About the Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic, analytical, and creative problem solver to join the RELX Strategic Pricing team. Our Strategic Pricing projects help transform pricing strategies and business models. You will collaborate with RELX companies on strategically important, high impact projects, using hypothesis-based approaches to uncover insights that drive improved revenues and profits.
It’s not a typical analyst role! Every week will be different. Working on projects from initial scoping to delivery:
1. Honing your data and modelling skills
2. Building your consulting skills
3. Communicating complex insights and recommendations in simple ways to our internal clients
with exposure to diverse businesses, leadership teams and cultures.
Working across RELX companies and divisions accelerates your development. As well as succession opportunities within our team, we find our analysts have a choice of roles within the RELX portfoliowhen they’re ready for the next step, based on our reputation for delivering quality work and the internal network they build.
About the Team:
Thie team is an internal consulting service to RELX companies –Elsevier, LexisNexis Risk, LexisNexis Legal and Reed Exhibitions (RX). We work with business leaders and their teams to develop go-to-market pricing strategies and analytical insights for many of RELX’s leading and innovative information products.
We are small (7 members), close-knit and high performing,consistently delivering breakthrough insights and actionable recommendations. We value diversity of thought and background. We place high importance on personal development.
Our office is RELX’s Trafalgar Square corporate HQ. We work remotely with occasional meetings in the office or at UK client sites. Some projects are more global in nature which means meetings sometimes won’t fit into UK office hours. We support each other to work flexibly, prioritizing work-life balance and wellbeing.
In The Roleyou will spend your time on:
Projects (70-80% of the role): Work with RELX Managers to design and manage strategic projects that deliver actionable recommendations for RELX companies
Community (10-20% of the role):Build anetwork of strategicpricing enthusiasts across RELX by collating anddisseminatingnew ideas and innovations
Advice (10% of the role):Provide ad hoc support and guidance to RELX business leaders and teams, inspiring analytical curiosity, better customer data capture and improvedanalytics methodologies
Ideal Candidate Profile
Skills
4. Experience working on either strategic pricing or commercial strategy projects
5. Proven analytical (quantitative and qualitative) and structured problem-solving skills
6. Proven ability to think strategically and tactically – connecting the “big picture” through to operational details
7. Creative thinking–producing innovative ideas, analyses, and recommendations
8. Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
9. Excellent communication and presentation skills
Behaviours
10. Analytically inquisitive – a desire to always explore data, never satisfied that you have found all the insights
11. Outstanding attention to detail when working with raw data and presentation materials
12. Positive, enthusiastic, and motivated
13. Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
14. Ability to work well and quickly build relationships with cross-functional teams
15. Persuasive, collaborative and trust-worthy
16. Culturally aware with the ability to communicate and lead projects in multi-cultural environments
17. Highly results / output orientated
18. A continuous learner who welcomes constructive feedback and is energized by building new skills and taking on new challenges
Qualifications and Experiences
19. Experience in an analytical, financial or strategy role in a management consulting, investment banking or corporate environment, with evidence of advancement
20. Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field e.g.,Business, Finance, Economics, Science, Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics
21. Experience working in information, data services and analytics industry
22. Experience of working in large, matrix-style, complex corporate environments
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
Working for you
We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
23. Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
24. Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
25. Wellbeing programs
26. Life assurance
27. Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
28. Save As You Earn share option scheme
29. Travel Season ticket loan
30. Electric Vehicle Scheme
31. Optional Dental Insurance
32. Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
33. Employee Assistance Programme
34. Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
35. RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
36. Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
37. Access to extensive learning and development resources
38. Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work