Automation Strategy Research Associate

Initio Capital LLC; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible hours

Job summary

Initio Capital is seeking an Automation Strategy Research Associate to identify promising markets, companies, products, operators, and investment opportunities. You will transform ambiguous information into structured analysis, prioritized target lists, and practical recommendations.

This remote, flexible role is suited for candidates who are analytical, commercially curious, and comfortable moving quickly across business, finance, technology, and strategy topics, with opportunities across

Qualifications

• Analytical mindset with strong commercial curiosity.
• Ability to synthesize information from diverse sources.
• Comfort working across business, finance, technology and strategy topics.

Responsibilities

• Research companies, markets, business models, and investment themes.
• Build target lists, market maps, competitive scans, and opportunity pipelines.
• Analyze data, documents, websites, interviews, and public information to form concise recommendations.
• Support strategy, sourcing, diligence, product, growth, finance, and operations projects.

Job description

ABOUT INITIO CAPITAL

Initio Capital is hiring for this role and related opportunities across consulting, finance, product, software, AI, operations, market research, and growth-focused workstreams.

THE ROLE

As a Automation Strategy Research Associate, you will help identify promising markets, companies, products, operators, and investment or growth opportunities. You will turn ambiguous information into clear research, structured analysis, prioritized target lists, and practical recommendations.

This is a remote, flexible role for candidates who are analytical, commercially curious, and comfortable moving quickly across business, finance, technology, and strategy topics.

WHAT YOU MAY WORK ON

• Research companies, markets, business models, and investment themes.
• Build target lists, market maps, competitive scans, and opportunity pipelines.
• Analyze data, documents, websites, interviews, and public information to form concise recommendations.
• Support strategy, sourcing, diligence, product, growth, finance, and operations projects.

WHO THIS IS FOR

This is a strong fit for candidates interested in consulting, finance, investment research, product strategy, software, AI/data, business operations, corporate development, private markets, or entrepreneurship.

COMPENSATION

Compensation varies by project and experience. Many roles are flexible, remote, and project-based.