Academia Strategy Senior Manager

Role Summary

As part of the LSEG Capital Markets and Investment Banking team, the Academia Strategy Senior Manager drives business strategy and product development and management for the LSEG Academia business. The Senior Manager is responsible for business and client stakeholder feedback and enhancements. The role manages the product owners, aligning strategy across all functions to support business simplification, growth and profitability.

Primary responsibilities

• Manage the business strategy for the academia business across Workspace, Mergent and all related products 
• Drive and deliver innovative solutions that meet clients natively in their workflow
• Drive evolution of client engagement from legacy ‘product-specific’ goals to a solutions paradigm
• Report to main partners on market evolution, client requirements and strategies
• Actively participate with Sales & Marketing Leadership to achieve our goals and realize Defined Revenue & Sales Targets
• Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of product development from ideation to launch including delivery of roadmaps
• Supervise product owner’s output, including bug fixes, enhancements, and product migrations
• Build marketing strategy and engage with the academia community for best feedback and activation
• Create sales strategy and secure effective go-to-market tactics by liaising with frontline sellers to develop tailor-made client pitches highlighting the value of the news coverage and products
• Regularly connect with end users about products strategy
• Support the profitable growth of the business through modernization, stronger and more efficient operations, new business development and partnerships

Skills and experience

• Experience in managing businesses including integration of legacy assets
• Knowledge and relations in the Academia community preferred
• Ability to manage key stakeholder feedback and expectations
• Excels in fast-paced, data and tech role with short turnaround deadlines
• Focused on product modernization, including AI strategies
• Strong commercial understanding and ability to develop and implement new commercial models with effective go-to-market strategies
• Ability to manage across a matrix organisation across various teams with different structures
• Aptitude to developing and nurturing partnerships that support product growth and long-term prospects of the business
• Strong awareness of profit and loss dynamics and drive to improve the growth and profitability of the business     

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