Technology Director – Innovation Squads

Ready to turn GenAI and emerging tech into real, scalable business impact?

Want to lead cross‑functional squads from bold ideas to enterprise adoption?

About our Team:

Elsevier is launching Embedded Innovation Squads to help teams across the organization benefit from GenAI and automation in practical, scalable, and well-supported ways. The program embeds small, dedicated, cross-functional teams directly within business functions to identify high-value productivity opportunities and deliver solutions that improve operational efficiency, decision quality, and speed.

About the Role:

We are seeking a Technology Director to lead and scale four cross functional Innovation Squads working with colleagues across STMJ, Product, Technology (SDLCrelated activities), and Sales.

This role focuses on helping teams safely and effectively use GenAI, automation, and emerging technologies to solve real business problems and improve how work gets done. You will connect strategy with hands-on delivery, enabling practical innovation that can be adopted at scale across the organisation.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and support four cross functional Innovation Squads from discovery through adoption
• Establish and evolve a practical, enterprise ready approach to innovation in ways of working
• Identify, test, and scale solutions that address real business needs
• Partner with Product, UX, Technology, STMJ, and Sales teams to ensure alignment and impact
• Make pragmatic build, buy, or partner decisions to deliver value efficiently
• Translate experiments into repeatable practices that can be embedded into the enterprise SDLC
• Ensure innovation activity aligns with architecture, governance, and risk standards
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with senior leaders and delivery teams
• Define and track success measures focused on adoption and business outcomes
• Provide clear, accessible updates and insights to executive stakeholders

Requirements:

• Experience leading or influencing technology delivery in complex, multiteam environments
• Working knowledge of modern software delivery approaches (e.g. Spec driven development, end to end SDLC processes, platforms or similar)
• Ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders
• Practical understanding of how GenAI and emerging technologies can support people and workflows
• Ability to assess value, risk, and impact beyond the technology itself
• Systems thinking, with an understanding of how people, process, technology, and risk connect
• Evidence led decision making skills, using data, learning, and experimentation
• Comfort working with ambiguity, change, and evolving priorities
• Ability to influence and lead change without relying on formal authority
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex ideas clearly and accessibly

Work in a way that works for you:

We promote a healthy work/life balance and provide various well-being initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals to help you meet both your immediate responsibilities and long-term goals.

About the business:

RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

RELX serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs more than 36,000 people over 40% of whom are in North America. The headquarters is in London. The market capitalization is about £60bn ($80bn), making it one of the 10 largest listed companies in the UK. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange, Euronext and NYSE.

The company has four market segments. It develops information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers in the Risk, Scientific, Technical & Medical, Legal, and Exhibitions sectors.