Cie is a Venture Studio that specializes in accelerating growth and digital innovation for large enterprises and emerging startups. We leverage our domain expertise gained from dozens of early-stage ventures to support our partners from ideation to commercialization.
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We are seeking a skilled Market Research Analyst to play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction of our portfolio companies and ventures through comprehensive market research and customer insights.
This is a role designed for a generalist researcher who can adeptly analyze market trends, conduct competitive analysis, and deliver valuable customer insights.
- Conduct thorough and creative market research to evaluate subject company position relative to landscape competitors.
- Design and execute studies to gather customer insights.
- Develop hypotheses on major problems to solve and use them as inputs to ideation.
- Facilitate customer cohort discussions, manage surveys/interviews, analyze results, and validate prototypes through customer feedback.
- Present findings and actionable insights to senior management.
- Synthesize client, competitor, and customer information to identify key problems and opportunities.
- Create associations and sequence information to develop clear, data-driven recommendations.
- 2-5 years of consulting experience, preferably with top-tier consulting firms or venture studios.
- Proven experience in market research, customer insights, and prototype development.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong critical reasoning skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Proficient in data analysis tools and methodologies.
- Bonus points for experience in project management and creating strategy or concept-based presentations.
- High tolerance for ambiguity and ability to work independently.
What the Team is Saying
What We Do
Cie is a venture studio that serves as an innovation lab and accelerator for bold entrepreneurs who want to transform disruptive ideas into thriving ventures.
Cie blends Silicon Valley DNA with the business maturity of serial entrepreneurs, seasoned venture capitalists, and Fortune 500 executives. Combined with the team’s strategic and operational expertise in technology, product development, brand building, and customer acquisition, Cie consistently drives positive outcomes across a wide range of business challenges.
Cie’s venture portfolio includes Cie Games (acquired by Glu Mobile), Nativo, ASAP Tire (acquired by Tire Rack), Titan School Solutions (acquired by LINQ), Performa Labs, Apollo Education System, and a growing list of emerging start-ups. Cie’s leadership team has served key roles at transformational companies such as Amazon, eBay, Yahoo!, Overture, Pepsi, Nestlé, Saks Fifth Avenue, Goldman Sachs, and Internet Brands.
Why Work With Us
We’re passionate about launching new businesses and accelerating growth in our ventures.
We’re looking for people who are entrepreneurial at heart, want to be builders and creators, and are willing to roll up their sleeves. You’ll learn how we build successful startups, find the signal in all the noise, and incubate your own ideas.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
