Senior Associate, Strategy & Market Intelligence

Overview

Work directly with the CEO to research, recommend, and help decide where Learneo invests, with a focus on AI-driven opportunities across categories, asset classes, and deal types.

What you'll do

• Develop Learneo's perspective on where to invest by researching, sizing, and stress-testing potential investment themes across emerging categories, verticals, and asset classes.
• Run rigorous quantitative and qualitative market mapping and benchmarking exercises, forming a clear thesis on competitive dynamics, market structure, and where value is being created.
• Conduct deep-dive investigations into companies, business models, and competitive landscapes, going beyond surface-level research to surface non-obvious insights.
• Track market trends and industry signals across technology and adjacent sectors, helping Learneo stay ahead of shifts relevant to its strategic direction.
• Source and own outreach with target companies and founders, and build systems for tracking companies and knowing when to engage.
• Form and present recommendations to senior leadership in a clear, answer-first format that enables fast, confident decision-making.
• Help build Learneo's market intelligence function from the ground up, including scorecard criteria and a repeatable evaluation process for investment and acquisition decisions.

What you'll need

• 3+ years of experience in investment banking, venture capital, private equity, management consulting, hedge fund analysis, or an early-stage startup.
• A genuine, intrinsic passion and curiosity for investing and how companies create value.
• Demonstrated ability to build a well-reasoned point of view on an unfamiliar market, from scoping the research question to delivering a clear, evidence-backed conclusion.
• Strong independent judgment; able to form a confident thesis from ambiguous or incomplete information and defend it clearly when challenged.
• Gets up to speed quickly in new domains; intellectually curious and comfortable operating without a pre-existing framework or subject matter expertise.
• Advanced ability to translate quantitative and qualitative research into concise, actionable recommendations for senior audiences.
• Strong business, financial, and economic literacy; comfort reading cap tables, investor memos, and market data as primary sources.

Nice to have

• A point of view on how AI is reshaping specific industries or business models.
• Experience conducting primary research (expert interviews, founder calls, customer discovery) alongside secondary research.
• Familiarity with deal flow, market mapping, or investment memo writing.
• Proficient in analytics or data tools (Pitchbook, CB Insights, or similar).
• Founder experience, especially having sold a business into or worked at a serial acquirer platform.

Details

• Hybrid and remote model with flexible working hours; virtual-first company.
• Eligible for hire in the US and Canada.
• Base salary range: Canada $151,000 to $205,000 CAD; California and New York $151,000 to $256,000 USD; Massachusetts and Washington $151,000 to $232,000 USD; Minnesota and New Jersey $151,000 to $205,000 USD; Colorado and Illinois $133,000 to $205,000 USD; Vermont $133,000 to $179,000 USD.
• Total compensation may include bonus, equity, and benefits, depending on role, level, and location.