Innovation Analyst

Onni Group of Companies; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Annual education allowance

Gym access and wellness programs

Employee discounts

Job summary

Onni Group of Companies seeks an Innovation Analyst in Vancouver to identify real problems, design AI-assisted solutions, and ship working prototypes quickly with real users. You will iterate with operators, document outcomes, and help decide which ideas graduate to production across ventures in Onni Capital's portfolio.

You will combine business sense, technical curiosity, and exceptional communication to drive adoption, capture value, and inform leadership decisions in a fast-paced,

Qualifications

• Interest in business, engineering, computer science, product, economics, or a related field.
• Evidence you have built and shipped something real.
• Daily, fluent use of modern AI tools, including Claude Code.
• Working familiarity with APIs, data structures, SQL, scripting, and automation.
• Entrepreneurial instinct and commercial judgment.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to talk to people.
• Bias toward action and comfort with incomplete information.

Responsibilities

• Find and define the problem with operators and users.
• Translate learnings into a clear problem statement and product specification.
• Size the opportunity in terms of revenue, operating cost, hours saved, cycle time, risk reduced.
• Build working software using AI tools and ship a first version quickly.
• Integrate with existing systems and external APIs as needed.
• Hand validated products to engineering for production; stay involved through transition.
• Onboard first users, train them, track adoption, and measure impact.
• Present results and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Deploy onto multiple engagements and document learnings for team speed.

Skills

AI tools proficiency

APIs & SQL

Communication

Entrepreneurial mindset

Problem solving

Willingness to ship

Technical writing

Team collaboration

Education

Related field: business, engineering, CS, economics

Tools

Claude Code

Job description

Job Description:There is an exciting opportunity for a Innovation Analyst to join Onni Capital in Vancouver. Onni Capital is a new investment and company building platform within the Onni Group. Operating at the intersection of a venture studio, private equity firm, and family office, we build new companies, invest in exceptional founders, and pursue opportunities where Onni's capital, operating platform, real estate portfolio, and industry relationships create a meaningful advantage. Onni Capital is being built from the ground up with the speed, ambition, and working style of a technology company. Our team works across venture creation, technology, private investments, fund investments, and special opportunities.This is a forward deployed role. You will use AI to build software, and you will also be the person who sits with the operator whose problem you are solving.Onni Innovation builds products inside Onni. Valorem, a property valuation and tax appeal platform, came out of this team. So did ScopeCycle, a scope management and procurement tool. More are coming. These are not internal prototypes that die in a demo. They get deployed into operating businesses, sold to external customers, and in some cases spun out as standalone companies.As an Innovation Analyst, you will find the problem, define it, build the first working version with AI assisted development tools, put it in front of real users, and decide with the team whether it deserves more investment. You sit under Onni Innovation, and you will deploy onto work across Valorem, Panni Consulting, and Onni's operating businesses depending on where you are most useful.This is a role for someone early in their career who is entrepreneurial, wants to build rather than analyse, and understands that AI tooling means a single motivated person can now do what used to take a team.Why Onni CapitalYou will not be handed a ticket queue. You will be handed a business problem and expected to come back with something working.The distance between you and the decision is short. The person whose workflow you are fixing is in the building or a phone call away. You can ship on Tuesday and watch someone use it on Wednesday.Onni's portfolio is a genuinely rare testing ground. Development, construction, property management, hospitality, finance, and investment businesses all sit inside one group, all with real operational problems and real budgets. Products get measured against actual revenue and actual cost, usually within weeks.Some of what you build will scale into a business. Some will be shut down quickly when the evidence does not support it. Both outcomes are the process working, and neither reflects badly on you.The path from here is real. Analysts on this team are expected to grow into product and engineering ownership, move into a portfolio company as an operator, or keep building inside Onni Capital.Perks & Benefits:Competitive pay & a Comprehensive Benefits Package.Benefits include company-paid extended health care, dental care, vision care, life insurance, critical illness, and critical life insurance.Annual Education AllowanceGenerous Referral ProgramFun & collaborative company culture with lots of team building eventsLocal discounts to restaurants, clothing stores, personal training, and moreFree access to a fully equipped gymFriends and Family rates for hospitality brands.How We WorkOnni Capital is being designed as a high ownership, low bureaucracy team. We work in small project groups, test ideas quickly, put early products in front of users, and make decisions based on evidence rather than hierarchy. Team members are expected to:Challenge assumptions and communicate directlyTake responsibility for outcomes, not simply produce recommendationsUse modern AI tools to work faster and produce better resultsShare unfinished work early and improve it through feedbackMove comfortably between strategic analysis and hands on executionKnow when to continue investing in an idea and when to stopOperate effectively without a detailed playbookThis is not a role for someone who wants months of consensus building, a rigid job description, or a narrowly defined set of responsibilities. It is for someone who learns quickly, takes initiative, enjoys solving ambiguous problems, and wants to help build something from the ground up.What You Will DoFind and define the problemWork directly with operators, tenants, customers, and internal teams to understand workflows and find where time, money, or accuracy is being lostTranslate what you learn into a clear problem statement and a product specification someone can act onSize the opportunity in terms that matter: revenue, operating cost, hours saved, cycle time, risk reducedBuildBuild working software using AI assisted development tools, specifically Claude Code, as a core part of your daily workflowShip a first version fast, put it in front of real users, and iterate on what you learn rather than on what you assumedIntegrate with existing systems, external APIs, and third party services where the product needs itHand validated products to the engineering team for hardening into production systems, and stay involved through that transitionOwn the outcomeDesign and run structured pilots with named users, defined success metrics, a deadline, and clear criteria for continuing or stoppingOnboard the first users personally, train them, and stay close enough to hear what is not workingTrack adoption, feedback, revenue, cost, and measured impact after launchSupport go to market for products that graduate, including pricing, positioning, and early customer acquisitionPresent what you built, what happened, and what you recommend directly to senior leadershipAcross the platformDeploy onto Valorem, Panni Consulting engagements, or portfolio company work as priorities shiftResearch markets, competitors, technologies, and vendors to determine what should be built, bought, partnered, or ignoredDocument what you build, why you built it that way, and what you learned, so the team gets faster over timeContribute to internal product reviews, demonstrations, and Onni Capital eventsWhat You BringInterest in business, engineering, computer science, product, economics, or a related field. Strong new graduates will be consideredEvidence you have built and shipped something real. A product, a company, a prototype, an automation, an analytical tool, a community, or a side project with actual users. What you built matters more than where you studiedDaily, fluent use of modern AI tools, including AI assisted development environments such as Claude Code, with the judgment to know when to trust output and when to verify itWorking technical literacy. Comfort with APIs, data structures, SQL, basic scripting, and automation tools, or a demonstrated ability to learn technical systems quicklyGenuine entrepreneurial instinct. You look at a broken process and want to fix it rather than complain about itCommercial judgment. You can connect a user problem to a business case and explain why something is worth buildingThe ability to talk to people. Much of this job is sitting with an operator who is busy and getting them to tell you what actually slows them downClear writing, and the ability to explain a technical idea to an executive without jargonA bias toward action and comfort making progress with incomplete informationComfort working in a small, fast moving team where responsibilities change as projects developHigh personal standards for accuracy, quality, ownership, and follow throughNice to HaveFounder, side project, or startup experienceExperience with tools such as Claude, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Linear, Slack, Supabase, or similar platformsFamiliarity with the modern TypeScript and React ecosystem, or with PythonExposure to real estate, construction, hospitality, financial services, or another asset heavy industryExperience with product practices such as customer discovery, user stories, and pilot designExperience integrating LLMs into applications, including prompt engineering and evaluating output qualityWhat Success Looks LikeSuccess in this role is not measured by how many ideas you generate, meetings you attend, or prototypes you build. It is measured by whether you can repeatedly turn real business problems into working products and evidence.Within your first year, you should be able to point to:Products shipped: You have taken multiple problems from discovery through to a working product used by real people, not just demonstrated internallyFast validation: You can move from a credible problem to a testable first version in days or weeks rather than monthsReal adoption: Operators or customers choose to keep using what you built because it makes their work materially betterMeasured business impact: Your projects can demonstrate revenue generated, costs reduced, hours saved, cycle times improved, risk reduced, or another clearly defined business outcomeGood investment decisions: You have helped identify which products deserve additional engineering and capital, and you have been willing to shut down projects quickly when the evidence is weakStrong product handoffs: Products that graduate from experimentation reach engineering with clear requirements, validated workflows, documented learnings, and committed usersOperator trust: Business teams see you as someone who understands their problems, moves quickly, and follows through rather than someone who arrives with technology looking for a use caseIncreasing ownership: Over time, you require less direction, identify worthwhile opportunities yourself, and can own increasingly important products from problem through deployment and commercial outcomeThe strongest analysts will eventually be trusted to own a product, launch a new business, or step into an operating role inside an Onni Capital portfolio company.What Makes This Role DifferentYou will see a product from problem to outcome rather than one narrow slice. On a single product, you may be involved in:Sitting with an operator and watching them do the job badly because their tools are badWriting the specification for what should replace itBuilding the first working version yourselfDeploying it into an operating business and watching real users hit itDiscovering your assumption was wrong and changing directionPresenting the result directly to senior executivesHanding it to engineering to harden into productionDeciding, with the team, whether it is worth continuing to invest inThe expectation is high ownership. The learning curve and the potential impact are equally high.The Onni Capital ExperienceOnni Capital is creating a new headquarters in downtown Vancouver designed for builders, founders, investors, product teams, and portfolio companies, not traditional corporate administration. The space is intended to become a home for company creation, collaboration, product demonstrations, investment discussions, founder events, and the broader Onni Capital community.Team members will receive:Direct exposure to senior Onni executives, investors, operators, developers, and foundersThe opportunity to help launch products and businesses from the ground upAccess to Onni's operating businesses, technology resources, real estate portfolio, and investment platformCompetitive compensation and a discretionary performance bonusA comprehensive company paid benefits packageAn annual education and professional development allowanceRegular product demonstrations, founder sessions, investment discussions, and team eventsFree access to a fully equipped gymFriends and family rates across participating hospitality brandsEmployee discounts at participating restaurants, retailers, fitness providers, and other businessesA generous employee referral programSalary Range:$55,000 - $65,000About The Company:OnniFor over half a century, Onni has been building communities for people to live, work, and play. Our success reflects our commitment to our employees and partners, and our dedication to quality construction, innovation, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. Our expertise expands across North America, with offices in Vancouver, Toronto, Los Angeles, Seattle, Phoenix, and Chicago.AI Use:This role may involve the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support research, analysis, content development, design, reporting, or operational efficiency. Employees are expected to use AI responsibly and in compliance with company policies, data privacy requirements, confidentiality obligations, and applicable laws.All AI-generated or AI-assisted outputs must be reviewed for accuracy, quality, and appropriateness before use. Employees are also expected to disclose when AI tools have been used in the creation of work and must not present AI-generated content as solely their own original work.How To Apply:Please apply through the link on the job posting and attach your resume and any other required documents.We thank all applicants for your interest in the Onni Group. Note that only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.