Strategy Director

Are you as strategic leader with a passion for identifying opportunities for growth?

Do you have exceptional consulting, analytical, and communication skills?

About our Team

As a global leader in nursing and health education, our team helps prepare Nurses and Allied Health professionals for a successful career in healthcare. We provide world-class content, innovative learning tools and analytics that improve educational outcomes and prepare students for the future. We consult with our customers to understand their needs and provide solutions that deliver successful results.

About the Role

As Strategy Director, you will identify and drive strategic projects, including looking at new markets, offerings, and business models. You will develop financial models to forecast revenue of new product initiatives.

Key Responsibilities include

• Driving the strategic agenda and projects across the business

• Supporting the annual strategy planning process

• Understanding changing customer needs and competitor developments

• Assessing future growth opportunities aligned with business's strategic mission

• Developing financial models to forecast revenue of new product or new market development initiatives for business case approval

• Managing a KPI dashboard for the leadership team

• Leading strategic M&A effort across the deal lifecycle from screening, target prioritization, to due diligence, and integration

• Leading cross functional integration and divestiture activities

• Presenting findings and analysis to Senior Leadership

Requirements

• Have advanced strategy skills, with preferably a couple years of strategy consulting experience

• Experience with M&A and Business Development

• Possess MBA or equivalent work experience

• Demonstrate advanced analytical skills; ability to drive financial modeling

• Advanced executive presentation skills

• High level of drive, energy, along with a a collaborative approach

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, family leave and tuition reimbursement, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and 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 with us

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co-workers who are passionate about what they do, and how they do it.

Working for you

At Elsevier, 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:

• Comprehensive, multi-carrier health plan benefits

• Disability insurance

• Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts

• Life and Accident Insurance

• Retirement Benefits (Salary Investment Plan/Employer Stock Purchase Plan)

• Modern Family Benefits, including adoption and surrogacy

About Us

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.

Join Us

Purposeful WorkWhen you work with us, your work matters. You are part of an organization that nurtures your curiosity to stimulate innovation for the communities that we serve.

Growing Every DayLike the communities we serve, you are on a constant path of discovery to shape your career and personal development.Colleagues Who CareYou will be part of the Elsevier family. We will support your well-being and provide the flexibility you need to thrive at work and home.Together, we create possibilities.Join us

Elsevier is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form: https://forms.office.com/r/eVgFxjLmAK , or please contact 1-855-833-5120.

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