Technology Strategist Jobs

We are looking for a talented and motivated individual to join our team as a Technology Strategist. In this role, you will collaborate with internal and external C-suite executives, operators, and investment professionals to develop analytical and technical solutions that create value for Cerberus portfolio companies and clients. Your approach will be based on rigorous hypotheses, and you will play a crucial role in building innovative strategies. If you have a passion for technology and a drive to make a significant impact, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Responsibilities:

• Support in the development and delivery presentations to client Executives and Investment Leads to define strategies, the associated costs and benefits, and work product updates.
• Perform data analysis to support the identification and prioritization of value creation initiatives within the Cerberus portfolio and client-base.
• Partner with technical teams to build a solution development plan, and then support execution through rigorous assessment of results, with strong focus on quantifying the business and financial impact.
• Lead and create deliverables that support successful solution deployment and communication to senior stakeholders, including development of data visualization dashboards, PowerPoint presentations, Excel models.
• Compile and assess market, company, and competitor research to support business development activities and strategy development.
• Support investment due diligences; support with hypotheses generation and testing through desktop research, data analytics and visualization.
• Partner to build value-creating analytical and technical solutions for Cerberus portfolio companies and clients, using a rigorous hypotheses-based approach.
• Break down complex structures and problems into succinct components for a range of industries. Clients, and colleagues at all levels of seniority. Be comfortable explaining technical data science models to a non-technical audience.

Key Requirements:

• Project-based experience with a technology, data, and/or analytics focus.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills – able to quickly draw insight from research and data analysis.
• Genuinely interested in how current and emerging technology-based capabilities can transform companies and generate value.
• Strong commercial orientation, with proven ability to successfully apply data-driven approaches to business challenges and communicate insight to business stakeholders.
• Experience using Data Visualization software (e.g. PowerBI) strongly preferred. Other advanced data analytics skills a plus (e.g. SQL, Python etc.)
• Cross-industrious exposure and experience is a plus; Cerberus invests in a variety of industries across our platform.
• Understanding of financial statements, metrics, and their connectivity to business strategy
• Undergraduate Degree with an excellent academic record (STEM, Finance, or Economics degree preferred).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, comfortable communicating across all levels of the organization and seamlessly interface between both Technical and Business Executive Teams
• 4 - 9 years of experience at a strategy consulting firm, internal strategy/analytics role, or financial services firm bank.

• Ability to manage multiple projects or priorities simultaneously.

About Cerberus:

Established in 1992, Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., together with its affiliates, is one of the world's leading global alternative investment firms with approximately $60B in AUM across complimentary credit, private equity, and real estate strategies. Through its tenured team of investment and operations professionals, Cerberus specializes in providing both financial resources and operational expertise to help transform undervalued and underperforming companies into industry leaders for long-term success and value creation.

The Firm’s proprietary operations team, Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC (COAC), employs world-class operating executives to support Cerberus’ investment teams. Cerberus Technology Solutions is an operating company and subsidiary of Cerberus Capital Management focused exclusively on leveraging emerging technology, data, and advanced analytics to drive transformations. Our expert technologists work closely with Cerberus investment and operating professionals across our global businesses and platforms on a variety of operating initiatives targeted at improving systems and generating value from data.

The base salary for this position is expected to be between $130,000 and $160,000. The base salary offered to the chosen candidate will be commensurate with a candidate’s relevant experience and other qualifications for the position, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, [which is often a meaningful portion of the compensation package,] and a robust benefits package [including but not limited to generous PTO, firm-paid healthcare coverage, physical and mental wellness benefits and childcare.