Hybrid Director, Strategy and Business Development

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About the role

  • Director leading strategic initiatives and business development for global B2B software company. Accelerating growth, innovation, and strategic alignment across diverse market segments in legal and regulatory industries.

Responsibilities

  • Lead market-backed strategic assessments and deep-dives to inform divisional priorities and investment decisions.
  • Support the annual strategic planning process, including long-term growth targets and portfolio optimization.
  • Develop business cases and investment frameworks grounded in market data, customer insights, and competitive dynamics.
  • Maintain dashboards and KPIs to monitor initiative performance, resource allocation, and strategic alignment.
  • Ensure strategic planning and capital allocation are guided by clear prioritization of product categories and market opportunities.
  • Identify and evaluate new business opportunities, including partnerships, market expansion, and innovation programs.
  • Support M&A pipeline development and target evaluation in collaboration with Corporate Development.
  • Partner with business unit leaders to shape investment cases and strategic recommendations that reflect market realities and category-level priorities.
  • Own and maintain division-level strategic frameworks, including product category definitions and segmentation models.
  • Lead analysis of category-level market sizing, market share, competitive dynamics, and win/loss drivers, in collaboration with Corporate Strategy.
  • Collaborate with business units to gather inputs and ensure consistency, accuracy, and relevance of framework data.
  • Work closely with Product Operations and BU Strategy & Business Development leads to ensure strategic initiatives are translated into actionable plans and tracked effectively across BUs.
  • Support the Monthly Divisional Meeting (MDM) and Monthly Business Review (MBR) processes by preparing and synthesizing strategic inputs, investment updates, and performance insights.
  • Integrate customer feedback, market intelligence, and competitive analysis into strategic planning and business development efforts.

Requirements

  • 6–8+ years in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, or business development roles, preferably in B2B tech and/or legal/regulatory industries.
  • Experience leading strategic initiatives and managing cross-functional projects.
  • Familiarity with global legal information and technology markets, including trends in legal content, workflow tools, and regulatory platforms.
  • Exposure to enterprise software, legal tech, or regulatory workflows is a strong plus.
  • Strong strategic and analytical skills; ability to synthesize market data into actionable insights.
  • Solid financial acumen with comfort in building investment cases and evaluating business impact.
  • Fluency in technology and AI concepts, with the ability to assess their strategic relevance and application across product and business initiatives.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to influence across levels and audiences.
  • Results-driven with ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
  • Collaborative, customer-centric, and intellectually curious.
  • Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI) is a plus.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or related field from a top-tier university; MBA preferred.

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities

Job title

Director, Strategy and Business Development

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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