Role Responsibilities: 

• Overall responsibility for planning and implementing of commissioning strategies on key journals - Business Development, Market Intelligence 

• Identify appropriate topics for Collections, using data analysis tools to perform market share and competitor analysis - Data analytics/Quantitative Skills, Market Intelligence, Business Insights 

• Identify, recruit and engage Guest Editors and potential authors to edit a Collection or submit their research articles - Balances Stakeholder 

• Plan and manage the Collection pipeline against an ambitious publication target - Project Management, Publishing Workflows & Systems, Drives Results 

• Define and implement best practices across the Collections lifecycle - Operational Excellence, Adaptability 

• Build and leverage relationships with internal and external editorial communities - Building Networks, Balances Stakeholder 

• Engage with our Marketing teams to coordinate and improve the promotion of our Collections, and develop new ways to reach out to the external communities served by our journals- Stakeholder Management 

Skills, Experience & Qualifications: 

Essential 

• Demonstrable planning and organizational skills 

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in a STEM discipline 

• Strong data analysis and reporting skills 

• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal 

• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders 

• Adaptability and resilience to change 

• Ability to work quickly and efficiently on own initiative as well as part of a team 

• A creative mindset and the ability to bring energy, ideas and new approaches  

Desirable 

• Practical awareness of the importance and key aspects of research ethics and open access publishing 

• Ability to directly query data is desirable 

• Excellent presentation skills 

• Previous experience of scholarly or academic publishing 

At Springer Nature, we’re committed to creating a great working environment which includes the benefits you receive, opportunities for you to develop your skills and ways to get to know your colleagues. Some of these include: 

• Support networks that focus on fostering dialogue around diversity, community building, advice and advocacy 

• Wellbeing initiatives to support in maintaining a healthy work life balance 

• 24 hour access to our learning and development platform LEAP and LinkedIn Learning to help develop your skills 

• A fantastic benefits package 

Further information about life at Springer Nature, hybrid working and the range of benefits available in your preferred location will be shared during the interview process. 

To apply: please submit your CV and cover letter. 

Internal applicants please inform your line manager when applying for the role.