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Strategic Initiatives Lead

Abacum · New York City · Remote

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About Abacum

Abacum is the AI-native FP&A platform built for CFOs to connect data, workflows and teams, simplifying planning and reporting with 700+ integrations. Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

You're fast because you're structured, not because you're cutting corners. You can sit with ambiguity long enough to form a real point of view, then act on it decisively and with speed. You're AI-pilled. You have an opinion on where each function should be leveraging AI and are eager to bring others along with you.

What they're looking for

  • You're fast because you're structured, not because you're cutting corners. You can sit with ambiguity long enough to form a real point of view, then act on it decisively and with speed
  • Strong technical and analytical skills and fluency with data, with the ability to work with metrics and data to inform strategy, pressure-test assumptions, and translate findings into clear, actionable plans
  • You're AI-pilled. You have an opinion on where each function should be leveraging AI and are eager to bring others along with you
  • A bias to action and comfort with ambiguity. You don't wait for a brief, you proactively look for opportunities and build towards them
  • Why take it
  • AI is changing how buyers find software faster than most demand teams are adapting. The FP&A category is growing and Abacum is at the forefront
More about this role

Abacum is the leading Business Planning solution for finance teams to drive performance . By automating reporting, enabling collaboration, and simplifying planning and forecasting, we help finance teams shift from number crunching to driving strategic decisions.

Founded in 2020 by two former CFOs, we’ve grown into a global team of 100+ people across 30+ nationalities . Headquartered in New York , we have offices in Toronto and Barcelona. We’re trusted by industry leaders such as Dish Networks, Strava, BetterUp, Kajabi, JG Wentworth, Abridge, Cortex , and hundreds more.

We have raised over $100m, closing in June 2025 our $60M Series B, led by Scale Venture Partners , with the strong participation of Cathay Innovation, Y Combinator , Atomico, Creandum, and angel operators from Adyen, Zapier, and Twitch.

Our mission is ambitious and we can’t do it alone - join Abacum as we build the future of Business Planning!

This is a hard role to put in a box, which is intentional. The Strategic Initiatives Lead will report to the Chief of Staff and work on the problems that matter most to the business right now — not a fixed function. The first projects will likely sit in Growth and then move to...

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