Business Analyst

Cie is a Venture Studio that specializes in accelerating both innovation for large enterprises and growth for emerging startups. We invest as a partner from ideation to completion.

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We are seeking a skilled Business Analyst to play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction of our portfolio companies through comprehensive market research and customer insights.

This is a contract-to-hire role designed for a generalist researcher who can adeptly analyze market trends, conduct competitive analysis, and deliver valuable customer insights.

Key Responsibilities

• Market Research:

• Conduct thorough and creative market research to evaluate company position relative to competitors.

• Customer Insights:

• Design and execute studies to gather customer insights.
• Develop hypotheses on major problems to solve and use them as a basis for ideation.
• Facilitate customer cohort discussions, manage questions, analyze results, and validate prototypes through customer feedback.
• Present findings and actionable insights to senior management.

• Strategic Analysis:

• Synthesize client, competitor, and customer information to identify key problems and opportunities.
• Create associations and sequence information to develop clear, data-driven recommendations.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of consulting experience, preferably with top-tier consulting firms or venture studios.
• Proven experience in market research, customer insights, and prototype development.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong critical reasoning skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proficient in data analysis tools and methodologies.
• Bonus points for experience in project management and creating consulting decks.
• High tolerance for ambiguity and ability to work independently.