Must be enrolled in an academic program and working towards completing an MBA (or Business) degree
Minimum Qualifications:
Must be located in the Bay Area, with the ability to travel to the X office multiple times per week
Current or former MBA student with a BA/BS in relevant science or engineering field
Collaborative, proactive team player
2+ years of work experience in one or more of the following areas: management consulting, venture capital, deep tech product management
Very strong strategy and analytical skills. Ability to gather and analyze large quantities of information, and turn them into insightful business recommendations.
Good at problem stating and problem solving, and turning ambiguous problem spaces into radical solutions. Must be able to break down problems independently
Can-do attitude, willing to learn new tools and content to become an effective thought partner with project team
Excellent communication skills i.e experience writing strategy docs, experience delivering presentations, and a general openness to liaise with senior external partners
Prefered Qualifications:
Experience with photonics and chip design
Experience with AI & ML (especially state-of-the-art trends such as large language models, multimodal models, etc)
Experience with financial modeling
An ability to thrive on ambiguity, setting own goals and effectively delivering them in a fast-changing environment
Adept at influencing without authority, working cross-functionally with different teams in order to drive decision making
Motivated by making the world a better place through technology, and wanting to be part of a team that makes this happen. Excited to go deep and learn about new and experimental technologies.
Responsibilities
Build strategies for commercialization of deep tech projects. This involves: market research, strategy development, business development, partnerships / competitors analysis, etc.
Work with internal and external domain experts to test validity of models and assumptions
Present findings to cross-functional project leadership to guide project and team strategy
Be open to other operational projects as needs arise in the team