Rain

Strategy Associate

Rain • $90K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years at a top-tier management consulting firm (MBB or equivalent), preferably in financial services, payments, or technology
  • Comparable experience in corporate strategy, strategic finance, or growth roles at high-performing fintech or technology companies
  • Proven ability to structure ambiguous problems and derive clear conclusions
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for executive presentations
  • Advanced skill in creating executive-quality presentations and analytical models
  • Comfortable in fast-moving environments with limited oversight
  • Strong project management skills and ability to drive cross-functional projects

Responsibilities

  • Lead preparation for key commercial opportunities, including market research and pitch construction
  • Develop strategic narratives and materials to support partnerships
  • Analyze and build cases for entering new geographic markets
  • Collaborate with product and commercial teams to prioritize product expansion strategies
  • Create financial and operating models to assess opportunities and inform decisions
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams to execute strategic initiatives
  • Represent the team in external meetings with partners and advisors

Benefits

  • Unlimited time off with a minimum requirement of 10 days
  • Flexible work environment with support for remote or in-office work
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, plus 100% company-paid life insurance
  • 401(k) plan with a 4% company match for retirement savings
  • Equity options to share in the company’s success
  • Rain Cards for testing core products and services
  • Health and wellness stipends for fitness and self-care
  • Opportunities for team summits and offsites, both domestic and international
Full Job Description
What you'll do
  • Lead preparation for high-impact commercial opportunities, including market research, competitive analysis, value proposition development, and pitch construction
  • Develop strategic narratives, supporting analysis, and materials to support key partnerships
  • Build and pressure-test the analytical case for entering new geographic markets, including market sizing, regulatory mapping, competitive dynamics, and go-to-market sequencing
  • Partner with product, engineering, and commercial leadership to shape and evaluate product expansion strategy, translating market signals into prioritized opportunities
  • Build financial and operating models to size opportunities, evaluate trade-offs, and inform investment decisions
  • Coordinate cross-functional workstreams across legal, finance, product, and commercial teams to move strategic initiatives from concept to execution
  • Represent the team in external meetings with prospective partners, advisors, and counterparties
  • Stay close to industry trends, competitive moves, and regulatory developments across relevant markets
You are likely to succeed if you have
  • 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
  • Alternatively, comparable experience in a corporate strategy, strategic finance, or growth role at a high-performing fintech, payments, or technology company
  • A track record of structuring ambiguous problems, driving to clear answers, and translating analysis into decisions
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to make complex topics accessible to executive audiences
  • Advanced proficiency in building executive-quality decks and analytical models
  • Comfort operating with limited oversight in a fast-moving, high-stakes environment
  • Strong project management instincts and the ability to drive cross-functional execution
  • Intellectual curiosity, commercial judgment, and a bias toward action
Bonus attributes
  • Direct exposure to financial technology, payments, stablecoins, or digital assets
  • Experience with B2B sales strategy or partnerships in a financial services context
  • International or cross-border professional experience, multiple languages is a plus
  • Prior experience in a high-growth startup environment


Things that enable a fulfilling, healthy and happy experience at Rain:

Unlimited time off Unlimited vacation can be daunting, so we require Rainmakers to take 10 days minimum for themselves.

Flexible working We support a flexible workplace, if you feel comfortable at home please work from home. If you'd like to work with others in an office feel free to come in. We want everyone to be able to work in the environment in which they are their most confident and productive selves. New Rainmakers will have a stipend to create a comfortable atmosphere at home.

Easy to access benefits For US Rainmakers, we offer comprehensive health, dental and vision plans for you and your dependents, as well as a 100% company subsidized life insurance plan.

Retirement goalsPlan for the future with confidence. We offer a 401(k) with a 4% company match.

Equity plan 📦 We offer every Rainmakers an equity option plan so we can all can benefit from our success.

Rain Cards 🌧 We want Rainmakers to be knowledgeable about our core products and services. To support this mission, we issue a card for our team to utilize the card for testing.

Health and Wellness High performance begins from within. Rainmakers are welcome to use their card for eligible health and wellness spending like gym memberships/fitness classes, massages, acupuncture - whatever recharges you!

Team summits Summits play an important role at Rain! Time spent together helps us get to know each other, strengthen our relationships, and build a common destiny. Expect team and company offsites both domestically and internationally.

About Rain

Rain is a clothing brand that specializes in waterproof jackets. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Vancouver, Canada. Rain's jackets are made from a waterproof and breathable fabric and are designed to be both functional and stylish. The company offers a range of jackets for men and women, as well as accessories such as hats and bags. Rain sells its products online and through select retailers.
Learn more about Rain
Size
10 employees
Industry
Founded
2017

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