Commercial Strategy Analyst
Commercial Strategy Analyst
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Overview
Systems Planning and Analysis Inc. (SPA) delivers highimpact technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growthwe are known for continuous innovation for our government customers in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity unique challenges and clearsighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted.
The Joint Office of the Secretary of Defense Interagency Division provides expert support services to a range of customers spanning across the Department of Defense Federal Civilian and international markets. JOID provides a diverse portfolio of analytical and programmatic capabilities to help our customers make informed decisions on their most challenging issues.
The Acquisition and Technology Analysis Group within JOID specializes in the application of multidisciplinary analytic skills to support multiple clients within the Department of Defense (DoD). These clients include the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)) DARPA the Joint Staff and USINDOPACOM. SPA provides critical decision support to enabling and executing a strategy of technological superiority and enabling the delivery and sustainment of secure resilient and preeminent capabilities to the warfighter quickly and cost team of experienced military technical and operations research analysts is skilled in evaluating military problems identifying the driving factors devising innovative approaches collecting applicable data developing necessary software tools and performing thorough and timely assessments to inform technology and acquisition governance decisions to ensure U.S. military forces retain military superiority in the future.
SPA has a neartermneed for a Commerical Strategy Analyst to support DARPAs Commercial Strategy team onsite in Arlington VA.
Responsibilities
DARPAs Commercial Strategy Team applies an endtoend approach to commercializing some of DARPAs most impactful technologies. Working with DARPAs top performers and researchers and bringing in top entrepreneurs venture and private investors and other DoD and commercial experts and teams we accelerate DARPA technologies to drive new products services and capabilities for the DoD and commercial markets for both economic and national security. DARPA has a 65year history of bringing some of the top technical innovations to the world including the Internet GPS LEDs selfdriving cars and more. The candidate will work with some of DARPAs most brilliant PMs and performers as well as world class commercial advisors corporate leaders private investors the DoD and other US Government Agencies on behalf of the Directors Office (DIRO). Our mission is to accelerate the commercialization of some of our nations most critical technologies to advance DARPAs mission: to pose and prevent strategic technological surprise. The candidate will work as part of an exciting team to provide expert business technology advancement and commercialization support in a demanding and fastpaced professional environment. Your primary objectives are to provide financial commercialization strategies for the Commercial Strategy Front Office and successfully serve DARPAs mission. The successful candidate will be an actionoriented commercial analyst with a commitment to advancing US national and economic security. Works closely with the Front Office leadership to develop business and economic models that enhance Commercial Strategy initiatives and special projects. Responsibilities include: providing comprehensive commercial analytic support to the Front Office including marketing due diligence and technoeconomic market mapping; developing business and financial models that provide countermeasures to adversarial threats targeting DARPAfunded technologies; engaging DIRO performers technical offices DARPA Commercial Accelerators entrepreneurs investors academia DoD and other government partners to strengthen relationships advance initiatives and accelerate commercialization opportunities; coordinating and developing executive level briefings to a wide range of government corporate and investor audiences; assisting in integrating workstreams coordinating priorities and facilitating meetings; and tracking and reporting Commercial Strategy activities processes and progress.
Qualifications
Required:
- Active Secret clearance
- Bachelors degree
- 4 years of relevant experience as an analyst at a global investment firm venturebacked startup or supporting related DoD transition efforts in a government agency
- Mastery of financial and business modeling serving the commercial investment community
- Demonstrated experience conducting analytic and financial technology and global markets coverage of at least one of the 14 DoD critical technology areas
- Working knowledge of financial trading deal structures business structures and financial transactions that impact markets pricing and supply chains
- Understanding of adversarial business and financial structures impacting DARPAfunded technologies to develop business financial and economic models that serve as countermeasures
- Prior experience developing financial models presenting business strategies coordinating actions and facilitating meetings for and to corporate executives
- Excellent leadership communication and problemsolving skills and ableto take initiative in a fastpaced dynamic environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel Word PowerPoint and Teams
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
- Able to work fully onsite based on client needs
Desired:
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- Graduate degree (MBA preferred)
- Strong knowledge of DoD organizational structure and processes
- Understanding of startup environments and the private capital ecosystem
- Prior experience analyzing and commercializing dualuse technologies across global markets
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
