Job Title:     Head of Editorial Performance, Nature Portfolio

Location:     London or Pune

Reports to: Director of Editorial Performance, Nature Portfolio

Application Deadline: 28th June 2026

About the Springer Nature Group 

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About the Brand

Nature Portfolio is a flagship portfolio of journals, products and services including Nature and the Nature-branded journals, dedicated to serving the scientific community.

About the Role 

The Head of Editorial Performance is responsible for developing and driving initiatives in support of driving operational excellence across the Nature Portfolio. In this role you will be working with key stakeholders across the Nature Portfolio editorial teams as well as Peer Review Management, Content Acquisition Product team, Publishing Strategy, Publishing Performance & Intelligence, Production, Publishing Operations, and others, to plan and implement improvements to editorial workflows and processes, and drive the adoption of best working practices, to support increased editorial efficiency and best-in-class author experience.

An immediate priority for the role-holder will be to take on a leading role in delivering an ambitious ongoing project to transform Nature Portfolio’s editorial workflows. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in shaping efficient and scalable future-ready workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives to improve and standardise editorial workflows across Nature Portfolio.
• Analyse current processes, identify improvement opportunities, and design scalable solutions.
• Deliver change projects from planning through implementation, including milestones, risks, dependencies and success measures.
• Drive adoption of new workflows, technologies and platforms across editorial teams.
• Partner with stakeholders across editorial, product, operations, production and analytics teams to deliver effective change.
• Use data and KPIs to track impact, measure success and support continuous improvement.
• Support the development of best practices and portfolio-wide approaches to editorial processes.
• Contribute to initiatives that improve author experience and operational efficiency.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

Essential

• Good understanding of editorial workflows and the research publishing landscape.
• Strong experience leading complex projects and change initiatives in cross-functional environments.
• Experience supporting the adoption of new processes, systems or technologies.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills, with a data-informed approach.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex ideas clearly.
• Ability to influence, build trust and work effectively across a wide range of teams and senior stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage priorities and deliver against deadlines.
• Proactive, self-motivated and comfortable working independently.
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent relevant professional experience.

Desirable

• Project management qualification or formal training.

Applicants should submit a CV and a cover letter outlining your key ambitions for the role, preferred office location and current notice period.

Springer Nature Skills associated with this job profile include: SN-Strategic Mindset, SN-Manages Complexity, SN-Decision Quality, SN-Balances Stakeholders, SN-Communicates Effectively, SN-Persuasion, SN-Collaboration, SN-Project Management, SN-Data Analytics, SN-Operational Excellence.

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Job Posting End Date:

15-06-2026