Associate, Corporate Strategy

RELX; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Private medical benefits

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Learning and development resources

Job summary

RELX is seeking a proactive strategy professional to join the Corporate Strategy team in London. You will partner with senior stakeholders to address strategic questions, develop insights and translate analysis into actionable recommendations across multiple businesses including LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Elsevier, and RX.

You will work with senior team members and business stakeholders to shape long-term value creation plans, with opportunities to grow consulting skills and your internal

Qualifications

• Experience delivering strategy or commercial projects within management consulting, investment banking or a corporate environment.
• Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills and a structured approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to connect broader business context with operational detail.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills, with excellent communication and presentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Scope, structure and deliver strategy projects across RELX's businesses.
• Own defined project workstreams, conduct research and develop actionable recommendations.
• Analyze market trends, customer needs, competitor activity and AI opportunities for RELX.
• Develop quantitative models and qualitative insights to assess strategic options and impact.
• Create clear, decision-oriented presentations and communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Build relationships across strategy, product, commercial and other functions.
• Support RELX-wide communities by organizing forums and sharing insights.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strategic mindset

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

About the team

The RELX Corporate Strategy team functions as an internal consulting team working closely with our businesses - LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Elsevier, LexisNexis Legal, and RX - to enable and guide the development of robust, long-term value creation plans.

About the role

We are looking for an intellectually curious, analytical and collaborative individual with strong communication skills and a proactive approach to join the RELX Corporate Strategy team.

You will work with senior team members and business stakeholders to address strategic questions, develop insights and translate analysis into actionable recommendations. The role offers exposure to diverse businesses, leadership teams and cultures, alongside opportunities to build your consulting skills and internal network.

The team has an excellent track record of developing talent for commercial and leadership roles within our businesses.

The role reports to a Senior Strategy Manager and is based in our headquarters in London. Some projects involve global teams, so meetings may occasionally fall outside UK office hours. We support each other to work flexibly, prioritising work-life balance and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Work with senior team members to scope, structure and deliver strategy projects across RELX's businesses
• Take ownership of defined project workstreams, conducting research and analysis, testing hypotheses and developing actionable recommendations
• Analyse market trends, customer needs, competitor activity and emerging technologies, including AI, to identify opportunities and implications for RELX businesses
• Develop quantitative models and qualitative insights to assess strategic options and their commercial impact
• Create clear, decision-oriented presentations and communicate findings and recommendations to business stakeholders
• Build effective relationships with colleagues across strategy, product, commercial and other business functions
• Support RELX-wide communities by organising forums, sharing insights and best practices, and facilitating networking across strategy, product and commercial teams

Requirements

• Have experience delivering strategy or commercial projects within management consulting, investment banking or a corporate environment
• Demonstrate strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills and a structured approach to problem-solving
• Be able to think strategically and tactically, connecting the broader business context with operational detail
• Have advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills, with excellent communication and presentation abilities
• Be able to manage competing priorities and take ownership of workstreams, working independently and as part of a team
• Be intellectually curious, creative and attentive to detail
• Be internally motivated, positive and self-starting, with a commitment to learning and developing new skills
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills, sound judgement and a collaborative working style
• Be able to build relationships and communicate effectively in multicultural, multinational environments
• Experience in information, data services or analytics businesses would be an advantage

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 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

RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

The group serves customers in more than 180 geographies and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs over 35,000 people, of whom almost half are in North America. The headquarters is in London. The market capitalization is about £54bn ($56bn), making it one of the 10 largest listed companies in the UK. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange, Euronext and NYSE.

The company has four market segments. It develops information-based analytics and decision tools fo