Help Wanted: Someone With Money and Connections SPACs have taken off during the pandemic, and they’re looking for directors who can help find a company to merge with. “Really good networks” are crucial for directors, said Jennifer Ceran, who is on the board of Plum Acquisition, a SPAC seeking a technology company.Credit...Saul Martinez for The New York Times May 7, 2021 So you’ve been asked to become a director of a special purpose acquisition company, more commonly known as a SPAC. The job has something in common with being a director of a company. But there’s one big difference: Instead of overseeing a company that is building, selling or creating something, you’re in charge of a big pot of money.