Director of Strategy

Description About Us Arpeely is bootstrapped and has been profitable since day one. We built one of the most efficient programmatic acquisition engines on the planet: processing billions of ad decisions a day, generating terabytes of live behavioral data, and turning it into margins most SaaS companies would kill for. At the core of that engine is a team of data scientists and ML engineers running tens of billions of sub-second predictions a day, deciding in milliseconds which impression is worth buying and what it’s worth. About Ace AI Now we’re taking everything we’ve learned about how people move through the web and putting it into our most innovative consumer product yet: Ace AI, an AI-native browser already reaching millions of people, built to simplify and improve everyday online life with the help of AI. This is a rare opportunity: a category that hasn’t meaningfully changed in over a decade, and a profitable company with the data and the acquisition engine to win it on its own terms. Come build it with us. What You'll Do • Define Arpeely's positioning and build the company narrative for the general market, partners and financial firms. • Identify, build and close strategic partnerships that open new distribution, supply, data or technology. • Analyze competitors and macro trends in adtech, AI and browsers, and turn the insights into company strategy, product roadmap and go-to-market. • Evaluate companies for acquisition or investment, from thesis through diligence and deal support. • Own the annual and quarterly strategy plans, and keep track of financial performance to make sure we hit our goals. • Help prepare materials for strategy sessions and offsites, quarterly plans and all-hands. Requirements • 5+ years in strategy, corporate development, investment banking, consulting or VC, or an ex-founder with a relevant track record • Strong technical understanding: able to follow the technology and its trends, fluent in AI concepts and terminology • Proven M&A or strategic partnership deal experience • Proven experience evaluating companies, building financial models and investment theses • AI-native mindset: runs market research and outbound pipeline with an agentic-first approach • Strong analytical skills and business judgment • Excellent storytelling and presentation skills • Hands-on and independent • Fluent English • Experience in adtech, consumer software or AI (an advantage)