Senior Director, Corporate Strategy

RELX • Home based-Georgia, GA

3d • $156,700 - $290,900

About The Position

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is seeking a Senior Director, Corporate Strategy to partner with leadership and drive the strategic agenda across its markets. The role acts as a trusted adviser, helping define where to play and how to win, translate strategy into clear priorities, and support disciplined execution that delivers sustainable growth and long-term value.

The Senior Director will develop business and operating strategies, evaluate organic and inorganic growth opportunities, deepen understanding of customers and markets, and frame complex decisions for senior leaders. The Corporate Strategy team combines market intelligence, customer insight, financial analysis, and disciplined execution to identify growth opportunities and support long-term value creation.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of experience in corporate strategy, investment banking, market research, M&A diligence, product planning, business planning, or corporate mergers and acquisitions.
• Undergraduate degree.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, including the ability to quickly assess complex, unstructured situations and apply appropriate frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to drive decisions strategically, analytically, and thoughtfully while balancing multiple initiatives.
• Proven success building cross-functional alignment despite competing opinions, demands, and priorities.
• Collaborative, pragmatic, and outcomes-driven approach with a strong bias toward action and execution.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to adapt to different audiences and operate effectively across organizational levels and functions.
• Strong organizational and planning skills, with the ability to prioritize based on leadership direction.
• Experience in M&A, strategic alliances, and detailed commercial negotiations.
• Ability to synthesize complexity, frame decisions, and communicate clearly with senior audiences while building organizational support.
• Strong financial acumen and ability to connect strategy with commercial performance and capital allocation.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a top-tier consulting or M&A advisory firm.
• MBA or equivalent advanced degree from a leading university.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of business strategies and operating plans that drive innovation, scale, customer value, and sustainable growth.
• Serve as a trusted strategic adviser to senior leadership by framing critical questions, assessing trends and technologies, and clarifying evolving market needs.
• Translate strategy into clear choices, investment priorities, measurable outcomes, and actionable initiatives.
• Identify and evaluate growth opportunities across core segments, adjacent markets, and emerging ecosystems.
• Build and manage an M&A pipeline in partnership with business leaders, RELX Corporate Finance, and Risk M&A teams.
• Lead strategic initiatives related to market entry, commercial strategy, portfolio prioritization, partnerships, acquisitions, and divestitures.
• Develop a data- and relationship-driven understanding of customer workflows, unmet needs, market size, competitive positioning, and business models.
• Lead competitive and ecosystem analysis to identify disruption risks, partnership opportunities, and sources of sustainable differentiation.
• Ensure strategic plans are grounded in market intelligence, customer insights, and an understanding of segment drivers and barriers.
• Monitor market, technology, and other relevant trends to assess business opportunities, risks, and potential impact.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, multi-carrier medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan.
• Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance, and time-off programs.
• Short- and long-term disability, life and accidental death insurance, critical illness, and hospital indemnity.
• Family benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
• Health savings, health care, dependent care, and commuter spending accounts.
• Annual paid time off.
• Up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and volunteer with a charity of choice.
• Annual incentive bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior