VP Strategy - Cirium

Renishaw•Lake Mary, FL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Cirium is seeking a VP Strategy to join its Senior Leadership Team. This role is accountable for shaping and driving the enterprise strategy of the business, working closely with the CEO, SLT, and RELX partners. The VP Strategy will define strategic choices, priorities, and investments to guide Cirium’s next phase of growth and competitive advantage. This is a high-impact role at the center of decision-making in a globally recognized aviation data and analytics business undergoing significant transformation.

Requirements

Significant experience in senior strategy roles within data, technology, aviation, analytics, or related B2B information industries.
A background in top-tier consulting (BCG, Bain, McKinsey) or equivalent strategy leadership experience strongly preferred.
Exceptional problem-solving capability and comfort with ambiguity—able to bring structure, rigour, and insight to complex landscapes.
Outstanding ability to synthesize, simplify, and communicate complex ideas in compelling ways.
Strong financial acumen with a proven track record of linking strategic decisions to commercial outcomes.
Proven experience operating in a global, matrixed environment.
Demonstrated ability to influence and align senior stakeholders, driving coherent decisions at scale.
Strong storytelling, narrative, and external communication skills.
Experience evaluating acquisitions, partnerships, market adjacencies, and ecosystem opportunities.

Responsibilities

Own the development and continuous refinement of Cirium’s long-term enterprise strategy, grounded in deep customer insight, rigorous market analysis, and data-driven decision-making.
Define strategic priorities and investment theses across products, data assets, markets, and emerging digital ecosystems.
Partner closely with the CEO and Leadership Team to ensure strategic coherence across the organisation.
Lead Cirium’s annual strategy development and planning cycles, translating choices into executable roadmaps with clear KPIs and outcome ownership.
Build and maintain a unified enterprise-wide view of market opportunities, product evolution, data asset priorities, and commercial focus areas.
Establish governance mechanisms to track progress and ensure disciplined execution of strategic bets.
Lead high-impact, cross-functional strategic programmes spanning new product innovation, pricing, customer segments, technology investment, and operational excellence.
Bring structured evaluation and sizing to strategic opportunities, making recommendations grounded in commercial and operational feasibility.
Lead the development of Cirium’s M&A strategy and pipeline, aligned to long-term portfolio ambition.
Partner closely with RELX Corporate Development across sourcing, diligence, business case creation, deal negotiation, and integration planning.
Identify and evaluate new data partnerships, strategic alliances and ecosystem plays that strengthen Cirium’s differentiated market position.
Provide a forward-looking external perspective to Cirium—developing deep customer, competitor, and market understanding to help the business “see around corners”.
Shape SLT and Board-level decision-making through insight, foresight, and clear strategic narratives.
Act as a visible thought leader in aviation analytics and digital transformation, representing Cirium at industry forums and with strategic partners.
Build, develop, and lead Cirium’s strategy capability that models analytical excellence, curiosity, and innovation.
Influence and align senior stakeholders globally, ensuring strategy translates into clear decisions and measurable outcomes.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
Health screening
Eye care vouchers
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