Market Expansion Research Analyst

Initio Capital LLC; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Initio Capital LLC is seeking a Market Expansion Research Analyst to identify markets, products, operators, and opportunities across consulting, finance, product, software, and growth-focused workstreams.

The role is remote and flexible, ideal for candidates who are analytical, commercially curious, and comfortable moving quickly across business, finance, technology, and strategy topics. Compensation varies by project and experience.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical acumen to turn ambiguous data into actionable insights.
• Ability to work across business, finance, tech and strategy topics.
• Skilled in building concise recommendations and target lists.

Responsibilities

• Identify markets, companies, products, operators, and investment or growth opportunities.
• Turn ambiguous information into clear research, structured analysis, and prioritized target lists.
• Build market maps, competitive scans, and opportunity pipelines.
• Support strategy, sourcing, diligence, product, growth, finance, and operations projects.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Commercial acumen

Cross-functional collaboration

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 Market Expansion 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.