Strategy & Finance Associate

Summary

Join Ethos, a rapidly-scaling startup that's transforming the life insurance industry, as an ambitious self-starter to support the development and execution of strategic initiatives. You will play a major role in evaluating key business problems, working with stakeholders, and solving complex challenges.

Requirements

• Graduated from MBA in 2022/2023/2024
• 1-2+ years of relevant work experience at one of the following preferred
• Client-facing role at a major investment bank
• Client-facing role at a major consulting firm, and experience working on strategy / due diligence assignments
• Private equity / growth equity
• Strategic / operational experience at a high-growth technology company
• Ability to flex between high-level strategic thinking and deep analytical problem solving
• Excellent written / verbal English communication skills, and exceptional attention to detail
• Best-in-class Excel skills and extensive experience developing insightful quantitative analyses, paired with strong critical thinking and sound business judgment. SQL knowledge is strongly preferred
• Motivated self-starter with a track record of success and a proven ability to juggle multiple cross-functional projects/tasks while hitting deadlines
• Able to come into the Bangalore office in a hybrid capacity (3-4 days / week)
• Able to work until 2pm Pacific Time (~2:30am IST) to overlap with US-based functions 2-3 days a week
• Prior educational / work experience in the US/UK or work experience with international teams preferred

Responsibilities

• Evaluate key business problems / strategic initiatives and work with various stakeholders to turn recommendations into a reality
• Work cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Product, Engineering, Analytics, Operations, & Finance teams on the highest impact projects to ensure the success of the company
• Build and maintain models to ensure that teams are sufficiently resourced to meet our growth needs
• Understand and track key performance indicators for the business, and develop & execute action plans to address any weaknesses