Cie is a Venture Studio that specializes in accelerating growth and digital innovation for large enterprises and emerging startups. We leverage our domain expertise gained from dozens of early-stage ventures to support our partners from ideation to commercialization.
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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 and ventures 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 subject company position relative to landscape competitors.Customer Insights :Design and execute studies to gather customer insights.Develop hypotheses on major problems to solve and use them as inputs to ideation.Facilitate customer cohort discussions, manage surveys / interviews, 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
2-5 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 strategy or concept-based presentations.High tolerance for ambiguity and ability to work independently.