Arcana
Head of Product & Operations at Arcana | Catan US Champion
Arcana is a portfolio intelligence platform used by hedge funds and asset managers to analyze performance and risk. We’re rethinking the tools institutional investors rely on—and we’re hiring people who want to drive that transformation.
This role is ideal for candidates with experience in investment banking, private equity, or top-tier management consulting (e.g., McKinsey, Bain, BCG) who want to move from advisory or deal work into building an institutional software business.
This is a
founding business operations role , not a traditional finance or strategy position. You’ll work directly with the founders and leadership across product, go-to-market, finance, and operations to help build the internal engine of a category-defining institutional software company.
In this role, you’ll learn how to become an operational machine—building the internal engine that scales a company—while also helping shape both the product and the business from the ground up.
Responsibilities
Partner closely with the founders to drive core business operations across product, sales, finance, and client workflows
Translate institutional investor needs into clear internal priorities, operating processes, and execution plans
Support go-to-market execution: pricing, packaging, sales enablement, client onboarding, and renewal workflows
Work cross-functionally with product, engineering, and data science to ensure tight feedback loops and execution
Analyze company-level metrics (revenue, pipeline, usage, retention, unit economics) and surface actionable insights
Own and improve internal processes for contracts, billing, reporting, and client operations
Conduct market, competitive, and customer research to inform product strategy and company positioning
Help shape early hiring, tooling, and operating cadence as Arcana scales
Requirements
2–4 years of experience in a high-ownership, high-bar role
Exceptional analytical and Excel skills; comfortable working with messy, incomplete data to drive decisions
Strong understanding of institutional finance, investment workflows
Excellent communication skills with senior stakeholders, including founders, portfolio managers, CIOs, and operators
Self-starter who thrives in ambiguity and moves quickly from idea to execution
Comfortable wearing multiple hats in a fast-paced, remote startup environment
Strong judgment, attention to detail, and bias toward ownership
Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a top-ranked university in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
Bonus points if you completed a double major in a liberal arts discipline and a technical subject (e.g., computer science, engineering, mathematics).
Minimum GPA of
3.7
(required)
CFA, FRM, or MBA is a strong plus
Experience with tools like Bloomberg, FactSet, or data programming languages (Python, R) is a bonus
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Arcana by 2x.
Location: New York, NY.
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This role is ideal for candidates with experience in investment banking, private equity, or top-tier management consulting (e.g., McKinsey, Bain, BCG) who want to move from advisory or deal work into building an institutional software business.
This is a
founding business operations role , not a traditional finance or strategy position. You’ll work directly with the founders and leadership across product, go-to-market, finance, and operations to help build the internal engine of a category-defining institutional software company.
In this role, you’ll learn how to become an operational machine—building the internal engine that scales a company—while also helping shape both the product and the business from the ground up.
Responsibilities
Partner closely with the founders to drive core business operations across product, sales, finance, and client workflows
Translate institutional investor needs into clear internal priorities, operating processes, and execution plans
Support go-to-market execution: pricing, packaging, sales enablement, client onboarding, and renewal workflows
Work cross-functionally with product, engineering, and data science to ensure tight feedback loops and execution
Analyze company-level metrics (revenue, pipeline, usage, retention, unit economics) and surface actionable insights
Own and improve internal processes for contracts, billing, reporting, and client operations
Conduct market, competitive, and customer research to inform product strategy and company positioning
Help shape early hiring, tooling, and operating cadence as Arcana scales
Requirements
2–4 years of experience in a high-ownership, high-bar role
Exceptional analytical and Excel skills; comfortable working with messy, incomplete data to drive decisions
Strong understanding of institutional finance, investment workflows
Excellent communication skills with senior stakeholders, including founders, portfolio managers, CIOs, and operators
Self-starter who thrives in ambiguity and moves quickly from idea to execution
Comfortable wearing multiple hats in a fast-paced, remote startup environment
Strong judgment, attention to detail, and bias toward ownership
Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a top-ranked university in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
Bonus points if you completed a double major in a liberal arts discipline and a technical subject (e.g., computer science, engineering, mathematics).
Minimum GPA of
3.7
(required)
CFA, FRM, or MBA is a strong plus
Experience with tools like Bloomberg, FactSet, or data programming languages (Python, R) is a bonus
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Arcana by 2x.
Location: New York, NY.
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