Strategy Intern - Summer 2023

Job Summary

As a Strategy Intern with Kairos Power, you will have the exciting opportunity to support our team by researching and analyzing data to best support Kairos’ forward looking strategic initiatives and help define the execution plans that the team will use to deliver those initiatives.

While supporting corporate strategy development and innovation initiatives, you will work within a small direct team, but across a cross-functional organization, dedicated to driving our corporate strategic planning roadmap, leveraging data and market insights to inform critical company decisions.

We are looking for a creative, proactive, and enthusiastic intern with a solution-oriented mindset with the ability to change course quickly in a high-paced environment. This is an excellent opportunity for a savvy graduate student with a passion for corporate strategy and business development.

Responsibilities

• Perform market research and analysis to inform company strategy and business development
• Support value proposition, product definition and business modeling including pricing strategies for Kairos Power’s fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature reactor (FHR)
• Analyze consumer trends, the industry landscape, and corporate realities to develop business strategies and the associated product strategies that deliver profitable growth
• Apply these strategies to build actionable product plans that fit within business constraints
• Support make-buy recommendations and company vertical integration strategy
• Work well under pressure and act in utmost confidentiality with sensitive information
• Establish clear, compelling product direction for program teams to execute
• Synthesize results of quantitative and qualitative research and analysis into implications, key trends and/or recommendations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, or similar background. MBA required
• Experience conducting financial analysis
• Proven ability to work well under pressure and adapt quickly to change while maintaining a positive attitude.
• Works well with others with the ability to build trust within the team and work effectively in a highly collaborative environment.
• Skilled at planning, organizing, prioritizing and executing simultaneous projects and activities.
• High-level leadership and decision-making skills
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to conduct market and/or customer requirements research and to communicate results and associated impacts on related business imperatives

Physical Conditions

• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
• Communicating with others to exchange information

Environmental Conditions

• General office environment
• Accessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned
• High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced

Safety and PPE

• Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
• Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions

Travel

• Some travel may be required (up to 10%) 

The hourly range for this position is $45-50 employees working onsite at our Alameda, CA headquarters or $40-45 for remote employees working in California. The range provided in this job posting represents the typical range or starting rate of candidates hired in California. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, the market data for your work location, and a comparison to other employees already in the role.