[Hiring] Market & Investment Insight Analyst @Umdasch Group

Role Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and analytical thinking Market & Investment Insight Analyst to join our team. You combine market foresight, investment expertise, and technology affinity. Your mission is to contribute to growth and venture opportunities with your sharp analysis, shape investment theses, and generate actionable insights that guide our strategic decisions in dynamic and rapidly evolving markets. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy, finance and advanced technology – a professional who enjoys analyzing data and trends, distilling key findings, and translating them into compelling business insights.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Impact
  • Translate insights into actionable strategies and recommendations
  • Provide cross-functional support to leadership on market entry and growth strategies
  • Ensure that regulatory and macro trend changes are incorporated into business and investment considerations
• Market & Technology Insights
  • Analyze industry reports, market data, and emerging technologies
  • Conduct customer and expert interviews, applying both qualitative and quantitative methods
  • Track regulatory and technology trends, preparing thematic market insights
• Investment & Business Analysis
  • Identify and evaluate investment targets, business models, and growth opportunities
  • Assess business models, forecast growth paths and identify risks
  • Prepare investment committee insights and support deal decision-making

Qualifications

• Strong market intelligence and customer insight skills
• Solid understanding of business models, investment strategies, and financial modeling
• Expertise in valuation
• Well-versed in relevant regulations and compliance requirements
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in strategy or M&A consulting, venture capital, or private equity
• Proven expertise in both quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Ability to quickly grasp and assess new markets, technologies, and business models
• Strong analytical mindset with a structured approach to problem-solving and storytelling
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to distill complexity into clear, actionable insights

Benefits

• Flexible working location options to suit your preferences – you can choose your primary base at one of our offices in Amstetten (Austria), New Jersey (USA), or Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) or Singapore
• The chance to make a real impact on the company’s growth and investment strategy
• A personalized development path tailored to you, with opportunities to grow professionally and personally towards roles such as Strategy, Venturing, or Growth Manager
• An attractive, modern working environment in a successful, international family business
• Flexible working hours to support your work-life balance
• Market-compliant salary based on your qualifications and relevant professional experience
• Minimum salary for this position is EUR € 45.080 according to the collective agreement for the wood processing industry