Director Strategy & Business Development

The Legal & Regulatory Division is seeking a Director, Strategy & Business Development to help accelerate growth, innovation, and strategic alignment across its multi-business unit portfolio. Reporting to the SVP, L&R Strategy & Business Development, this role will lead market-backed strategic initiatives across product strategy, portfolio planning, go-to-market optimization, partnerships, and M&A. A key outcome of this role is to enable clear, data-driven prioritization of strategic opportunities-ensuring that product and commercial investments are aligned to the most attractive market segments and categories.

This position offers a unique opportunity to blend high-level strategy with hands-on execution, working closely with senior stakeholders across the division.

• 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.
• Contribute to the development of board‑level materials and executive presentations with clear strategic framing.

• 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.
• Leverage these frameworks across all strategic planning, investment modeling, and performance tracking efforts.

• 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 (M ) processes by preparing and synthesizing strategic inputs, investment updates, and performance insights.
• Facilitate cross‑BU collaboration and trade‑off discussions to surface dependencies and strategic opportunities.
• Support go‑to‑market planning and execution for new initiatives.
• Align strategic priorities with delivery tracking and execution metrics managed by Product Operations.

• Integrate customer feedback, market intelligence, and competitive analysis into strategic planning and business development efforts.
• Coordinate structured customer validation programs to support initiative readiness and direction.
• Collaborate with product and marketing teams to align strategy with customer needs and market positioning.

• 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…