SVP, Strategic Planning & Analysis

IPC is a fintech company that focuses on the human element. With a global presence, we support local markets with our advanced cloud‑based trading communications and managed connectivity solutions.

Through our portfolio of communications and connectivity solutions, we focus on solving business challenges and adapting to regulatory changes in the fast‑paced global financial markets. This enables our clients to maintain consistent market access, a strong competitive advantage, and enhanced operational efficiency.

Join a team that is dedicated to delivering groundbreaking products and making a significant impact on our clients' success.

IRC is a global fintech company that puts people at the center of innovation. With a strong global footprint, we empower financial institutions and capital markets with advanced cloud‑based trading communications and managed connectivity solutions.

Through our portfolio of communications and connectivity solutions, we focus on solving business challenges and adapting to regulatory changes in the fast‑paced global financial markets. This enables our clients to maintain consistent market access, a strong competitive advantage, and enhanced operational efficiency.

Join a team that is dedicated to delivering groundbreaking products and making a significant impact on our clients' success.

THE FP&A team at IPC is a high impact team. Based primarily in the US with members in EMEA, and collaborators in APAC.

The SVP, Strategic Planning & Analysis reports to the CFO and partners with the CEO and Executive Team to own IPC’s enterprise planning cadence (long‑range plan, annual plan, rolling forecast), capital allocation, and portfolio strategy across products, markets, and GTM. This executive leads enterprise FP&A and is a primary partner to the CFO, CEO, Board, and private‑equity sponsors as IPC advances its SaaS‑first model.

The SVP sets the strategic agenda, translates it into measurable OKRs / KPIs, and aligns investments to growth, margin, and cash goals—driving disciplined execution across Sales, Product, Operations, and General & Administrative expenses. The role leads a small, high‑impact team, collaborates daily with senior leaders, operates primarily in the U.S. with coordination across EMEA / APAC, and delivers sharper strategic focus, faster decisions, and investments that move the needle on growth, margin, and customer impact.

• Lead the 3–5 year long‑range plan and annual operating plan; run the enterprise planning cadence (budget, forecast, QBRs, Board prep) with scenario and capacity planning.
• Direct the global FP&A organization; manage the VP, FP&A and senior leaders across Corporate / BUs, Revenue / Cost Analytics, and Workforce Planning.
• Drive disciplined capital allocation and portfolio management (build / buy / partner, stage‑gates, hurdle rates, NPV / IRR) aligned to ROI, cash, and risk.
• Establish a single source of truth and KPI ecosystem; set forecasting frameworks for ARR / MRR, NRR / GRR, churn / retention, CAC / payback / LTV, gross margin, and cash flow with driver‑based models linking bookings > ARR > revenue > cash.
• Partner with Product, Sales, and Operations on pricing & packaging (e.g., good / better / best; usage / seat), monetization experiments, unit‑economics optimization, and ARR growth—including attach / expansion for Connexus® and Unigy®.
• Lead performance management: variance / root‑cause reviews and monthly / quarterly business reviews; deliver concise, insight‑rich narratives to the CFO, CEO, Board, and private‑equity sponsors.
• Own strategic finance for M&A and partnerships—market screening, diligence, valuation / deal modeling—and lead integration planning, synergy realization, and post‑close tracking.
• Advance planning and analytics systems (e.g., Adaptive / Anaplan, Net Suite, Power BI / Tableau); automate reporting and strengthen data governance.
• Conduct market sizing, segmentation, geo‑expansion, and competitive / regulatory analysis to inform strategy and…