About the role

Lilac is looking for a versatile Analyst II to join our team. Reporting to the Director, Corporate Development & Strategy, you'll support the delivery of strategic initiatives and commercial transactions. This is a step above an entry-level Analyst role: you'll be trusted to take a first pass at structuring and analyzing problems and, over time, take increasing end-to-end ownership of key workstreams. This is a high-visibility, cross-functional role where you'll gain exposure to senior leadership, the Board, investors, and external advisors.

This is a unique opportunity to join a high-growth, venture-backed start-up as we scale groundbreaking technology from the lab to commercial deployment. We're looking for a structured thinker who drives outcomes, communicates clearly, and takes pride in producing high-quality work. You should be eager to learn and accelerate your development by taking on new challenges and increasing responsibility.

What you'll do

• Conduct market, industry, & competitor research; synthesize findings into actionable insights for leadership

• Develop investor presentations and other materials supporting financing activities and investor engagement

• Build, maintain, and analyze financial models to support project evaluation, financing decisions, and strategic initiatives

• Manage and maintain virtual data rooms for financing, investor, and other diligence processes, including coordinating information requests and ensuring materials are complete and well organized

• Prepare high-quality presentations for senior management and Board meetings

• Support ad hoc, high-priority strategic analysis for senior leadership to solve complex business problems

• Work cross-functionally to gather inputs, build relationships, and help drive workstreams forward

• Identify gaps, risks, or inconsistencies in analysis or materials proactively, and recommend solutions rather than simply flagging issues

• Contribute to process improvements for recurring workstreams (e.g., board reporting, data room management, model templates) to increase efficiency over time

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of relevant professional experience in a highly analytical environment

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to structure complex or ambiguous problems

• Quantitatively minded and comfortable working with data and financial information

• Strong PowerPoint and presentation development skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex analysis

• High attention to detail and a track record of producing polished, executive-ready work

• Highly organized, coachable, and willing to learn; comfortable managing multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities

• Demonstrated ability to work with greater independence, exercising sound judgment on when to escalate versus resolve issues directly

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in mining, oil & gas, investment banking, management consulting, or another relevant industry

• Experience building and analyzing financial models

• Master's degree in business, finance, engineering, or other relevant subject

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation for this role is based on relevant experience, skills, and overall fit for the role. The range provided represents our typical compensation for this position, though actual pay may fall outside this range depending on qualifications.

• Annual base salary of $80,000 - $150,000
• Discretionary bonus
• Stock options
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k with pre- and post-tax investing options
• Flexible spendings account/Health savings account
• Group and term life
• Flexible time off
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick leave
• Eight weeks of paid parental leave
• Employee assistance program
• Monthly phone stipend
• Daily catered lunch for on-site employees

The salary range listed reflects our good-faith estimate of the compensation for this role at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined by a number of factors, including but not limited to the candidate's relevant skills, experience, and geographic location.