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X, The Moonshot Factory · 4 days ago

Business Innovator

Mountain View, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$227K/yr - $312K/yr

10+ years exp

X, The Moonshot Factory, is dedicated to inventing and launching transformative technologies. They are seeking a Business Innovator to lead market, business, product, and partnership strategies, working closely with cross-disciplinary teams to accelerate moonshot projects.

AerospaceAugmented RealityAutomotiveRobotics

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Business buildingCommercializationDeep tech expertiseFinancial modelingGo-to-market strategyMarket analysisStrategic partnershipsProject managementCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsGrowth mindsetProblem-solving

Required

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