The bar
What you'll bring
- Minimum Requirements:
- Demonstrated experience in corporate strategy, investment banking, private equity, venture capital, management consulting, defense technology, aerospace, or a relevant government role
- Strong understanding of the U.S. defense industrial base and national security technology ecosystem
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate companies, markets, technologies, and investment opportunities
- Strong financial and analytical skill set, including financial modeling, valuation, market analysis, and business case development
- Ability to synthesize complex technical, financial, operational, and government information into clear strategic recommendations
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple high-priority initiatives
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience across defense technology, aerospace, propulsion, munitions, energetics, or advanced manufacturing
- Experience evaluating M&A, strategic investments, partnerships, or other corporate development opportunities
- Familiarity with DoD budgeting, acquisition, contracting, and industrial base priorities
- Existing relationships across the defense technology, investment, and national security communities
- Experience operating across both the public and private sector
- Benefits Include: (Please note, Interns are not eligible for benefits)
The deal
What you get
- Unlimited PTO - Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Bereavement
- Paid Parental and Adoptive Leave
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Tax Advantage Accounts (HSA/FSA)
- Employer Paid Short and Long Term Disability, Basic Life, AD&D
- Additional Benefit Options Including Voluntary Life and Emergency Medical Transport
- EAP Program
- Retirement Savings Plan - 401k with Company Match
- Equity Grants in the Company
- How To Apply: Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by filling out the application below and clicking "Submit Application". This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.
Additional notes
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The future of aerospace and defense starts here.
Ursa Major was founded to revolutionize how America and its allies access and apply high-performance propulsion, from hypersonics to solid rocket motors, satellite maneuvering and launch. We design and deliver propulsion and defense systems that solve the most urgent and critical national security demands.
Ursa Major is at an inflection point as the company scales across space, hypersonics, and solid rocket motors. Continued growth will require a coordinated corporate strategy that connects customer demand, market dynamics, capital allocation, manufacturing capacity, technology development, and the evolving needs of the national security customer.
Reporting to the Chief Strategy Officer, the VP of Corporate Strategy will help develop and execute Ursa Major’s corporate strategy across its core markets. This individual will work closely with senior leadership teams and functional teams across the company to evaluate markets, identify strategic growth opportunities, assess investments and partnerships, and translate changing customer and competitive dynamics into actionable recommendations.
The VP will be responsible for driving success across a set of primary focus areas:
Corporate Strategy: Support development and execution of Ursa Major’s strategic roadmap across solid rocket motors, hypersonics, space propulsion, and adjacent markets
Market and Competitive Intelligence: Develop detailed analyses of customer demand, DoD priorities, program funding, competitors, industrial base constraints, supply chains, and technology trends
Strategic Growth: Identify and evaluate opportunities to expand into new programs, mission areas, customers, products, and geographies
Corporate Development: Evaluate potential acquisitions, strategic investments, partnerships, and other inorganic growth opportunities, including financial analysis, valuation, diligence, and strategic fit
National Security Strategy: Translate Department of Defense priorities, operational requirements, and industrial base gaps into strategic recommendations for the company
Executive Decision Support: Develop analyses and materials supporting major strategic decisions by the CEO, Chief Strategy Officer, and executive leadership team
Cross-Functional Execution: Work closely with Government Relations, Business Development, Finance, Engineering, Operations, and Manufacturing to advance major strategic initiatives
Objectives and Key Results (OKRs):
Support development and execution of Ursa Major’s corporate strategy
Maintain a strategic roadmap across Ursa Major’s major business lines
Evaluate priority markets, customers, programs, technologies, and investment opportunities
Develop recommendations around where the company should invest, partner, acquire, or expand
Support the company’s recurring strategic planning process
Build detailed market and competitive intelligence
Develop market maps across solid rocket motors, hypersonics, space propulsion, energetics, and adjacent markets
Track relevant DoD programs, budgets, acquisition pathways, production requirements, and customer demand
Maintain competitive intelligence across legacy primes, emerging defense technology companies, and critical suppliers
Identify supply chain and industrial base bottlenecks relevant to Ursa Major’s growth strategy
Evaluate strategic growth opportunities
Maintain a pipeline of potential acquisitions, partnerships, investments, and new market opportunities
Develop strategic and financial business cases for major growth initiatives
Conduct financial modeling, valuation, diligence, and market analysis related to potential transactions
Evaluate new manufacturing capacity, facilities, products, and market expansion opportunities
Strengthen Ursa Major’s position across the national security market
Track emerging DoD operational requirements, industrial base priorities, and acquisition needs