Strategy Associate at Rain Financial

<h2><strong>About the Company</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">Rain makes the next generation of payments possible across the globe. We’re a lean and mighty team of passionate builders and veteran founders. Our infrastructure makes stablecoins usable in the real-world by powering card transactions, cross-border payments, B2B purchases, remittances, and more. We partner with fintechs, neobanks, and institutions to help them launch solutions that are global, inclusive, and efficient. You will have the opportunity to deliver massive impact at a hypergrowth company that is funded by some of the top investors in fintech, crypto, and SaaS, including Sapphire Ventures, Norwest, Galaxy Ventures, Lightspeed, Khosla, and several more. If you’re curious, bold, and excited to help shape a borderless financial future, we’d love to talk.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2><strong>Our Ethos</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">We believe in an open and flat structure. You will be able to grow into the role that most aligns with your goals. Our team members at all levels have the freedom to explore ideas and impact the roadmap and vision of our company.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2><strong>What you'll do</strong></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Lead preparation for high-impact commercial opportunities, including market research, competitive analysis, value proposition development, and pitch construction</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Develop strategic narratives, supporting analysis, and materials to support key partnerships</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Build and pressure-test the analytical case for entering new geographic markets, including market sizing, regulatory mapping, competitive dynamics, and go-to-market sequencing</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Partner with product, engineering, and commercial leadership to shape and evaluate product expansion strategy, translating market signals into prioritized opportunities</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Build financial and operating models to size opportunities, evaluate trade-offs, and inform investment decisions</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Coordinate cross-functional workstreams across legal, finance, product, and commercial teams to move strategic initiatives from concept to execution</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Represent the team in external meetings with prospective partners, advisors, and counterparties</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Stay close to industry trends, competitive moves, and regulatory developments across relevant markets</p></li></ul><h2><strong>You are likely to succeed if you have</strong></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">3-5 years of experience at a top-tier management consulting firm (MBB or equivalent), with strategy work in financial services, payments, or technology preferred</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Alternatively