New Business Ventures Strategy Analyst

About the role

The New Business Ventures Strategy Analyst plays an integral role in the vision, development, and execution of new ventures projects across the Pacers Sports & Entertainment ecosystem. Reporting to the AVP, Head of New Ventures & Development, this role requires an analytical skillset and strong presentation skills to support priority commercial initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Create clear and concise executive-level presentation material and talking points to articulate opportunities, recommendations, and/or solutions that achieve strategic business objectives.
• Prepare quantitative analysis and craft proposals and presentations tailored for diverse audiences, including internal executive stakeholders and external partners.
• Support ad hoc requests for slide development under very tight deadlines, ensuring accuracy, polish, and alignment with business objectives.
• Conduct competitive benchmarking and industry research to inform partnership strategy and solution development.
• Develop business cases, operating plans, business models, and go-to-market strategies for new business initiatives.
• Partner with internal teams – including MarTech, Business Intelligence, and Partnerships – to design and implement scalable solutions that support partner success.
• Collaborate with diverse project teams and exhibit best-practice project management skills and thought leadership.
• Absorb, champion, and support concepts and processes alongside department leaders to implement positive team member and stakeholder experiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 2+ years of professional experience in management consulting or investment banking required.
• Experience in the sports, entertainment, media, and technology industries preferred.
• Analytical orientation and ability to conduct analyses to evaluate opportunities, recognize patterns, and identify efficiencies.
• Sense-maker who analyzes a wide scope of complex problems to identify and clearly communicate – via polished presentation materials – key learnings and recommendations for scalable improvements.
• Adapts quickly to new situations and projects and can juggle multiple objectives and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Proactive problem solver who can prioritize and manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines.
• Effective communicator and presenter, both orally and in writing.
• Advanced aptitude with all Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and AI productivity tools including Copilot.