Business Development Associate

Responsibilities

• Market Research: Identify, research, and qualify new commercial opportunities to support Maverick's continued expansion into critical markets
• Sales Operations: Maintain accurate and up-to-date data in our CRM, tracking progress on key business initiatives
• Marketing: Develop high-quality presentations, proposals, sales collateral, marketing materials, and support Maverick's external brand growth
• Revenue Operations: Collaborate with Finance to support forecasting and revenue tracking
• Financial Analysis: Build and maintain financial models and dashboards to support short and long-term commercial decisions
• Data & Analytics: Develop and manage data and analytic reporting capabilities alongside Operations, Sales, and Finance - providing departmental leadership, the C-Suite, and investors with key business insights
• Corporate Strategy: Conduct market and competitive research, combining internal and external data to produce actionable strategies
• Business Operations: Drive efficiency across the organization by designing and implementing processes and tools that slash time and costs out of our workflows
• Special Projects: Handle ad-hoc tasks that arise in a dynamic environment; from solving urgent logistics challenges to analyzing oil samples from South Texas

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM, Finance, Economics, or other quantitative field
• 1+ years experience in investment banking, consulting, engineering, startup, or related job
• 1+ years experience using basic business tools (Excel, PPT, CRMs)
• Strong AI fluency; knowledge and use of the latest AI tools to supercharge work
• Sharp verbal and written communication skills; you are known as a great communicator by co-workers and classmates
• Extreme sense of urgency and ownership; bias towards action
• Positive attitude, strong work ethic, high integrity
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves and contribute wherever needed; "no task too small" mindset
• Strong desire to meaningfully contribute to American dynamism and the global resource supply chain

Preferred Skills & Experiences

• Undergraduate Degree in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, or related fields
• Prior experience in Oil & Gas, Mining, or Specialty Chemicals
• Prior experience in deep-tech
• Experience building financial models
• Working understanding of income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements
• Technical proficiency with business software and tools (Python, SQL, Tableau, PowerBI, Excel, Hubspot, Zapier, Cursor)

Additional Requirements

• Willing to work extended hours, as needed
• Willing to travel to customer sites, other Maverick facilities, and industry events