Strategy & Business Analytics

Primordial Labs•New Haven, CT

3h•$130,000 - $165,000•Remote

About The Position

Primordial Labs is building Anura, an interface that translates spoken or typed intent into structured actions across drones, sensors, and mission software. The Strategy & Business Analytics Lead builds and operates the analytic tools leadership uses to manage the business, connecting information across business development, programs, product, engineering, and finance into integrated dashboards and analyses. The Lead interprets results and briefs leadership on their implications for the business. The role works with the Head of Strategy to establish the company’s analytics capability and then owns its ongoing development and operation. It sits within the Strategy function and works directly with the executive team to inform them about business KPIs and trajectory. This is a fully remote role open to U.S. residents, and it requires U.S. citizenship and current U.S. residency due to federal compliance requirements.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in management consulting, strategy and operations, business operations, finance, or a comparable analytical operating role.
Demonstrated ability to structure ambiguous business problems and deliver recommendations to senior executives.
Demonstrated experience building dashboards, models, or analytic tools that leaders use to run a business.
Proficiency in Power BI or a comparable business intelligence platform.
Advanced financial and operational modeling skills in Excel.
Comfort working with relational data and connecting multiple data sources.
Experience building business applications with low-code platforms or AI-assisted development tools.
Strong written and verbal executive communication skills.
Bachelor's degree.
U.S. citizenship and current residency within the United States; permanent residency or visa sponsorship does not meet this requirement.

Nice To Haves

SQL familiarity.
Management consulting experience at a top-tier strategy firm.
Experience in defense, aerospace, or national security, including familiarity with DoD acquisition, contracting, and program structures.
Experience at a venture-backed company during a scale-up phase.
Experience with Microsoft Power Platform or Fabric, ideally in a government cloud environment.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain dashboards, reports, and analytic tools using platforms that may include Power BI, CRM systems, customer data models, financial forecasts, and related tools.
Connect data across CRM, contracts, finance, and program systems to create consistent, reliable views and a single source of truth for the business.
Automate recurring reporting and data workflows using low-code and AI-assisted tools.
Maintain data quality and ensure proper handling of sensitive and controlled information.
Turn open-ended leadership questions into structured analyses and clear recommendations.
Analyze pipeline health, win rates, capture investment, and revenue forecasts.
Model program performance, resource allocation, and operational trade-offs.
Diagnose performance gaps and process breakdowns and recommend corrective actions to functional leads.
Track performance against leadership metrics and goals.
Produce analytic content for recurring business reviews, board materials, and annual planning.
Brief leadership on trends, risks, and performance shifts, providing clear interpretation.
Refine dashboards and reporting as leadership priorities evolve.
Map core business processes with functional owners to inform tool and dashboard design.
Recommend improvements to business systems and tools as the company scales.
Identify where additional data or technical support would provide leverage.