Strategy Analyst

About Alta Ares

Alta Ares is a deeptech startup founded in 2024, building real-time AI for defense operations — ISR, C-UAS, and autonomous systems. Our clients are NATO-aligned militaries and defence institutions, with regular deployments during live exercises and operational demonstrations. We raised €2M seed in May 2025, 50M in June 2026, and are expanding fast.

Our product suite includes:

• Real-time AI ISR module deployable on drones and tactical platforms

• Counter-UAS solution enabling autonomous drone takeover in GNSS-denied environments

• Full-stack MLOps platform for training & deploying military-grade AI models

• Data fusion and trajectory prediction

Role & Mission

As Strategy Analyst, you will work directly alongside Alta Ares' Director of Strategy to support the company's most important strategic decisions — from market positioning and competitive intelligence to fundraising preparation and institutional partnerships.

This is a high-exposure, high-output role. You will produce the analyses, frameworks, and documents that land on the CEO's desk and in front of investors and government partners. You will be expected to think rigorously, move fast, and communicate with clarity — in a company where the stakes are real and the pace is unrelenting.

If you come from strategy consulting or a defence policy background and want to apply that rigour to one of Europe's most ambitious deeptech companies, this role is for you.

1. Strategic Analysis & Market Intelligence

• Conduct in-depth analyses of defence markets, procurement trends, geopolitical dynamics, and competitive landscapes across Alta Ares' key geographies (Europe, US, UK, APAC)

• Track and synthesise developments in defence policy, NATO priorities, EU defence funding mechanisms (EDF, EUDIS), and national defence budgets

• Map competitive positioning across the global defence AI and autonomous systems ecosystem — Anduril, Palantir, Helsing, Shield AI, and emerging European players

• Produce structured, actionable intelligence reports for the Director of Strategy and executive team

• Monitor technology trends relevant to Alta Ares' product roadmap: AI/ML in defence, C-UAS, ISR, autonomous systems

2. Strategic Projects & Decision Support

• Support the Director of Strategy on high-priority cross-functional projects: market entry analysis, partnership evaluation, product-market fit assessment, and build/buy/partner decisions

• Build financial models, scenario analyses, and business cases to support strategic decisions

• Prepare executive-level presentations and strategy documents for internal leadership, board meetings, and investor interactions

• Conduct structured research and due diligence on potential partners, markets, and acquisition targets

• Track OKRs and strategic initiative progress across the company on behalf of the Director of Strategy

3. Fundraising & Investor Support

• Support the preparation of fundraising materials: investor decks, data room content, market sizing analyses, and competitive benchmarks

• Conduct research on potential investors, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, and defence-focused VCs

• Prepare briefing notes ahead of investor meetings and track follow-up commitments

• Assist in responding to investor due diligence requests with structured, well-sourced analysis

4. Institutional & Partnership Intelligence

• Research and map key institutional stakeholders across NATO, EU, and bilateral defence frameworks relevant to Alta Ares' commercial and policy agenda

• Support the preparation of partnership proposals, MoU frameworks, and institutional briefing documents

• Monitor defence innovation programmes, grant opportunities, and government procurement initiatives that Alta Ares could engage with

• Prepare country and market entry briefs for new geographies under consideration

5. Internal Strategy Communication

• Draft and format internal strategy documents, memos, and decision briefs with clarity and precision

• Support the Director of Strategy in preparing All-Hands presentations, leadership offsites, and quarterly strategy reviews

• Maintain organised knowledge bases and strategic reference documents in Notion

Candidate Profile

Experience

• 2–3 years of experience in strategy consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy, defence policy, or a related analytical role

• Top-tier educational background: grande école (Sciences Po, HEC, Polytechnique, INSEAD) or equivalent international institution

• Prior exposure to defence, aerospace, deep tech, or government-adjacent sectors is a strong plus

• Experience producing executive-level deliverables under time pressure in a demanding environment

Skills & Qualities

• Exceptional analytical rigour: you structure complex problems, identify the right frameworks, and reach clear conclusions

• Outstanding written communication in English — mandatory: your memos, slides, and reports must be publication-ready

• French fluency — mandatory: internal working language in Paris is French

• Strong PowerPoint / Google Slides skills — you produce slides that are clear, well-structured, and visually sharp

• Comfortable with financial modelling and quantitative analysis (Excel / Google Sheets)

• Expert with Notion. Coding is a plus.

• Fast learner: you get up to speed on new markets, technologies, and geopolitical contexts quickly and independently

• Proactive and autonomous — you don't wait to be told what to analyse next

• Discreet and professional — you will handle sensitive commercial, financial, and strategic information daily