Strategy & Business Development – Associate / Manager

Job Description: • Drive or support execution and performance management of the company’s portfolio of strategic initiatives • Establish annual and long-term KPIs, monitor performance, coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and identify areas requiring management action • Partner with Finance and other functions to translate strategic priorities, market outlook and competitive positioning into fact-based analyses • Conduct scenario, sensitivity, valuation and investment analyses supporting executive decision-making and capital-markets readiness • Develop recommendations on the strategic and economic implications of growth opportunities, investments and commercial decisions • Develop concise, executive-ready analyses and recommendations for senior leadership • Conduct market research, market sizing and industry trend analysis across technologies, customers, competitors and potential growth markets • Analyze public companies using financial statements, SEC filings, earnings materials, investor presentations and valuation frameworks • Perform comparable-company and competitive benchmarking analyses • Develop investment-style perspectives on competitors and relevant public-market peers • Translate market and competitive intelligence into implications and recommendations for company strategy • Support or lead early-stage engagement with prospective customers and strategic partners • Develop financial and commercial models to evaluate opportunities and partnerships • Assess customer economics, project economics, pricing structures and alternative commercial models • Support the structuring, negotiation and evaluation of strategic partnerships and other growth opportunities • Prepare customer and partner presentations, proposals and other commercial materials Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Business or another quantitative discipline • Associate: typically, ~3–5 years of relevant experience • Manager: typically, ~5–8 years of relevant experience • Relevant experience in investment banking, investment management, private equity, management consulting, corporate strategy, corporate development or a similarly rigorous analytical environment • Strong financial modeling, valuation and financial statement analysis skills • Ability to analyze public companies and synthesize financial, strategic and market information into an investment or strategic point of view • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint • Ability to structure and solve complex, ambiguous business problems • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex analyses into concise, executive-ready insights • High level of ownership, attention to detail and execution discipline • Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively across functions • Investment banking or investing experience, particularly within Power & Utilities, Energy, Industrials, Infrastructure, Technology or related sectors • Strong familiarity with public markets, capital markets, public-company financial reporting and investor perspectives • Exposure to IPOs, equity capital markets transactions, investor-facing work or public-company readiness initiatives • Experience conducting company, industry and investment analysis and developing comparable company / valuation frameworks • Familiarity with Capital IQ, AlphaSense, FactSet, Bloomberg or similar platforms • Interest in energy, power infrastructure, data centers and emerging energy technologies Benefits: • Approximately 10–20% travel, including occasional trips to HyAxiom’s headquarters in Connecticut and conferences • Opportunity for broad exposure to corporate strategy, public markets, business development, capital markets, customers and partnerships • Opportunity to shape and execute strategy within a high-growth energy technology company