Strategy & Operations Associate, Apptronik
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Humanoid robot developer
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Humanoid robot developer
201-500 employees
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201-500 employees
Company mission
To leverage robotics to improve universal quality of life.
Role
Who you are
- First-principles thinker who structures ambiguous problems, builds models from scratch, and pressure-tests assumptions
- Strong quantitative skills, including advanced Excel/Sheets; SQL or BI a plus
- Ability to produce executive-ready materials and clear recommendations
- Exposure to pricing, market sizing, competitive analysis, or customer transformation
- Self-starter comfortable switching context and influencing without authority
- Interest in healthcare, manufacturing, or logistics a plus; AI/robotics experience a plus, not required
- 2–4 years of experience in management consulting (Associate to Senior Associate), strategy & operations, BizOps, finance, or a comparable analytical role
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times
- Vision to read printed materials and a computer screen
- Hearing and speech to communicate
What the job involves
- The Strategy & Operations Associate is a high-potential generalist in Customer Transformation & Deployments (CTD), the team that owns commercial strategy, transformation and deployments, pricing, competitive insights, and market expansion
- Acting as the team’s analytical pinch hitter, you will pick up the most urgent problem, structure it from first principles, run the analysis, and deliver a clear recommendation that shapes pricing, deals, and strategy
- This is a development role by design, with a path to leading a vertical and broad executive exposure, and it is built for someone who thrives in ambiguity and learns fast
- Build models and fact bases for pricing and deal economics, ROI/business cases, market sizing, and use case prioritization
- Structure ambiguous questions into hypotheses, test them with data, and deliver clear, actionable recommendations
- Maintain data templates and KPI tracking so insights are repeatable across engagements
- Flex across commercial strategy, deal analysis, pricing, and competitive insights based on business priority
- Own discrete workstreams end-to-end, such as competitor profiles, pricing inputs, and healthcare value chain mapping
- Connect cross-vertical patterns to sharpen decisions across the Customer Transformation team
- Support engagements and transformation-led sales cycles with analysis, value sizing, and KPI definition
- Prepare leadership and board content; track quarterly KPIs and flag risks early
- Feed engagement learnings into playbooks, pricing, and competitive intelligence
- Rotate across one primary and one support vertical (reassessed quarterly) to build range across insights, pricing, delivery, healthcare, and strategy
Our take
Apptronik specialises in the development of advanced robotic systems designed to enhance and automate various industrial processes. The company's flagship product, The Apollo humanoid robot, is engineered to perform low-skill, physically demanding tasks that are repetitive and crucial for manufacturing efficiency.
The company's expertise extends beyond robotics into the broader realm of artificial intelligence and automation, contributing to its rapid growth and increasing prominence in the tech industry. Apptronik's products are designed to integrate seamlessly into existing workflows, offering solutions that address labour shortages and improve operational efficiency.
The company's partnership with Mercedes-Benz marks a significant milestone for both companies. This agreement to pilot Apollo robots in Mercedes-Benz manufacturing facilities represents Apptronik's first publicly announced commercial deployment. This is an exciting opportunity for the company, and as the industry continues to evolve, Apptronik is poised to leverage its technology to meet increasing demands in the robotics and automation sectors.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
35% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2026
$520m
SERIES A
Mar 2025
$415m
SERIES A
Total funding: $949.9m
Company HQ
North Burnet, Austin, TX
Leadership
Jeff Cardenas
(Co-Founder & CEO)Received a Master of Science in Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas. Founded multiple startups and non-profits. Previously worked at IC2 Institute at UT Austin and in Technology at Deloitte Consulting.
Dr. Nick Paine
(Co-Founder & CTO)B.S., M.S. and Ph.D in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas in Austin. Previously a member of the NASA-JSC DARPA Robotics Challenge team which developed high-performance hardware and software for robotic control.
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