Executive Vice President, Strategy

Are you a natural leader?
Do you want to help shape our strategy?
About our Team
Elsevier is a global information analytics company that helps institutions and professionals advance science and improve healthcare for the benefit of society. We serve the academic, corporate and health communities through the application of technology and analytics to content and data. In this way, we empower those communities to contribute to social progress, to improve human well-being and to share and expand the breadth of human knowledge.
About the Role
The Executive Vice President, Strategy will work closely with the CEO, senior executives and market segment Presidents to develop and lead the strategic planning process for the global enterprise. You will own our strategy and support its execution, drive corporate development activities and drive high-impact strategic initiatives. You will provide high-level thought and business leadership to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team in navigating an evolving landscape. You will lead a global team of 50 employees, reporting to the CEO of Elsevier as a member of the Elsevier Leadership Team.
Responsibilities

• Working closely with the CEO and leadership team to progress our business agenda across multiple dimensions
  
• Developing and implementing a strategic approach for assessing and prioritizing business development projects and investment initiatives.
  
• Driving portfolio management and investment prioritisation. Evaluating our investment portfolio as well as acquisition/divestment opportunities to strengthen and optimise the business
  
• Providing leadership to the organisation as a member of the Elsevier Leadership Team
  
• Being a thought-leader and questioning the status quo. Bringing new ideas and fresh perspectives. Operating in a collegiate and collaborative way.
  
• Implementing data-driven decision-making. Ensuring we have the right data at our disposal.
  
• Acting as a connector across the organisation. Effectively sharing ideas and best practices and connecting different teams at Elsevier as well as our sister companies across RELX where there may be opportunities.
  
• Leading change management and cross-functional initiatives
  

Requirements

• Develop the strategy and operating plans for Elsevier and its three segments: Academic & Government, Health Markets and Corporate Markets. Leading strategic projects across the portfolio, Ensure that our strategic plans are based on solid market intelligence and customer insights
  
• Be able to identify opportunities to optimise our portfolio with acquisitions and divestments. Drive M&A efforts from end-to-end, working with the segment teams from initiation to diligence to post-acquisition integration. Possess experience within pricing and evolving business models.
  
• Lead the strategic pricing teams and embed them in the business segments. Ensure that they focus on critical business model questions and provide tactical pricing support.
  
• Provide leadership and guidance to the market research teams within strategy. Ensure that the data and insights collected follow rigorous, unbiased methodologies and are shared effectively across the business as well as being aligned to measure the key objectives for the business.
  
• Demonstrate an ability to think structurally about a business and identify potential areas of significant business value for a company
  
• Possess outstanding analytical and strategic, problem-solving skills. Hold significant strategy experience gained in a top-tier consulting firm as well as experience working in global complex businesses.
  
• Be an influencer, able to inspire teams, driving engagement and collaboration. Have the ability to create constructive and supportive relationships with senior management and across all levels within a matrixed global organisation.
  
• Have accomplished research skills underpinned by an analytical orientation. Show proven resourcefulness to draw logical conclusions with often imperfect information.
  

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 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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