Business Strategy Associate

About Us

Reframe Systems is on a mission to build net-zero carbon housing for all, at massive scale. To achieve our mission, we need to make low-carbon carbon housing more affordable by re-imagining how housing is designed and built. Our volumetric module platform and agile production system will drive down cost, delivery time, and embodied carbon for multifamily housing. With our first software-driven microfactory in the greater Boston area (Andover, MA), we are on a roadmap to scale our presence nationally. We are disrupting assembly line manufacturing for housing production and are backed by leading VC firms in the industrial and construction space.

What We're Looking For

We are seeking a highly-motivated team player with a knack for connecting data to meaningful outcomes.  In this role, you will play a crucial part in driving Reframe Systems to achieve our carbon goals by providing data-driven insights and strategic recommendations. You will work closely across our business development team to implement a research program that monitors market landscape, identifies key trends and opportunities, and translates this information to drive strategy.  As the team’s market research lead, you will also support business growth by managing our pursuit of grants and awards from public and philanthropic partners. The ideal candidate will be a strong communicator that thrives in a fast-paced environment and is energized by innovation and growth.  

The position reports to the Head of Business Development & Strategy.  The position is full-time, salaried, exempt. The position is hybrid with the expectation of being in the office or field three days a week. 

Responsibilities:

1. Data Analysis and Insights: Conduct market research to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for Reframe’s products.  Create insightful reports and visualizations to communicate findings for internal planning, proposals and reports, and external communications.  

2. Market Analysis: Analyze peer activities, industry trends, public policy and regulatory changes to uncover competitive advantages, roadblocks and other impacts on business growth.

3. Grants Program: Manage Reframe’s pursuit of philanthropic and government funds or demonstration projects.  Monitor opportunities, organize responses, coordinate with consultants as needed, and ensure timely submissions.  Ensure Reframe adheres to required reporting schedules for awarded opportunities.  Monitor program performance over time. 

4. Customer Delivery Program Optimization: Analyze customer data to best understand the company's strengths and weaknesses among both unique customers and customer profile categories.  

5. Business Strategy Toolkit: Create and administer content library for use across the company, including data visualizations, frequently-used narrative responses for grants and proposals, slides, and related information.

Qualifications:

Required:

• 2-4 years of experience in marketing research, grant writing, and/or business analysis.  

• Experience working with large and complex datasets and agility with data visualization tools.  Ability to identify and define data-driven problems and to think critically and creatively to find solutions.

• Excellent writing and presentation skills.  Ability to communicate complex data insights to non-technical audiences. Strong storytelling skills to present data-driven narratives.

• Experience managing research and writing projects from start to finish.  

• The ability to adapt to a diverse work plan within a dynamic startup environment.  Strong organizational skills and time management acuity.

• Proficiency in Google Drive, CRM systems and business intelligence tools.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, economics, communications, marketing, journalism or a related field.

• Professional exposure to real estate, construction, or housing policy.  

• Successful history securing funding and/or managing grant reporting.

• Financial analysis and/or program budgeting skills.

• Experience in GIS and other mapping softwares.

• Passionate about housing sustainability and affordability.

• Ability to commute to our Andover, MA headquarters on in-office days.

How to Apply

Email a cover letter and resume to [email protected]. We love robots, but all resumes will be human reviewed.