Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Rapid7 is a cybersecurity company focused on creating a secure digital world for its customers, industry, and communities. The Strategy & Transformation Analyst will drive corporate strategy, evaluate market opportunities and M&A opportunities, conduct strategic and financial analysis, and support executive decision-making and transformational initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a strategic partner to business leaders on critical topics including product strategies, market entry, competitive positioning, operational improvement, and customer opportunity capture
- Create complex financial models to evaluate strategic scenarios and conduct valuation analyses using DCF, comparable companies, precedent transactions, and sum-of-the-parts methodologies
- Evaluate potential targets, partners, and investments while helping prepare deal materials (teasers, info memos, management presentations, term sheets)
- Support due diligence by coordinating with cross-functional teams to identify risks and opportunities
- Conduct market research and competitive analysis to assess industry trends, track deal activity, and evaluate the financial performance of peer companies and adjacent sectors
- Synthesize complex findings into executive-ready PowerPoint decks and presentation materials for strategic discussions with executive leadership and the Board
- Support the development and maintenance of Rapid7's annual and long-range strategic plans, helping align company priorities with market opportunities
Skills
- Bring 1.5–3+ years of investment banking, corporate development, or corporate strategy experience with a heavily quantitative background
- Demonstrate proven ability to build financial models from scratch and apply core valuation methodologies (DCF, comps, precedents) to evaluate corporate strategy bets and M&A opportunities
- Possess exceptional writing and presentation skills, with a track record of translating complex analyses into concise, executive-ready presentations to foster commitment from stakeholders
- Hold strong familiarity with M&A execution processes, due diligence, deal documentation, and competitive landscape analysis
- Demonstrate a deep interest in enterprise technology, SaaS metrics, deal activity, and how tech companies scale and transform
- Manage multiple parallel work streams independently by establishing ownership, clear expectations, and holding self and others responsible for driving outcomes
- Build a global network and work across boundaries with cross-functional business leaders to deliver sustainable improvements that create business and customer value
- Apply a strong understanding of self to adapt to group dynamics, leverage agility, and navigate complex strategic scenarios
- Embody our core values to foster a culture of excellence that drives meaningful impact and collective success
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