Associate, Business Strategist Jobs

NAX

We are NAX, the New Asset Exchange, a global fintech and venture building pioneer with headquarters in Manhattan Beach, California, USA and a presence across North America, Europe and Asia. We build new ventures in partnership with the world’s leading institutions. With our proven method, our technology solutions and our diverse team of management consultants, experienced entrepreneurs, venture capitalists & industry experts we create, launch and scale new high-growth companies.

NAX Group maintains its headquarters in Manhattan Beach, CA and has offices in Silicon Valley, New York, Tampa, Frankfurt, Munich, and Paris.

NAX is always searching for entrepreneurs, innovators, technologists, and business builders to join our global team. We provide an innovative culture and the unique opportunity to commercialize corporate-backed, high social impact products alongside the world’s leading corporations. Join us and help build the products and markets of tomorrow.

Job Summary:

Research a range of topics/issues, summarizing available data and suggesting innovations. Work with the team to develop plans for testing innovative ideas. Using both broad experience and diverse background in innovation and entrepreneurship, this role ensures the delivery of a strong pipeline of impactful opportunities and solutions for creative products, technologies, and business models.

What you get to do:

• Support best practices by scouting and implementing market research methods for novel ideas, methods, and insights. You will promote open innovation through the introduction of new tools and processes that encourage creative thinking. Lead is willing/ able to invent new tools when the existing tools don’t fit
• Alongside project work, you will maintain user-centricity and objectivity, supporting decisions with proof points & market data from testing cycles
• Uses empathy as an excavation tool, to divine the problem beneath the problem; facilitates ideation with creativity and courage to uncover the best possible range of solutions against user pains/ market needs
• Occasional travel required
• Play an active role in the planning phase through to execution/ early stand-up of a new venture project from inception to launch
• Adhere to deliverables for the work and embrace data-driven decision-making and diversity of perspectives to get there
• Identifies business obstacles throughout solution discovery and development
• Using human-centered design principles, you will prepare/ conduct primary user research, present target user personas, market sizing, and journey maps to identify and prioritize user pains, unmet market needs, and design principles
• Ability to create and test prototypes, MVPs, launch beta pilots and proofs of concept development as a means to test, learn and validate or pivot to arrive at most viable products and business models for commercialization

What you bring to the team:

• Ability to apply broad/ diverse expertise or unique knowledge and professional concepts to develop resolutions to critical issues
• Strong project management skills. Must be able to provide structure, be proactive, navigate ambiguity, be flexible to change, manage stakeholders, hold others accountable and create appropriate professional collateral (e.g., decks, white papers, design briefs, project plans, etc.)
• Strategic thinker with the ability to build and execute innovative products, combined with the tactical ability to execute simultaneously against multiple competing priorities
• Proficiency with Google suite, especially Slides & Sheets
• Exceptional communication, active listening, critical thinking, and presentation skills
• Ability to network with key contacts outside their own area of expertise and create formal networks with key decision-makers
• Ability to work and manage projects independently. Ability to work without supervision. Feels comfortable with broad latitude for decision-making
• Self-aware, possess a learner’s growth mindset. Continuously seeks and provides feedback, open to new perspectives, and remains coachable
• Passionate about solving the right problems, by leveraging the right questions, enjoys learning about people, following trends, attending events, etc

Education and Experience:

• Propensity to think outside the box and come up with creative solutions that address complex market dynamics
• Proficiency with Google suite, especially Slides & Sheets
• Interest in innovation, venture building, technology & finance
• Ability to understand and communicate complex ideas
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• 1+ years of experience with strategy development, business planning, venture building or equivalent
• Experience or strong interest in performing market research and analysis to develop the following:
• A strong eye for visual communication and slide design
• Ability to dive into research and synthesize findings in a concise, thoughtful & organized way
• Willingness to adapt to new roles and desire to learn new skills to support a growing company
• Market sizing, customer segmentation, go-to-market strategy, competitive analysis, regulatory strategy, product roadmap, customer journey, right-to-win, etc.

Total Rewards and Benefits

NAX Group offers a hybrid work environment and flexible unlimited PTO. We prioritize ongoing employee development and provide our employees with their own LinkedIn Learning account and access to over 17,000 courses. Other benefits include 401k, health, dental, and vision insurance. Our dress code is casual.

Life at NAX

We are a forward thinking organization, and believe that great people deserve a great place to work. This includes generous compensation and benefits. We desire a full commitment from our team members, and we show the same commitment in return.

We are headquartered in beautiful Manhattan Beach, CA and offer a fun and collaborative work environment: our offices are pet friendly, and we host regular town halls, company lunches (UberEats for remote employees!), trivia nights, beach outings, monthly birthday gatherings, and other scheduled events. We offer a wide variety of snacks and beverages to enjoy when in office as well.

EEOC Statement

NAX Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.