Corporate Development Research Analyst

Initio Capital LLC; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Initio Capital LLC is seeking a Corporate Development Research Analyst for a remote, flexible role across consulting, finance, product, software, AI, operations, market research, and growth-focused workstreams.

You will identify promising markets, companies, products, operators, and investment opportunities, turning ambiguous information into structured analysis and actionable recommendations.

Qualifications

• Strong research and market analysis abilities.
• Ability to build target lists, market maps, and opportunity pipelines.
• Experience analyzing data from documents, websites, interviews, and public information.

Responsibilities

• Research companies, markets, models, and investment themes.
• Build target lists, market maps, competitive scans, and pipelines.
• Analyze data from diverse sources to form concise recommendations.
• Support strategy, sourcing, diligence, product, growth, finance, and operations projects.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Commercial curiosity

Cross-functional collaboration

Structured thinking

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 Corporate Development Research Analyst, 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.