Innovation Analyst

Onni Group of Companies • Vancouver, BC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Onni Capital is seeking an Innovation Analyst to join a high ownership, low bureaucracy team. This role is designed for individuals who learn quickly, take initiative, enjoy solving ambiguous problems, and want to help build something from the ground up. Analysts will work in small project groups, test ideas quickly, put early products in front of users, and make decisions based on evidence rather than hierarchy. The position involves finding and defining problems, building working software with AI assistance, and owning the outcome of projects from inception to potential integration into production systems or portfolio companies. This is not a role for someone seeking a rigid job description or months of consensus building, but rather for someone comfortable with ambiguity and a bias towards action.

Requirements

• Interest in business, engineering, computer science, product, economics, or a related field. Strong new graduates will be considered.
• Evidence of having built and shipped something real (e.g., a product, company, prototype, automation, analytical tool, community, or side project with actual users).
• Daily, fluent use of modern AI tools, including AI-assisted development environments such as Claude Code, with the judgment to know when to trust output and when to verify it.
• Working technical literacy: Comfort with APIs, data structures, SQL, basic scripting, and automation tools, or a demonstrated ability to learn technical systems quickly.
• Genuine entrepreneurial instinct; a desire to fix broken processes.
• Commercial judgment: Ability to connect a user problem to a business case and explain why something is worth building.
• Excellent communication skills: Ability to talk to people and get them to articulate their challenges.
• Clear writing and the ability to explain technical ideas to executives without jargon.
• A bias toward action and comfort making progress with incomplete information.
• Comfort working in a small, fast-moving team where responsibilities change as projects develop.
• High personal standards for accuracy, quality, ownership, and follow-through.

Nice To Haves

• Founder, side project, or startup experience.
• Experience with tools such as Claude, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Linear, Slack, Supabase, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with the modern TypeScript and React ecosystem, or with Python.
• Exposure to real estate, construction, hospitality, financial services, or another asset-heavy industry.
• Experience with product practices such as customer discovery, user stories, and pilot design.
• Experience integrating LLMs into applications, including prompt engineering and evaluating output quality.

Responsibilities

• Find and define problems by working directly with operators, tenants, customers, and internal teams to understand workflows and identify areas of inefficiency.
• Translate learnings into clear problem statements and product specifications.
• Size the opportunity in terms of revenue, operating cost, hours saved, cycle time, or risk reduction.
• Build working software using AI-assisted development tools, specifically Claude Code, as a core part of the daily workflow.
• Ship a first version quickly, put it in front of real users, and iterate based on feedback.
• Integrate with existing systems, external APIs, and third-party services.
• Hand validated products to the engineering team for hardening into production systems and remain involved through the transition.
• Design and run structured pilots with named users, defined success metrics, deadlines, and clear criteria for continuation or stopping.
• Onboard the first users personally, train them, and gather feedback.
• Track adoption, feedback, revenue, cost, and measured impact after launch.
• Support go-to-market for products that graduate, including pricing, positioning, and early customer acquisition.
• Present built products, outcomes, and recommendations directly to senior leadership.
• Deploy onto Valorem, Panni Consulting engagements, or portfolio company work as priorities shift.
• Research markets, competitors, technologies, and vendors to inform build, buy, or partner decisions.
• Document built products, rationale, and learnings to improve team efficiency.
• Contribute to internal product reviews, demonstrations, and Onni Capital events.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Discretionary performance bonus
• Comprehensive company-paid benefits package
• Annual education and professional development allowance
• Regular product demonstrations, founder sessions, investment discussions, and team events
• Free access to a fully equipped gym
• Friends and family rates across participating hospitality brands
• Employee discounts at participating restaurants, retailers, fitness providers, and other businesses
• Generous employee referral program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed