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New Graduate - Business Analyst, Strategy & Corporate Development

New Graduate - Business Analyst, Corporate Development & Strategy

Location: Palo Alto, CA Starts: Summer 2018

VMware is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility. VMware accelerates customers’ digital transformation journey by enabling enterprises to master a software-defined approach to business and IT. With VMware solutions, organizations are creating exceptional experiences by mobilizing everything, responding faster to opportunities with modern data and apps hosted across hybrid clouds, and safeguarding customer trust with a defense-in-depth approach to cybersecurity.

At the core of what we do are our people who deeply value execution, passion, integrity, customers, and community. Do you dare to do the stuff you’ve always dreamed about? Dare to explore at http://careers.vmware.com.

Role Description:

VMware is seeking a Business Analyst to join its Strategy & Corporate Development (SCD) team. This is an opportunity to join a team addressing key strategic areas of growth for VMware, providing an excellent platform for strategy professionals to play a prominent role in shaping the future of one of the most exciting companies in the software industry. We are a small, core group of professionals who help plan and develop strategic plans of record, address key cross-business-unit strategic questions, and find opportunities for strategic partnerships and investments to help the company realize its growth goals. As a key member of this team, you will be responsible for supporting VMware’s strategy and corporate business development efforts.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop a keen understanding of, and monitor key technology and market trends in specific areas of interest to VMware
  • Maintain firm view of market landscape of industry participants. This includes emerging startup companies, market shares, relative competitive advantage, and business models
  • Deliver analytically rigorous insights derived from data, to support strategic direction and prioritization
  • Work collaboratively across organizations to support cross-company strategy efforts
  • Support the full lifecycle of investment and strategic business development deals; develop strategic rationale, source deals, create business cases, conduct company and industry due diligence to support investment or business development opportunities

Required Skills/Experience:

  • Technical or business undergraduate degree with strong academic record
  • Strong passion for technology, and understanding of key technology trends
  • Exceptional analytical abilities and a natural predisposition toward data driven decision-making
  • Excellent communications and collaboration skills

Desired Skills/Experience:

  • Undergraduate degree in Computer Science; hands-on experience with software development process
  • Demonstrable leadership skills in a team setting where team members are not direct reports

You must have permanent work authorization in the U.S. to apply for this role.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

VMware is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: VMware is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at VMware are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. VMware will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. VMware encourages applicants of all ages. VMware will provide reasonable accommodation to employees who have protected disabilities consistent with local law.