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About Our Team
Our teams are fuelled by curiosity, relentlessly pursuing better customer outcomes. We're on a mission to deliver an unparalleled customer experience, excelling in communication. In a fast-paced environment, we thrive, embracing change with flexibility and composure under pressure. Our high-energy, self-motivated individuals are driven by a genuine desire to make a positive mark on our business. But that's not all – we're creative problem solvers with an entrepreneurial spirit.
About Our Team
Our teams are fuelled by curiosity, relentlessly pursuing better customer outcomes. We're on a mission to deliver an unparalleled customer experience, excelling in communication. In a fast-paced environment, we thrive, embracing change with flexibility and composure under pressure. Our high-energy, self-motivated individuals are driven by a genuine desire to make a positive mark on our business. But that's not all – we're creative problem solvers with an entrepreneurial spirit.
About The Role
The Director of Chemicals Strategy leads the global strategy for ICIS’s chemicals portfolio, driving long-term growth and aligning commercial and product initiatives with market needs. This role combines strategic insight, market development, and execution—identifying opportunities across the value chain, shaping global positioning, and translating strategy into commercial success through cross-functional collaboration.
Responsibilities
Developing and Driving Chemicals Strategy
* Define and evolve ICIS’s global Chemicals strategy across the value chain.
* Stay informed on market dynamics, customer workflows, regulations, and sustainability trends.
* Translate insights into portfolio plans that enhance customer value and optimize offerings.
* Identify growth areas, new segments, and use cases to expand market relevance.
* Assess M&A, benchmarks, and partnerships to accelerate growth.
* Collaborate with Product and Content teams to prioritize evolution and ensure product-market fit.
Commercial Leadership and Market Development
* Work with Sales and Marketing to develop go-to-market plans for key regions and segments.
* Focus on high-potential geographies and value chain opportunities.
* Guide pricing and packaging strategies aligned with market expectations.
* Oversee regional planning via Market Planners, ensuring data-driven execution.
Customer, Regulator, and Industry Engagement
* Serve as a market-facing leader and ICIS brand ambassador.
* Build strategic relationships with industry bodies and key stakeholders.
* Engage with customers to understand evolving needs and workflows.
* Support thought leadership and represent ICIS at major industry events.
Leadership and Team Development
* Lead and mentor Market Planners to drive regional execution.
* Apply structured market analysis (TAM/SAM/SOM) for prioritization.
* Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on insight and impact.
Requirements
* Extensive experience in the chemicals/energy industry, with a focus on strategy, consulting, corporate development, or commercial leadership.
* Background in management consulting, investment banking, or corporate strategy; familiarity with data analytics and B2B information services preferred.
* In-depth knowledge of chemical value chains, customer workflows, and commercial dynamics.
* Proven success in developing and executing growth strategies that drive revenue and market expansion.
* Strong commercial acumen, with expertise in market prioritization, pricing, and go-to-market planning.
* Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills across global, matrixed organizations.
* Analytical and structured thinker, adept at converting market insights into actionable strategies.
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 flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive
Working for you
Benefits
We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
* Dutch Share Purchase Plan
* Annual Profit Share Bonus
* Comprehensive Pension Plan
* Home, office or commuting allowance
* Generous vacation entitlement and option for sabbatical leave
* Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Family Care leave
* Flexible working hours
* Personal Choice budget
* Variety of online training courses and career roadshows
* Wellbeing programs and gym facility in the office
* Internal communities and networks
* Various employee discounts
* Recruitment introduction reward
* Work from anywhere
* Employee Assistance Program (global)
* Annual Event
About The Business
ICIS, part of RELX Group, is a global leader in commodity intelligence for energy, chemicals, and fertilizers. We help our customers make better strategic decisions, manage risk, improve productivity, and capture growth opportunities. By providing trusted data, analytics, and thought leadership, ICIS makes the world’s most important markets more predictable.
With a global team of 600+ professionals across 15+ offices, including London, Singapore, Houston, Dubai, and Shanghai, we deliver the actionable intelligence our customers need to navigate complex markets.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Director
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Business Development and Sales
* Industries
Data Infrastructure and Analytics
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