• Lead the company’s inorganic growth strategy, including M&A, strategic partnerships, and capital markets initiatives • Ownership of the company’s investor-facing financial and valuation model • Partner with the CEO, CFO, and Executive Leadership to define the company’s inorganic growth roadmap aligned with long-term strategic objectives and IPO readiness • Source, evaluate, and prioritize potential acquisition and investment opportunities within the SaaS and FinTech ecosystems • Maintain a strategic pipeline of targets based on strategic fit, valuation, and potential synergies • Own and maintain the company’s investor-grade valuation model • Build dynamic, driver-based financial models to support capital allocation decisions, M&A assessments, fundraising, and IPO planning • Develop scenario and sensitivity analyses to assess strategic alternatives and market impacts • Collaborate with FP&A, Accounting, and Investor Relations to ensure consistency between internal forecasts and external investor materials • Establish modeling standards and documentation for version control, auditability, and transparency consistent with public-company readiness • Support quarterly valuation updates, board reporting, and investor presentations • Lead the full M&A lifecycle: sourcing, valuation, due diligence, negotiation, and closing • Coordinate cross-functional teams and external advisors (bankers, consultants, legal counsel) throughout the deal process • Prepare executive and board-level materials summarizing financial impact, strategic fit, and integration approach • Partner with Product, Engineering, Finance, and Operations leaders to design post-merger integration plans that drive revenue and operational synergies • Establish performance metrics and reporting frameworks to track deal value realization • Create repeatable playbooks for M&A execution and integration