VP, Strategic Finance & Vendor Relations (Deal Architect)

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for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, no invention. Remove boilerplate like EEO, application instructions, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Must not include sections with placeholder text like "commensurate with experience". Must include Benefits if posting states them (yes, they list benefits). Must include Pay if posting states salary range (yes, Estimated Salary Range $150k - $240k per year). Must include Schedule? Not mentioned, so omit. Must include About the role? The posting includes a description of role, why it matters, etc. Could be "About the role" or "What You'll Do". We need to decide sections. The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can choose appropriate headings based on content. We have content: introductory paragraph about Deal Architects, role description, Why This Role Matters, What You'll Do (list of duties), Where This Role Goes, What You Bring (requirements/qualifications), Core Competencies (skills), Benefits, Estimated Salary Range (Pay). Also location, reports to, scope. Could include "About the role" covering intro and why it matters. Could have "Responsibilities" for What You'll Do. Could have "Qualifications" for What You Bring. Could have "Skills" for Core Competencies. Could have "Benefits". Could have "Pay". Must not include empty sections. We must not include application instructions (How To Apply). Must not include EEO. Must not include "About Us" maybe? That's substantive about company; could be part of About the role? Might be separate but not required. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep company description? It's under "About Us" after Benefits? Actually after "How To Apply" there is "Benefits About Us Cambridge Computer is a leader..." then repeats Benefits again. That's company overview. It's substantive; we should keep it. Where to place? Could be part of "About the role" or a separate section like "About the company". But allowed headings only those listed; we could put it under "About the role" as part of that section. Or we could create a section "About the company" but not in allowed list; better to incorporate into existing section. We must not duplicate lines. There's duplicate Benefits heading appears twice; we need to output only once. We must not include cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. So remove Equal Opportunity Employer paragraph. We must not include "How To Apply". Remove that. We must not include "Benefits About Us" duplicated; we need to keep the company description and benefits once. Let's extract content: Intro paragraph: "We think of exceptional finance leaders as Deal Architects: people who design the structures, terms, and relationships that let a fast-growing company move at full speed on its biggest opportunities. It's a role where a credit agreement and a candid conversation with a counterparty carry equal weight, and where a well-built structure can unlock a deal everyone else assumed was stuck. We're hiring a VP, Strategic Finance & Vendor Relations, and we're looking for someone who thrives at the intersection of treasury, credit, negotiation, and relationship-building. Someone who reads what really matters to a counterparty, earns the trust that turns careful consideration into a handshake, and leaves every banking, vendor, and client relationship stronger than they found it. Reports to: COO Scope: Senior executive, self-directed, with a direct line to ownership Location: Waltham, MA" Why This Role Matters paragraph: "Our business has reached the scale where our transactions get noticed. Banks, vendors, and clients all take a closer look when the numbers get big, and our underlying financial position is strong. This role exists to translate that strength into better terms, smoother relationships, and financing structures that keep us moving at the pace our customers expect. You'll be the person who turns "let's see how this goes"; into "here's how we'll get it done."" What You'll Do: list bullet points (but we need to convert to

• ). The text includes headings: Banking & Collateral, Client Financing & Prepayment Structures, Vendor Negotiations & Credit Terms, Key Client Relationship Management, Vendor Relationship Strategy. Each has description. We need to preserve all substantive info; we can keep those headings as part of list items or as separate inside li? Probably just include as part of li text. Where This Role Goes paragraph: "This is a founding seat. You'll shape how strategic finance and vendor relations work here, and as our transaction volume and complexity grow, so does the scope of the role. Success here means a direct hand in the company's most consequential deals, deep partnership with management, and a natural path to expanded leadership as the function you build grows around you." What You Bring: list of requirements (bulleted). It's a paragraph with items separated by line breaks? Actually it's a paragraph with items separated by line breaks? The text: "10+ years in corporate finance, treasury, credit, or a related field, with direct experience negotiating collateral agreements, prepayment structures, receivables financing, or vendor credit termsA track record of leading high-stakes negotiations with banks, vendors, or major clients, ideally including moments where you changed a counterparty's default postureStrong command of credit concepts: security interests, receivables assignment, counterparty risk, and how creditworthiness translates into negotiable termsExcellent relationship and influence skills; this role lives in judgment calls and collaborative problem-solving as much as in financial structuringThe self-direction of a senior executive who drives outcomes through influence, credibility, and momentumExperience in a technology company preferred, particularly one with complex vendor supply chains or large enterprise client relationships" We need to split into list items. We'll create
  • for each. Core Competencies: list: Builds trust fast, Structures creatively, Delivers commitments, Simplifies complexity, Communicates well in writing and orally, Sees the whole board, Results-oriented. Benefits: list: Competitive salary, Multiple health insurance options, Medical FSA and Dependent Care FSA, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, 401(k) savings plan with employer matching, Employer-sponsored long-term disability, Paid holidays and PTO that increases with longevity at the company, Discounted health club membership, Convenient parking, Opportunities for growth! Pay: Estimated Salary Range $150k - $240k per year. We must not include "About Us" duplicate; we have company description after Benefits? Actually after "How To Apply" there is "Benefits About Us Cambridge Computer is a leader..." then repeats Benefits again. So we need to include company description once. Let's place it maybe under a heading "About the company" but not allowed; we can incorporate into "About the role" section as a paragraph. Thus final HTML:

    About the role

    We think of exceptional finance leaders as Deal Architects: people who design the structures, terms, and relationships that let a fast-growing company move at full speed on its biggest opportunities. It's a role where a credit agreement and a candid conversation with a counterparty carry equal weight, and where a well-built structure can unlock a deal everyone else assumed was stuck. We're hiring a VP, Strategic Finance & Vendor Relations, and we're looking for someone who thrives at the intersection of treasury, credit, negotiation, and relationship-building. Someone who reads what really matters to a counterparty, earns the trust that turns careful consideration into a handshake, and leaves every banking, vendor, and client relationship stronger than they found it. Reports to: COO Scope: Senior executive, self-directed, with a direct line to ownership Location: Waltham, MA

    Our business has reached the scale where our transactions get noticed. Banks, vendors, and clients all take a closer look when the numbers get big, and our underlying financial position is strong. This role exists to translate that strength into better terms, smoother relationships, and financing structures that keep us moving at the pace our customers expect. You'll be the person who turns "let's see how this goes"; into "here's how we'll get it done."

    Cambridge Computer is a leader in delivering innovative physical and cloud-based IT infrastructure, data storage, and data security solutions to clients in a wide variety of industries across North America. Our clients include Fortune 100 companies, nonprofits, academic institutions, and some of the hottest high-technology companies in the country. We use creativity, technical expertise, and extensive industry relationships with investors, entrepreneurs, technology visionaries, and manufacturers to identify and incorporate both new and existing paradigms into cohesive IT strategies for our clients. Also, we're a Woman-Owned Small Business, with a close-knit staff of about 100 people that hail from all over the world.

    Responsibilities

    • Banking & Collateral: Design and negotiate arrangements with our banking partners, including instruments to protect assets and improve operational flexibility. You'll make sure our financial positions are optimized, so leadership can sleep well and act boldly.
    • Client Financing & Prepayment Structures: Structure large arrangements with major clients that keep our own vendor commitments funded and on track. Many of these clients will be making large strategic purchases, and some will be putting funds out ahead of extended delivery timelines. You'll build the milestones, guarantees, and transparency that make them comfortable saying yes.
    • Vendor Negotiations & Credit Terms: Take a hard, creative look at vendor payment terms and champion better-structured alternatives best accommodate all parties' interest and keep deals moving forward. Beyond individual transactions, you'll build the analysis and relationship capital that streamlines every transaction that follows.
    • Key Client Relationship Management: Own our relationships with high-standards, high-value clients, including stepping into relationships that are established but need a steady hand. You'll spot nascent sources of friction (financial, operational, or relational) early and resolve them while they're still small.
    • Vendor Relationship Strategy: Lead a lasting shift in how vendors see us on large and non- standard transactions. Through credibility, disciplined documentation, and thoughtful relationship management, you'll help make us their go-to partner.

    Where This Role Goes

    This is a founding seat. You'll shape how strategic finance and vendor relations work here, and as our transaction volume and complexity grow, so does the scope of the role. Success here means a direct hand in the company's most consequential deals, deep partnership with management, and a natural path to expanded leadership as the function you build grows around you.

    Qualifications

    • 10+ years in corporate finance, treasury, credit, or a related field, with direct experience negotiating collateral agreements, prepayment structures, receivables financing, or vendor credit terms
    • A track record of leading high-stakes negotiations with banks, vendors, or major clients, ideally including moments where you changed a counterparty's default posture
    • Strong command of credit concepts: security interests, receivables assignment, counterparty risk, and how creditworthiness translates into negotiable terms
    • Excellent relationship and influence skills; this role lives in judgment calls and collaborative problem-solving as much as in financial structuring
    • The self-direction of a senior executive who drives outcomes through influence, credibility, and momentum
    • Experience in a technology company preferred, particularly one with complex vendor supply chains or large enterprise client relationships

    Skills

    • Build