R&D Product Strategy Analyst

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R&D Product Strategy Analyst at Mesa evaluating potential software-based product offerings. Focused on market research, feasibility, and strategic recommendations with an analytical approach.

Responsibilities:

  • Review existing deliverables (Power BI dashboards, workflows, templates, project controls tools)
  • Identify repeatable patterns and opportunities for standardization or productization
  • Document current-state vs potential future-state solutions
  • Identify industries and clients utilizing similar tools (utilities, engineering consulting, etc.)
  • Analyze competitors offering SaaS/SaaP or workflow-based solutions
  • Evaluate market demand and potential adoption barriers
  • Work with internal SMEs (data/dev/BI resources) to validate technical feasibility
  • Evaluate whether solutions should remain within MS365 ecosystem or move toward standalone platform
  • Develop high-level cost, effort, and scalability estimates
  • Produce structured reports, dashboards, and presentations summarizing findings
  • Present recommendations to leadership on product viability
  • Support development of go/no-go decision materials

Requirements:

  • 2-5 years of experience in product development, consulting, business analysis, or strategy roles
  • Curiosity and a genuine interest in understanding how systems and ideas work
  • Investigative mindset with a natural inclination to question assumptions and explore alternatives
  • Experience working in startups, small teams, or early-stage product environments
  • Exposure to prototyping, proof of concept development, or R&D style work
  • Familiarity with Agile or iterative development approaches
  • Past working experience with Project Management principles, such as PMBOK. PMP certification desirable but not required.

Benefits:

  • Completion of defined R&D deliverables across all phases (marketability, feasibility, cost)
  • Accuracy and quality of research outputs
  • Ability to translate ambiguous requirements into structured insights
  • Supporting leadership decision-making with data-driven recommendations
  • Recommend product concepts and strategic direction
  • Propose improvements to research scope and structure
  • Engage internal SMEs to gather required inputs