Strategy & Ventures Lead

The Role

We're looking for a Strategy & Ventures Lead to bring operating and investment discipline to NewsBreak's core business, our two new AI initiatives, and NexBreak Ventures. The initiatives are NDot AI, an AI growth platform for publishers, short-drama producers and other content creators, and Nearby AI, a local-intent marketplace. NexBreak Ventures is our new corporate venture arm: it invests in startups and helps them grow with NewsBreak's distribution, data, AI and monetization expertise.

What You'll Do

Strategy, BizOps & Analytics

Evaluate NDot AI and Nearby AI on strategy, product-market fit, progress, team, resourcing and unit economics

Analyze growth, funnels, retention and monetization directly in our data systems (SQL / Hive / Spark) to guide strategy and operating decisions

Build business cases and financial models that inform resource allocation and accelerate / continue / pivot / stop decisions

Set KPIs, milestones and stage gates, and track performance against the original investment case

Run regular business reviews with initiative leaders and help them find execution gaps and resourcing needs

NexBreak Ventures

Help build an active corporate venture platform from the ground up

Develop investment theses, source opportunities, lead diligence, model valuation and returns, and make investment recommendations

Define how NewsBreak adds value beyond capital: distribution, AI/technology, monetization, data, operating expertise and partnerships

Support and monitor portfolio companies after investment, including building a portfolio-support playbook

Corporate Development (Build / Partner / Buy)

Assess build, partner, invest and acquire options, and strategic transactions as they come up

What You'll Bring

3–5 years in top-tier investment banking, management consulting, corporate development, or strategy/BizOps, with meaningful exposure to technology

Strong financial modeling skills: business cases, market sizing, unit economics and valuation

Hands-on data skills: comfortable writing SQL and working with large datasets to test assumptions yourself

Structured problem solving and clear executive communication; you turn ambiguous questions into clear recommendations

Commercial judgment and a willingness to challenge constructively, plus the ability to influence across functions

Curious, proactive and low-ego; equally comfortable discussing strategy with leadership and digging into customer cohorts

Nice to Have

Experience with Hive, Spark or Python; cohort analysis and experimentation

Corporate venture, VC or growth equity experience, including sourcing and diligence

M&A modeling or tech corporate development experience

Background in marketplaces, consumer internet, media/adtech or AI

Empathy for founders and a strong network for sourcing deals

The US base salary range for this full-time position is listed below. Pay may vary based on a number of factors including job-related skills, level, experience, geographic location and relevant education or training. At NewsBreak, we design our overall rewards package to attract top talents. Depending on the position, the role may also be eligible for discretionary bonus and options. Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.

Annual Base Pay Range

$180,000—$240,000 USD