Expert Opportunity - Competitive Strategy Analyst ($70/hr, up to $1,400/week)

Ethos; United States; Remote; GBP 61,000 - 92,000; Part time

Job summary

Ethos is an expert network connecting researchers with investors and consultancies for paid engagements. We seek competitive strategy analysts to help train a language model on professional documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks.

The role is fully remote with flexible hours (5–20 hours per week) and an ASAP start. Candidates will conduct market research, build sizing models, and craft battlecards to support go‑to‑market or product decisions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years conducting market research, competitive intelligence, or industry benchmarking analysis in an agency, consulting, or in‑house strategy role.
• Direct experience building market sizing models, competitor battlecards, or pricing comparison matrices used to inform go-to-market or product decisions.
• Expert‑level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Create, evaluate, and refine AI-generated documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks across core workflows (competitive landscape, market sizing, win/loss, benchmarking, surveys, pricing comparisons).
• Develop market positioning decks, TAM/SAM/SOM models, and pricing/feature matrices for go‑to‑market or product decisions.
• Deliver clear, high-quality written outputs and insights to inform stakeholders.

Skills

Market research

Competitive intelligence

Document/spreadsheet/slide craft

Job description

About This Opportunity

We're working with a leading foundational AI lab to find experienced competitive strategy analysts who can help train their latest language model on professional document, spreadsheet, and slide deck tasks.

We're looking for competitive strategy analysts with 4+ years conducting market research, competitive landscape analysis, or industry benchmarking to create, evaluate, and refine AI-generated documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks across core workflows: competitive landscape and positioning decks, market sizing and TAM/SAM/SOM models, win/loss and competitor battlecard analyses, industry benchmarking and trend reports, customer and stakeholder survey summaries, and pricing and feature comparison matrices.

Compensation

$70/hour

Commitment

Flexible, 5-20 hours per week (or more if desired)

Location

Fully remote, work on your own schedule

Start date

ASAP

Qualifications

• 4+ years conducting market research, competitive intelligence, or industry benchmarking analysis in an agency, consulting, or in‑house strategy role
• Direct experience building market sizing models, competitor battlecards, or pricing comparison matrices used to inform go-to-market or product decisions
• Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication and attention to detail

About Ethos

Ethos is a new expert network built by a McKinsey/SoftBank/DeepMind team and backed by world‑leading investors like General Catalyst. We connect experts with investors and consultancies for paid expert calls, speaking engagements, and advisory opportunities.

Key Requirements

• 4+ years conducting market research, competitive intelligence, or industry benchmarking analysis in an agency, consulting, or in‑house strategy role
• Direct experience building market sizing models, competitor battlecards, or pricing comparison matrices used to inform go-to-market or product decisions
• Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication and attention to detail