[Hiring] Principal Strategy Analyst @Rocketdyne

Role Description

The Principal Strategy Analyst will help shape where Rocketdyne goes next. This role sits at the intersection of market intelligence, competitive strategy, and enterprise growth — developing the insights Rocketdyne's leaders need to make informed decisions about where we compete, where we invest, and where the next opportunities are emerging.

• Independently lead strategic analyses across Rocketdyne's space, defense, propulsion, power, and adjacent markets.
• Develop a deep understanding of our customers, competitors, technologies, and industry dynamics.
• Determine what the information means for Rocketdyne, why it matters, and what we should consider doing about it.
• Highly analytical, intellectually curious, and comfortable operating in ambiguity.
• Structure complex strategic questions and turn them into clear points of view for senior leaders.

Why This Role Matters

Rocketdyne is at a defining point in both our company's history and the evolution of the space and national security markets.

• Provide intelligence and perspective behind key decisions.
• Question assumptions and identify opportunities others may not yet see.
• Bring objective, rigorous analysis to consequential decisions.
• Connect perspectives from across various departments to develop a complete view of where Rocketdyne should go next.

Success in this role looks like:

• Leadership has a clear, fact-based view of the markets, competitors, and trends shaping Rocketdyne's future.
• Market and competitive intelligence translates into actionable strategic recommendations.
• Emerging opportunities, technologies, and competitive threats are identified early enough for Rocketdyne to act.
• Strategic planning and investment decisions are supported by rigorous market analysis and defensible assumptions.
• Cross-departmental understanding of the external environment informing key decisions.
• Executive-level analyses clearly answer the question: What does this mean for Rocketdyne?

Key Responsibilities

• Lead competitive intelligence and market analysis across Rocketdyne's space, defense, propulsion, power, and adjacent markets.
• Develop and own market models, forecasts, and analytical frameworks assessing market size, growth, customer demand, competitive positioning, and emerging opportunities.
• Build comprehensive assessments of key competitors, including technologies, product portfolios, customers, contract awards, partnerships, acquisitions, investments, and strategic direction.
• Analyze government budgets, acquisition plans, program documents, contract awards, and other public and proprietary information to identify shifts in customer priorities, funding, and market opportunity.
• Translate market and competitive intelligence into clear strategic implications and recommendations for Rocketdyne leadership.
• Identify emerging technologies, market disruptions, customer trends, and competitive developments that could create opportunities or risks for the business.
• Lead analytical workstreams supporting annual strategic planning, portfolio reviews, growth initiatives, and long-range planning.
• Assess potential new markets, products, partnerships, investments, and adjacent growth opportunities, developing business cases and recommendations where appropriate.
• Develop executive-level presentations and analyses that distill complex information into the insights and decisions that matter.
• Partner with Business Development to inform opportunity prioritization, customer strategies, and major pursuits.
• Connect with Government Relations to understand how policy, federal budgets, and government priorities may translate into market and business implications.
• Work across Finance, Engineering, and business leadership to integrate market, financial, and technical perspectives into strategic assessments.
• Build and maintain dashboards, market databases, and intelligence tools that provide timely visibility into significant market and competitive developments.
• Establish repeatable analytical frameworks that strengthen how Rocketdyne evaluates markets, competitors, and growth opportunities.

Basic Qualifications

• Progressive experience in strategy, competitive intelligence, market analysis, management consulting, financial analysis, or another relevant analytical discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to independently structure and lead complex analytical work from an initial question through findings, implications, and recommendations.
• Experience developing market-sizing models, forecasts, scenario analyses, and long-range market outlooks.
• Experience conducting competitor benchmarking, competitive positioning, and strategic assessments.
• Experience assessing new markets, adjacent growth opportunities, partnerships, investments, or emerging technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to translate analysis into recommendations that have informed investment, portfolio, business development, or growth decisions.
• Experience presenting complex analysis and recommendations to senior executives.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Business Development, Finance, Engineering, Government Relations, and business leadership.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical, research, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience developing executive-level presentations and communicating findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint and experience with analytical, visualization, or business intelligence tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in aerospace, defense, space, propulsion, national security, or another complex technology-driven industry.
• Knowledge of space, defense, propulsion, power, or adjacent aerospace markets and competitive landscapes.
• Experience analyzing federal budgets, government acquisition programs, contract awards, and customer investment priorities.

Schedule

9/80 Schedule