Strategy Lead, Enterprise Growth & Portfolio

Elsevier; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening and private medical

Wellbeing programs

Life assurance

Contributory pension scheme

Long service awards

Share option scheme

Travel Season ticket loan

Shared parental leave

Job summary

Elsevier is seeking a Senior Strategy Manager in London to lead strategy planning across the organisation, preparing presentations for senior leadership and driving cross-business initiatives. You will partner with Finance, Product, Marketing, and HR to develop and align on long-term priorities and roadmaps.

You will influence executive decision-making, coordinate high-impact projects, and deliver insights to support board-level discussions, contributing to growth and transformation across

Qualifications

• Ability to lead strategic planning and portfolio-level thinking in a complex organisation.
• Experience developing strategic roadmaps and translating priorities into actionable plans.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including developing executive-level materials.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including market and data analysis.
• Experience leading strategic projects from scoping through execution and recommendation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Interest in business growth, market opportunities, portfolio strategy, and organisational transformation.

Responsibilities

• Leading strategic planning for Elsevier's portfolio of businesses, working closely with Finance and the wider strategy team to articulate ambitions and growth priorities.
• Developing mid- and long-term strategic roadmaps, ensuring resources are optimised effectively.
• Working with the EVP Strategy to develop the Elsevier strategy.
• Partnering with Product, Technology, Marketing, Sales, HR, and Corporate Affairs teams to develop strategies and ensure alignment on priorities and progress.
• Articulating Elsevier's strategy narrative and communicating strategic direction and priorities to multiple stakeholder groups.
• Supporting delivery of strategic reports to the Elsevier Leadership Team, RELX Leadership Team and RELX Board, and providing strategic analysis for Investor Relations communications.
• Leading the scoping and execution of strategic projects, including data analysis, market analysis, customer interviews, synthesis of findings, and recommendations.
• Driving cross-Elsevier strategic initiatives, annual strategic review activities, and tracking progress against objectives and metrics.

Skills

Strategic planning

Roadmap development

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Analytical thinking

Project leadership

Prioritisation

Business growth interest

Job description

Elsevier is seeking a Senior Strategy Manager in London to lead strategy planning across the organisation, preparing presentations for senior leadership and driving cross-business initiatives. You will partner with Finance, Product, Marketing, and HR to develop and align on long-term priorities and roadmaps.

You will influence executive decision-making, coordinate high-impact projects, and deliver insights to support board-level discussions, contributing to growth and transformation across