Business Intelligence and Market Analyst (CH)

The space industry is an exciting place to be – technology advancements and cost reductions across the industry are fueling a vibrant new space economy. Rapid growth in the commercial sector and the development of new space applications promise to benefit people globally, improving communication, education, healthcare, access to information, and a host of other services. Like any terrestrial ecosystem, the one emerging in space will need supporting services. ClearSpace was founded in 2018 with the mission of making this thriving commercial space economy more sustainable, affordable, and reliable by offering a wide variety of in-orbit services.

ClearSpace was selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) for its first flagship in-orbit servicing mission, focused on active debris removal (ADR). The ground-breaking ClearSpace-1 Mission will launch in 2025 and will safely deorbit an uncontrolled ESA owned object, the first step in cleaning up space for future generations. The technology developed and expertise gained on this mission will accelerate ClearSpace’s entrance into the commercial in-orbit service market, where we will provide the wide range of services that the new space economy will need. ClearSpace is not addressing the challenges of this missions alone, it is supported by a consortium of some of the most exciting space companies and organizations in Europe.

ClearSpace has grown to a team of over 45 space, business and sustainability experts from around the world. To meet the challenges of the ClearSpace-1 Mission, and future commercial opportunities, ClearSpace is currently scaling its team of passionate employees further in both Switzerland and the UK.

ClearSpace is actively recruiting a Business Intelligence and Market Analyst, either based in Switzerland or the UK, to help us evaluate In-Orbit Servicing opportunities across established and emerging markets. Come and join our adventure!

The Role

The successful candidate will report directly to the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and will be responsible for building business cases, market analysis and financial models.

Key activities will be:

• Building commercial business cases that are aligned with the company targets and financial plans,
• Running Return on Investment (ROI) assessments of new opportunities,
• Analysing potential customers business needs and identify value propositions,
• Collaborating with the financial and commercial teams to identify a pricing strategy for the products and services,
• Developing a competitive intelligence database to understand and identify market solutions, alternative offerings, and pricing,
• Modelling sensitivity analysis for different opportunities and pricing models,
• Creating and managing customer databases,
• Contributing to commercial efforts by drafting presentations, business plans and reports,
• Presenting complex ideas in a simplified fashion to lead informed decision making,
• Determining the potential market sizes and designing strategic approaches to capture the market,
• Documenting customer requirements.

Desired Experience:

• Master degree in business administration/finance/marketing, with a proven work experience in a relevant field,
• Minimum 5- 10 years business experience,
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, with advanced knowledge of financial modelling and analysis in Excel,
• Experience understanding complex business needs and offering feasible solutions,
• Experience with defining business models/cases for new products and services,
• Comfort with financial modelling and running sensitivity analysis,
• Strong data visualisation skills,
• Wide knowledge of different business and financial tools, with creative ideas to identify new metrics and valuation methods.
  
• Knowledge of the satellite operator business.
• Experience with institutional customers (e.g. ESA, UKSA...)

Desired Strengths:

• A team player, willing to get stuck in and collaborate wherever is needed
• Agile, flexible and able to work across a geographically-distributed teams
• A great communicator

ClearSpace Offers:

• The freedom to evolve and grow within a team of experienced specialists
• The opportunity to be a key player in one of the most exciting satellite missions
• A caring and collaborative working environment
• The possibility of (partial) remote working and flexible hours
  

Ideal Starting Date: ASAP