Market Strategist - MBA Intern

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Job description

Venture Studio Internship Program Summer 2022
MBA Intern Market Strategist

Duration: 10 weeks
Paid: Yes!

Summary
We are looking for MBA candidates who want to solve problems for our customers and identify new sources of growth for Stanley Black & Decker. You will be working with the Stanley X team to identify new innovative opportunities in partnership with the Stanley X cross-functional team as well as key stakeholders within the Stanley Black & Decker business divisions.

You will work to identify new opportunities in fast growing emerging markets for digital and hardware technologies. You will be supporting strategic and tactical decisions through your research, analysis and insight development. The result of your work will be organizational confidence in growth plays we choose to pursue.

Duties & Responsibilities
• Support functional and product leaders to commercialize new and next-gen solutions through strategic research, market analysis and insight development
• Provide analytical support for cross-functional teams in new concept development and commercialization situations
• Perform primary and secondary research, critical thinking, and analysis to address key strategy questions related to new concept development and commercialization
• Work with our team to build robust, agile customer segmentation, market sizing analysis, competitive landscaping and much more to support decision making
• Work with our team to develop actionable business insights from qualitative and quantitative research and data

Qualifications
• Currently enrolled in an MBA program at the time of application with a graduation date between December 2022 - August 2023
• Pre-MBA experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, venture capital and/or startups preferred
• A curious problem solver who has the ability to bring big ideas to life.
• Able to synthesize/analyze complex and diverse information developing and recommending strategies
• Solid business acumen ensuring market insights are relevant and practical to users
• Interest in market segmentation including sizing, pricing, competitive landscape, channel analysis and VOC (voice of customer)
• Interest in startups and/or venture capital
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to toggle between strategic thinking and detail orientation

Why work with us
Solve massive problems for customers
We approach problems with a lean startup methodology, focused on in-depth user research and addressing the most critical problems first. We are a technology and innovation team that leads with voice of customer, value-based pricing and strong secondary research and competitive analysis.

Work with great companies
We work with some of the most innovative companies in construction technology, additive manufacturing and supply chain. Our partners range from Y Combinator startups to multi-billion-dollar unicorns. You'll have unparalleled access to their technologies and freedom to explore new and innovative ways of solving customer problems.

About Stanley Black & Decker
Joining the Stanley Black & Decker (SBD) team means joining one of the world's largest, fastest-growing, and most dynamic companies. SBD, a Fortune 200 company is a world-leading provider of tools and storage, commercial electronic security, Oil & Gas pipeline inspection and construction and engineered fastening systems, with unique growth platforms and a track record of sustained profitable growth. We have been globally recognized as one of the most innovative, sustainable, and rewarding companies in the world.
Stanley X is Stanley Black & Decker's Innovation business unit dedicated to launching and growing exponentially scalable businesses to address customers' needs within our strategic markets. We are building a capability within Stanley Black & Decker to identify and seize on new sources of growth. We are a group of innovation & business-building professionals located in Silicon Valley, Towson, MD and in Atlanta, GA. Stanley X is building a Construction Technology platform to bring new digital services, workflow tools, and data transparency to the construction industry.
Today's world of construction accounts for over 10% of the world's GDP, and it's no secret that worker productivity and building complexity are the biggest challenges. As a result, the industry is at an inflection point for disruption. Last year alone, nearly $2B in venture capital were invested across 2,000+ companies in construction technology. Stanley Black & Decker is partnering with contractors and startups to develop new digital products that will increase productivity and on time/on budget performance of construction projects.
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