Commercial Strategy & Growth Associate

DEKA Research and Development; Manchester (NH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

DEKA Research and Development seeks a Business Strategy Associate to shape the commercial story behind emerging technologies and new product opportunities. Working closely with leadership, this role evaluates markets, analyzes competitors, identifies potential partners, and builds strategic materials for investment decks, business plans, and go-to-market strategies.

This is a role with broad exposure across product strategy, commercialization, partnerships, and new business development.

Qualifications

• Recent MBA graduate with internships or prior roles in strategy, consulting, finance, or business development.
• Strong analytical skills and demonstrated experience conducting market, competitive, and industry research.
• Ability to synthesize complex information and develop a clear, well-supported point of view.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience developing high-quality executive presentations, analyses, briefings, or business cases.
• Strong financial and quantitative skills, including comfort building and interpreting Excel-based business models.

Responsibilities

• Develop the strategic and commercial case for new products and technologies, from early concept through business proposal.
• Research markets, competitors, customers, and industry dynamics to assess opportunities and inform strategy.
• Distill complex research into clear insights, recommendations, and executive-level materials.
• Identify potential strategic partners, customers, investors, and other collaborators.
• Assist with the development of outreach strategies and materials and help lead early conversations with prospective partners.
• Support relationship-building with external organizations and manage follow-up on key opportunities.
• Build investment decks, strategic presentations, and other materials used in high-level internal and external discussions.
• Draft key components of business plans, including market opportunity, competitive positioning, business model, and go-to-market strategy.
• Build and refine financial models evaluating revenue potential, costs, economics, and business scenarios.
• Help drive strategic initiatives forward by managing priorities, follow-up, and next steps across multiple stakeholders.

Skills

MBA

Analytical skills

Market research

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Financial modeling

Excel

PowerPoint

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

MBA degree

Bachelor's degree with 1-3 years experience

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

DEKA Research and Development seeks a Business Strategy Associate to shape the commercial story behind emerging technologies and new product opportunities. Working closely with leadership, this role evaluates markets, analyzes competitors, identifies potential partners, and builds strategic materials for investment decks, business plans, and go-to-market strategies.

This is a role with broad exposure across product strategy, commercialization, partnerships, and new business development.