Research With more than 6000 customers in over 100 countries LexisNexis Business Insight Solutions (BIS) is the world’s leading provider of critical business information. In fact, we’ve been helping businesses make smarter decisions since 1976 by utilizing our unmatched collection of news and business information services.

We believe that success comes from working with diverse individuals, thoughts and backgrounds. In LexisNexis BIS, we aim to ensure all cultural differences are valued and reflect the diversity of our clients, making LexisNexis a rewarding place to work. We strive to develop our diverse pool of talent with experiences and perspectives that create a culture of inclusion and empowerment; one that fosters innovation and increased business growth.

BIS Business Context:

Trends in the news and business information market are resulting in a change of delivery models, from product solutions to the application of technology to workflows, including Big Data, Analytics, and AI

BIS provides business information solutions for professionals, globally across over 100 countries (including the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific). By combining a deep understanding of the markets in which we operate, with technology innovation, BIS enables smart business decisions and increased efficiency.

The Research Segment is the largest Segment within the BIS business and is focussed on those professionals who do research as part of their day to day, including diverse personas such as journalists, TV producers, strategy professionals, fundraising executives, real estate brokers, university students and information professionals/librarians. Products and services include online information services (e.g., Nexis and (for the academic market the newly launched NexisUni), and solutions (e.g., LexisNexis for Development Professionals). Customers include financial services, corporates, consulting firms, accountancy firms, public sector bodies and academic institutions.

The Role:

This role works closely with the General Manager of the Research business and with other senior stakeholders across BIS including the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), to set the medium-long term strategy of the Research business, providing high quality timely analysis and informed recommendations on commercial and go-to-market strategy, acquisitions, divestments, market characteristics and competitive dynamics.

We operate in a highly collaborative and supportive culture where team players are able to lead discrete deliverables as well as shift to participate in additional projects as necessary across the team.

We are looking for someone who can independently manage and deliver strategy projects together with providing support to the wider Senior Leadership team. Although at its heart a core strategy role, the role will suit someone looking to gain further commercial skills, as the role also includes ensuring implementation and monitoring of strategy and delivering results to accelerate BIS growth.

Summary:

Conduct analysis, set out and drive the overall research Segment strategy in the medium-long term: it is a cohesive plan covering all products and market channels plus supporting resources to achieve targets

Conduct market segmentation, into highly defined and distinct sub-segments, to facilitate targeted plans and inform prioritisation

Planning what to launch, when and to whom and inputting on the ‘how’ with Sales and Segment Marketers and the Segment Portfolio Manager

Identifying and validating new opportunities within the Segment, sizing opportunity and business plan formulation

Define, track and monitor Segment success metrics which measure how we know our strategy is winning

Identify longer-term investment and product development opportunities / priorities for the Segment

Specific projects include:

Strategy and Performance Improvement projects

Supporting M&A & Partnerships

Strategic / Business Planning Cycle

Team building

Key Competencies:

Ability to adapt and become an active member of a supportive, collaborative and team oriented culture

Strong background in successfully collaborating, motivating, influencing and coordinating other stakeholders (who are not in your teams) to deliver results, in particular within complex matrix environment where the resource is not within your direct management/control eg the ‘virtual’ segment team

Ownership and management of projects to address and solve key strategic issues facing the Research business including delivering high quality results to planned timescales

Manage multiple concurrent projects, keeping stakeholders updated and timelines on track

Strong strategic and intellectual capability combined with creative / innovative thinking

Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with emphasis on confidence and composure required to effectively communicate with senior management

Create effective / impactful presentations to summarize complex ideas and recommendations

Strong relationship building skills with proven ability to influence without authority across peers and superiors and drive projects with little direction

Implementation oriented with recommendations grounded in reality, willing to roll-up-sleeves and ‘get hands dirty’ as required

Qualifications:

Strategy consulting experience either within a top tier strategy house or in a strategy capacity of leading multinational corporate (minimum 2 years consulting)

Must have completed client based strategy engagements and (ideally) commercial due diligence

Familiarity with B2B information industry, software, or services preferred

MBA preferred (but not mandatory), all relevant education and experience will be considered

Excellent working knowledge of Word, Excel & PowerPoint

• Contact: LexisNexis
• Reference: Totaljobs/LEX00H8B
• Job ID: 75414541