
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to represent Arcesium credibly with senior external counterparties and internal leadership alike
• Self-starter with a bias for action, who is comfortable with ambiguity and capable of driving outcomes without a large team behind them
• Prior exposure to financial technology, data infrastructure, B2B SaaS, or capital markets technology preferred
• Experience in a corporate development function at a technology company, or a principal investing role with meaningful deal ownership preferred
• Experience leveraging AI and LLM tools to make corporate development work more efficient preferred

The expected annual base salary for this position is $270,000- $320,000. Our compensation package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire, benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, and 401k contribution matching.

The applicable annual base salary paid to a successful applicant will be determined based on multiple factors including without limitation the nature and extent of prior experience and educational background.

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