Cybersecurity Research Analyst - Columbus

Acquisition Network LLC; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Acquisition Network LLC in Columbus, Ohio is seeking a Cybersecurity Research Analyst for a remote, flexible role that blends finance, technology, and strategy.

You will identify promising markets, turn ambiguous information into concise research, and produce prioritized target lists with practical recommendations.

This opportunity suits candidates interested in consulting, private markets, or product strategy and offers project-based, remote work with varying compensation.

Qualifications

• Analytical and commercially oriented candidate.
• Comfortable moving quickly across business, technology and strategy topics.
• Interest in consulting, finance, or product strategy.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Analytical thinking

Commercial awareness

Job description

Cybersecurity Research Analyst - Columbus

Acquisition Network 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 Cybersecurity 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.