Senior Associate, Commercial Strategy

Alumni Ventures; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Equity participation

Flexible and dynamic work environment

Job summary

RapidSOS, a leading AI company in public safety, is looking for a Senior Associate in Commercial Strategy based in New York City. You will manage the CEO's commercial initiatives, ensuring high-priority projects are executed efficiently while producing executive-quality deliverables and supporting various strategic projects.

Ideal candidates should have 3-4 years of relevant experience, exceptional communication skills, and a proactive attitude. This role offers a competitive salary range of $120,000-$140,000 plus equity options.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years experience in investment banking, management consulting, or strategy function.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Proactive, able to manage multiple tasks effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage the CEO’s commercial pipeline and track opportunities.
• Produce polished executive-quality presentations and documents.
• Support creative pricing and deal structuring with teams.

Skills

Investment banking experience

Management consulting skills

Communication skills

Detail-oriented approach

Executive presence

Familiarity with AI tools

Job description

RapidSOS is the leading public safety AI company that unlocks mission‑critical intelligence for first responders and security teams – enabling faster, smarter and more accurate emergency response. Real‑time data from the world’s largest safety network of 700M+ devices, 200+ global enterprises, and 23,000+ federal, state and local agencies fuels the RapidSOS HARMONY AI engine that delivers this intelligence to those who need it most.

What this role is about

In the Senior Associate, Commercial Strategy role, you will serve as the execution engine for our CEO on the highest‑priority commercial opportunities. You’ll own driving cross‑functional commercial initiatives from scoping through pilots – managing senior executive relationships, surfacing opportunities, and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.

What you’ll do

• Manage the CEO’s commercial pipeline: track all active opportunities, own follow‑up cadences, surface risks and next steps, and ensure nothing falls through the cracks across a high‑volume deal flow.
• Produce executive‑quality deliverables: Own the creation of presentations, briefing documents, and memos that are polished, precise, and ready for any audience.
• Drive creative pricing and deal structuring: work alongside the CEO, our sales & marketing leadership, and finance teams to model deal economics, develop pilot frameworks, and pressure‑test commercial terms.
• Identify and frame emerging opportunities: proactively scan the market and inbound pipeline, synthesize what you’re seeing, and bring the CEO a clear POV and recommended path forward.
• Support special projects on an as‑needed basis: may include fundraising, M&A, and key partnerships.

What we’re looking for in our ideal candidate

• 3‑4 years of experience in investment banking, management consulting, or an Office of the CEO / strategy function – you’ve worked in high‑expectation environments and delivered.
• Exceptional communicator: you write and present with precision and confidence, distilling complex situations into clear narratives for executive audiences.
• Proactive and detail‑oriented: you initiate follow‑up without being asked, catch things that fall through the cracks, and operate multiple steps ahead.
• High executive presence: you’re comfortable engaging with senior leaders directly (can act when needed as a liaison for our CEO), managing up, and pushing back constructively when needed.
• AI‑native: you are comfortable with the latest AI tools, keeping up to proactively improve your workflows and output.
• Based in NYC (some flexibility for SF) and able to come into the office 3‑4 times a week; expect to also join our Founder & CEO to meet with prospective customers & partners.

What we offer

• The chance to work with a passionate team on solving one of the largest challenges globally.
• Competitive salary and benefits and equity participation.
• A dynamic, flexible and fun start‑up work environment with a highly talented team.

Salary and equity: Starting pay for a successful applicant will depend on a variety of job‑related factors, which may include experience, relevant skills, training, education, location, business needs, or market demands. The salary range for this role is $120,000 - $140,000. This role will also be eligible to receive equity options and a performance based bonus.

RapidSOS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status.