Business Innovator

About the role

We are seeking experienced business innovators with deep expertise in business building and commercialisation who are motivated by a passion to change the world for the better.

This role seeks motivated individuals that enjoy working in small, interdisciplinary teams, have a growth mindset, a passion for problem-solving directed at achieving meaningful business and commercial breakthroughs, and are comfortable with uncertainty, exploration, and iteration.

As a Business Innovation team member, you will work closely with several cross-disciplinary teams across the factory, Alphabet and external partners.

How you will make 10x impact

• Lead market, business, product and partnerships strategy for specific moonshot projects including diving into exciting experiments and shaping key strategic initiatives
• Roll up your sleeves on projects as an embedded Business Innovation team member with radical collaboration to accelerate our moonshots
• Apply first principles systems thinking with the ability to set hypotheses and test them in the market with stakeholders and partners to progressively de-risk moonshot projects from a business perspective
• As 'player-coaches', show up as critical thought partners and co-builders with our project leads
• Support the investment readiness process for internal ventures preparing to graduate
• Leverage our convening power and resources at X and Alphabet in your pursuit of accelerating moonshots

What you should have

• 10 years of professional business experience with a significant focus on deep tech either through entrepreneurship, investing, management consulting or operating in a technical industry
• Growth mindset with a strong propensity to learn and innovate through proactive problem, market, customer discovery
• Deep analytical rigour, including demonstrable expertise with financial modelling for market, business and product development strategy. Specifically, deep experience and comfort with:
• Market discovery and analysis including stakeholder/expert interviews
• Product marketing analysis (e.g. identifying and translating current unmet needs to moonshot product requirements, identifying target customer/user segments, revenue models and pricing)
• Go-to-market strategy and sequencing
• Business financial modeling (e.g. market sizing, unit economics, pro forma P&Ls)

• Ability to create significant strategic partnerships around early stage technology or ventures including sourcing, building alignment and closing strategic partnerships
• Strong understanding of deep tech, emerging technologies, and the unique challenges of commercializing research and early technology innovations
• Exceptional project management with a track record of successful, end-to-end project or deal execution, or entrepreneurial venture-building
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills including ability to effectively communicate both technical and non-technical information to mixed audiences
• Ability to work effectively, lead through influence, and build strong relationships in a fast-paced, dynamic, and ambiguous environment

It'd be great if you also had these

• MBA or equivalent strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to de-risk a new product idea from a business perspective
• Proven entrepreneurial background with experience as a founder or as an early employee at an early-stage startup
• Hands-on experience designing and executing go-to-market strategies for novel technology products
• Motivated by purpose and passion; you fall in love with problems, not solutions

Pay

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $180,000 - $280,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.