Strategy Manager

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated strategy professional 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 role offers a unique opportunity to leverage your strategy consulting or in-house strategy experience to define market opportunities, influence product direction, and support investment and growth decisions. You will work closely with senior product, commercial, and strategy leaders to translate insight into action in a fast-evolving, data-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy Development & Execution: Lead the development of portfolio and product level strategies across our Academic and Government segment

• Product Strategy & Roadmap Input: Provide guidance and support to our Product Leadership Team as they shape product roadmaps, ensuring alignment with our Portfolio level strategy and market opportunity

• Market and competitive Intelligence: Monitor and analyse market dynamics, customer needs, and the competitive landscape to identify threats, opportunities, and potential partnership or M&A targets

• Growth opportunity assessment: Conduct in-depth market research and analysis to identify, size, and evaluate new growth opportunities across existing and adjacent market

• Strategic Initiatives & Projects: Lead and deliver multiple high-impact strategic initiatives, including growth opportunity assessments, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) screening, and strategic partnership evaluations

• Stakeholder engagement & communication: Build strong relationships across product, commercial, and strategy teams, and communicate clear, evidence-based insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders

Requirements

• Experience in strategy consulting (top-tier or equivalent) or a strong in-house strategy role

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to synthesise complex data into clear, actionable insights and recommendations

• Experience in evaluating and developing strategies for software and/or data-driven products is highly preferred

• Demonstrated track record of driving execution across cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams in a matrixed environment

• High levels of self-motivation and business acumen, with strong consulting, influencing, and stakeholder management skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven credibility engaging C-level executives and senior leaders

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

Work In the 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 For You 

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer: 
● Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days 
● Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits 
● Wellbeing programs  
● Life assurance                              
● Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme 
● Save As You Earn share option scheme  
● Travel Season ticket loan 
● Electric Vehicle Scheme 
● Optional Dental Insurance  
● Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave 
● Employee Assistance Programme 
● Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children 
● RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you  
● Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer 
● Access to extensive learning and development resources  
● Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work 

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. 

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