Strategic Commercial Growth Lead

Uplight; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Parental leave

Wellness stipend

Work flexibility

Job summary

Uplight is hiring a Commercial Strategy Manager to build financial models, evolve strategy, and support the sales function with data-driven insights. You will stand up deal-tracking systems, analyze losses, and partner with leadership on strategic finance initiatives.

You’ll contribute to month-end analysis, prepare board-ready materials, and help optimize GTM with a lean, high-impact team. This role lives in Boulder, CO, with strong growth potential.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years in strategy consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy, or similar analytical roles.
• Commercial strategy experience—understand deal structures, growth levers, and data-driven decisions.
• Strong numeracy; Excel skills required; finance background not mandatory.
• Self-starter, inquisitive, able to work independently in a lean team.
• Adaptable to move from a large corporate to a smaller, fast-moving team.

Responsibilities

• Build out financial models and manage daily cash flow and commercial strategy modeling.
• Evolve commercial strategy with data-driven insights that inform the sales team.
• Synthesize post-mortems on deals to sharpen GTM and reduce cycle times.
• Stand up deal-tracking infrastructure for real-time pipeline visibility.
• Conduct loss analysis and inform competitive insights to improve win rates.
• Support corporate strategy and contribute to strategic finance initiatives.
• Assist month-end variance analysis and translate findings for stakeholders.
• Prepare board materials with clear financial and strategic narratives.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Data analysis

Numerical reasoning

Tools

Excel

Job description

Uplight is hiring a Commercial Strategy Manager to build financial models, evolve strategy, and support the sales function with data-driven insights. You will stand up deal-tracking systems, analyze losses, and partner with leadership on strategic finance initiatives.

You’ll contribute to month-end analysis, prepare board-ready materials, and help optimize GTM with a lean, high-impact team. This role lives in Boulder, CO, with strong growth potential.