Strategy Director

About the role: 

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Strategy Director to play a pivotal role in shaping and driving the growth strategy across our portfolio, with a particular focus on our Academic and Government segment.

This is a high‑impact role for an established strategic leader. You will work at the intersection of market insight, product strategy, and corporate development, helping to define where and how we compete, guiding product direction, and identifying the most compelling opportunities for sustainable growth in a fast‑evolving, data‑driven market.

Responsibilities 

• Strategy Development & Execution: Lead the development of portfolio and product level strategies for our solutions and primary content across our Academic and Government segment. Translate strategic intent into actionable roadmaps and initiatives that drive measurable impact.

• Portfolio and Product Strategy & Roadmap: Partner closely with the Product Leadership Team to shape product strategies and roadmaps, ensuring alignment with portfolio strategy, customer needs, and market opportunities

• Competitive Intelligence: Continuously monitor and analyse the competitive landscape, identifying potential threats and opportunities (e.g. for partnerships / M&A), and developing strategies to maintain and enhance our competitive advantage

• Market Assessment & Opportunity Identification:  Conduct rigorous market and customer analysis to identify unmet needs, emerging use cases, and adjacencies. Bring structured evaluation and sizing to strategic opportunities, making recommendations grounded in commercial and operational feasibility

•  Lead Strategic Initiatives & Projects: Lead and manage multiple high-impact strategic initiatives aimed at driving growth, such as growth opportunity assessments, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) screens, and strategic partnership evaluations

• Stakeholder Management & Communication: Build strong, trusted relationships with senior leaders across product, commercial and strategy teams. Clearly and persuasively communicate strategic insights and recommendations to executive‑level stakeholders and external partners

Requirements 

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Business, Economics, Engineering) / an advanced degree in relevant business / scientific field (MBA, MSc, PhD) is advantageous

• Director / Engagement Manager-level experience from a strategy consulting firm or equivalent experience in a high-performing in-house strategy or corporate development team

• Demonstrated ability to own and solve complex, ambiguous strategic problems, synthesising insight from multiple sources into clear strategic direction

• Strong commercial and financial acumen with a track-record of linking strategy to revenue growth, portfolio performance, and investment decisions

• Deep experience working with software, data and/or analytics‑driven businesses or products desirable

• Intellectual curiosity about data, research, and public sector ecosystems, with the ability to translate domain insight into commercial strategy

• Proven credibility operating with senior leadership in a global, matrixed environment.

• Excellent storytelling and communication skills, with the ability to influence at executive level

Work in a way that works for you  

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.  

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive 

Working for you 

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer: 

 
- Dutch Share Purchase Plan 
- Annual Profit Share Bonus 
- Comprehensive Pension Plan 
- Home, office or commuting allowance 
- Generous vacation entitlement and option for sabbatical leave 
- Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Family Care leave 
- Flexible working hours 
- Personal Choice budget 
- Variety of online training courses and career roadshows 
- Wellbeing programs and gym facility in the office 
- Internal communities and networks 
- Various employee discounts                                                                                                                               
- Recruitment introduction reward 
- Work from anywhere 
-Employee Assistance Program (global) 
-Annual Event 

About the Business 

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here to access benefits specific to your location.

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