A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.
We are looking for a Strategic Business Analyst
Key duties:
• Undertake market research & analysis, and assess market trends, specifically for Human and Robotic Space Exploration, Space Infrastructure and Science domains
• Identify new business opportunities and define value propositions
• Develop and document business cases to substantiate new opportunities, identifying perimeter of the initiative/project, business models, alternatives, strengths and weaknesses, benefits and risks, and a preliminary assessment of involved costs, investments, revenues, timescale, organization & governance aspects
• For selected initiatives of interest, develop and document a more detailed business plan, further analyzing service or product idea, roadmap, commercialization approach and associated most suitable organizational structure, customers and competitors stance, industrial response implications, amount and source of initial funding, financial modeling and financial forecasts including ROI and cash flow forecasts
• Contribute to assessment and due diligence for possible investments and M&As
• In close cooperation with Domain Operations and Production Units, contribute to the preparation and justification of evolution roadmap for industrial CAPEX (new facilities, new plants…)
• In support to the Product Line Managers and Product Managers, contribute to business estimates and planning for existing product lines
• In support to bids preparation, (i) assess customer requests for specific business forecasts or justifications and prepare the associated response to be included in the proposal data package, (ii) contribute to the identification of business and financial risks and opportunities to be included in the risk register
Skills, experience and qualifications required:
• Master’s degree in Finance, Economics or Business Administration
• At least 5 years of experience in market research & analysis, financial modeling, preparation & development of business cases and business plans
• Previous experience in corporate strategy and finance are preference criteria
• Data analysis and visualization
• Business and financial modeling
• Strong written and verbal communication, including technical writing skills
• Critical thinking
• Storytelling
• Comfortable with uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity
• Understanding of (space) systems engineering concepts
• Fluent in English language
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams
Location: Torino (Italy) Permanent position
At Thales Alenia Space we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales Alenia Space employing around 8,900 employees in 10 countries with 17 sites in Europe and a plant in the US, our mobility policy enables employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth #SpaceForLife. Great journeys start here, apply now!
What We Do
Fednav Limited, the largest Canadian international dry bulk shipping group and leader in the Arctic and Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway.
Founded in 1944, we conduct business worldwide with approximately 100 ships trading worldwide.
Fednav also operates a network of specialized subsidiaries
- FALLine (Fednav Atlantic Lakes Line), offering a regular general cargo liner service from Europe to ports along the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence system for over 60 years.
- FMT (Federal Marine Terminals), operating multiple stevedoring facilities in the US East Coast and Gulf Coast and in the Great Lakes. A leader in the industry, FMT handles breakbulk, bulk, containerized, project, and general cargoes for its clients. The wide range of commodities handled includes cement, cocoa, containers, gypsum, machinery, steel, sugar, wood pulp and forest products.
- Fednav Direct, our logistics services offering value-added on-carriage services, inventory management, and 24/7 inland transportation of cargoes
