Strategy & Operations Lead: Growth & Partnerships

Maybell Quantum; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Growth opportunities

Impact on product

Collaborative team

Benefits package

Job summary

Maybell Quantum is seeking a Strategy & Operations Lead to drive strategic initiatives at a fast-growing quantum hardware startup. You will work directly with company leadership to analyze new markets, forge partnerships, and build a scalable lab-to-market supply chain.

Ideal candidates bring 5–7 years in top-tier management consulting, exceptional presentation skills, and a track record turning strategy into action in hardware or deep tech environments.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience at a top-tier management consulting firm with a track record of exceptional performance.
• Bachelor's degree from a leading institution
• Experience creating executive-level presentations and communications
• Excellent data visualization and storytelling capabilities
• Adaptability and comfort operating in ambiguity
• Intellectual curiosity and passion for emerging technologies
• Direct experience in hardware, deep tech, or quantum industries is not required but would be advantageous

Responsibilities

• Structure and lead complex cross-functional projects from conception to completion, ensuring alignment across engineering, product, and business teams to achieve strategic objectives.
• Develop presentations, investment memos, and other materials for the Board of Directors, investors, and strategic partners to communicate company strategy, progress, and key decisions.
• Identify, evaluate, and execute strategic partnerships with industry leaders, research institutions, and key customers to accelerate growth and market adoption.
• Develop financial models and business cases to support strategic decisions, including partnerships, M&A opportunities, and new market entry.
• Lead due diligence efforts and support negotiations for high-priority commercial agreements and corporate development activities.
• Conduct in-depth market analysis and competitive intelligence to identify emerging trends, threats, and opportunities, providing actionable insights to the leadership team.
• Partner with the leadership team to define the company’s long-term strategic roadmap, aligning product development, commercial goals, and operational capabilities.
• Design and implement scalable internal processes (e.g., OKR tracking, cross-functional sprints, knowledge management) that reduce friction and increase velocity as the team grows.
• Identify bottlenecks in the "lab-to-market" value chain, collaborating with technical leads to streamline procurement, supply chain, or rapid prototyping workflows.
• Manage critical "special projects" that fall outside the scope of traditional departments, such as office relocations, ERP implementations, or regulatory compliance audits.
• Support the launch of early pilot programs by coordinating delivery timelines, managing customer expectations, and establishing feedback loops between the customer and the engineering team.
• Develop and refine pricing models and unit economics analysis for novel technologies, transitioning from theoretical models to actual market-tested commercial frameworks.
• Create sales enablement materials that translate complex technical specifications into clear value propositions for non-technical stakeholders and early adopters.

Skills

Management consulting

Executive presentations

Data visualization

Storytelling

Ambiguity tolerance

Emerging technologies

Hardware/deep tech exposure

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Maybell Quantum is seeking a Strategy & Operations Lead to drive strategic initiatives at a fast-growing quantum hardware startup. You will work directly with company leadership to analyze new markets, forge partnerships, and build a scalable lab-to-market supply chain.

Ideal candidates bring 5–7 years in top-tier management consulting, exceptional presentation skills, and a track record turning strategy into action in hardware or deep tech environments.