VP Strategy at Cirium leading enterprise strategy development and execution across aviation analytics initiatives with a focus on growth and competitive advantage.
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
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.
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
Benefits
Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
Health screening, eye care vouchers and 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
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