Strategic Projects & Business Analyst

DEKA Research & Development, based in Manchester, New Hampshire, is seeking a highly organized, analytical, and resourceful professional. This fast-paced role combines project coordination, market and competitive analysis, administrative support, and special projects. The ideal candidate is an excellent communicator, a strong project manager, and a proactive problem-solver who can bring structure to ambiguity and drive work to completion.

The successful candidate must demonstrate exceptional judgment, discretion, attention to detail, and mastery of written and spoken English.

How You Will Make an Impact:
Project Coordination and Administration — 30%

• Manage priorities, project plans and action items across multiple concurrent efforts.
• Coordinate meetings, calendars, logistics, materials, and follow-up.
• Support communications with internal teams, and external partners.
• Manage travel, events, expenses, and other administrative needs.
• Plan and coordinate conferences, workshops, and roundtables, including logistics, participant engagement, and synthesis of discussion outcomes.
• Ensure commitments are completed and important details do not fall through the cracks.

Market Analysis and Commercialization — 30%

• Conduct market, customer, competitor, industry, business, and financial research.
• Support market sizing, business cases, reporting, and commercialization plans.
• Evaluate potential customers, use cases, partners, business models, and routes to market.
• Translate complex information into clear recommendations and executive presentations.
• Review and edit deliverables to ensure accuracy, consistency, and quality before they reach internal or external audiences.

Special Projects and Problem-Solving — 40%

• Take ownership of high-priority and often ambiguous projects.
• Quickly assess unfamiliar challenges and determine the path forward.
• Identify roadblocks, develop practical solutions, and coordinate execution.
• Support strategic partnerships, new business opportunities, events, and time-sensitive initiatives.
• Step into gaps and do what is needed to achieve the desired outcome.

Skills You Will Need to Be Successful:

• Bachelor's degree in business, economics, or a related field. Advanced degree (e.g., M.A. in economics or a related analytical discipline) is a plus.
• 5+ years of experience in business market research, project coordination, business operations, consulting, strategy, or a related role. 
• Exceptional organizational and project-management skills.
• Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to synthesize large volumes of information from diverse sources into concise, decision-ready deliverables.
• Demonstrated competitive and industry analysis skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including strong editing and quality-review instincts.
• Experience producing executive-level reports, briefings, and presentations for varied audiences.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint; comfort using Excel to track, organize, and analyze project and research data.
• Comfort working across functions and with external stakeholders, partners, and vendors.
• Impeccable judgment and discretion when handling confidential information.
• High initiative, accountability, and follow-through, with the ability to work independently and drive work to completion with minimal oversight.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities — balancing short-turnaround requests against longer-term analytical work — in a complex, fast-moving environment.
• Adaptability and a collaborative approach as business needs evolve.
• Genuine interest in technology, engineering, innovation, and commercialization.
• Must be able to work on-site at DEKA five days per week and respond to occasional urgent requests outside standard business hours.

About DEKA:
One hour from the beach, Boston, and the mountains, the historic Amoskeag Millyard once housed the largest textile mills in the world. It is now home to DEKA Research & Development, where we are taking the same innovation and cutting-edge technology into the modern age.
Behind DEKA’s brick walls sits a team of professionals who strive to make a difference every day through thoughtful engineering, design, and manufacturing. Here at DEKA, some of the most innovative and life-changing products of our time are created, and new ideas are always welcome and explored.