Strategic Growth Analyst

Job Title: Strategic Growth AnalystLocation: Washington, D.C. (remote)Terms: Full-timePosition SummaryThe Strategic Growth Analyst serves as a cross-functional resource reporting to the CSO, dedicated to supporting executive decision-making and ensuring data-driven analysis is accessible and actionable across the organization. The role is designed to operate across the executive, BD, and strategic partnerships teams wherever strategic analysis, research, or operational support can add value.Key ResponsibilitiesMarket Intelligence & Competitive AnalysisSize core and adjacent markets through analysis of federal budgets, defense strategic documents, and industry white papers.Develop a systematic competitive tracking cadence, monitoring competitor wins, contract awards, positioning, and technology movements.Build business cases and ROI models to support go/no-go decisions on new verticals and partnerships.Create customer maps on key programs.Turn complex external information into concise executive-ready summaries and recommendations.Strategic Planning & Executive SupportServe as the point person for special projects and ad hoc strategic initiatives, structuring complex problems, collaborating cross-functionally to develop solutions, and driving execution.Prepare materials for board meetings, engagements, and internal syncs, translating operational data into strategic narratives for both external and internal audiences.Identify and implement AI-driven solutions to accelerate research, data extraction, and analysis across strategy and business development workflows.Financial AnalysisSupport pricing strategy for products and services, including value-based pricing, cost modeling, and margin analysis to inform price-to-win.Partner with the CSO in managing financial forecasts and budget preparation across BD, B&P, Marketing, and IRAD.Support M&A evaluation as acquisition opportunities arise, including target identification, strategic fit assessment, and preliminary financial analysis.Pipeline Analytics & Growth InfrastructureMaintain and refine business development team performance metrics and dashboards, providing alerts and analysis on performance variances.Develop pipeline forecasting models that project growth trajectory against targets.Support CRM data integrity, ensuring the pipeline is accurate and ready for executive-level reporting.