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Arcana · 3 hours ago

Business Operations

Arcana is a portfolio intelligence platform used by hedge funds and asset managers to analyze performance and risk, and they are seeking a Business Operations candidate to help build their internal engine. This founding role involves working directly with the founders and leadership across various functions to drive core business operations and support go-to-market execution.

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Bo Peng
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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

Qualification

Institutional finance knowledgeAnalytical skillsExcel proficiencyCFA certificationMBA degreeData programming PythonData programming RCommunication skillsSelf-starterAttention to detail

Required

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
Bachelor's or Master's degree from a top-ranked university in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
Minimum GPA of 3.7 (required)

Preferred

Bonus points if you completed a double major in a liberal arts discipline and a technical subject (e.g., computer science, engineering, mathematics)
CFA, FRM, or MBA is a strong plus
Experience with tools like Bloomberg, FactSet, or data programming languages (Python, R) is a bonus

Company

Arcana

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Enabling institutional investors to understand risks, decompose performance, and isolate idiosyncratic differentiation

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2022-05-01Undisclosed

Leadership Team

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Rich Falk-Wallace
Co-Founder & CEO
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