Job Description

Taylor & Francis has an exciting opportunity for a Global Head of Portfolio to join the Journals Editorial team in Researcher Services. This role is responsible for the strategy, business planning, growth, direction and commercially effective management of a portfolio of around 150 journals that includes Sports, Planning, Urban Studies, Geography, and Law titles, together with the leadership of a team of Portfolio Managers.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading a team of Portfolio Managers: ensuring objectives are clear, relevant decision-making is devolved, and that the team are empowered and incentivised to take responsibility and achieve goals.
• Mentoring and coaching this team of Portfolio Managers to enable them to find ways to improve and develop their individual portfolios.
• Setting and implementing strategies for the growth for of the portfolio, in consultation with the Global Portfolio Director.
• Providing oversight of Portfolio Managers’ content management strategies within the portfolio.
• Fostering in-depth and close customer relationships with subject-specific societies to build the profile and position T&F Journals as a center of subject specialism and excellence.
• Taking personal responsibility for the P&L management of own program of portfolios.
• Providing oversight of timely and profitable contract renewals.
• Building and maintaining a thorough and topical knowledge of market need and competitor activity in the portfolio’s subject areas.
• Keeping abreast of global changes to the process of profitable publishing to ensure program remains relevant, commercially viable, and in pace with market dynamics.
• Deputizing for the Global Portfolio Director and supporting the activities of the wider Journals Editorial team where required.

Qualifications

What we are looking for:

• Excellent people management skills, including the effective management of a hybrid-working team and supportive development of global team reports,
• Experience of managing a profit center with a turnover of up to $30+m.,
• In-depth subject knowledge of areas covered by the portfolio, which include Sports, Planning, Urban Studies, Geography, and Law; or comparable subject areas,
• Experience and in-depth knowledge of working with societies,
• Experience of the processes of acquiring, managing, and publishing content,
• Excellent understanding of academic and library buying patterns and the factors that drive purchase of content, open access sales, and content usage,
• Experience of managing P&L accounts,
• Knowledge of Research Funder policies,
• A willingness to travel to meet colleagues and clients,
• A strong understanding of the publishing industry and market for research content generally.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

What we're offering:

• 15 days of paid time off per year + 2 paid floating holidays and paid day off for your birthday

• Paid sick time

• Paid time off for special life events such as moving or weddings

• 3 additional discretionary days during the holiday season and the end of each year

• Up to 4 weeks of paid parental leave

• Medical, vision, and dental benefits

• 4 volunteer days per year

• 401(k) + employer match

• Seasonal social and charitable events

• Work/life balance: At Taylor & Francis we care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. You will be joining a thriving business, working alongside an exceptional group of people. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about.

• Training And Professional Development: We’re passionate about ensuring you have all the tools and resources at your fingertips to reach your short and long-term career goals. We’ll support you in your journey by working together on your own bespoke Taylor & Francis Development Plan, ensuring you have the resources, tools, support and coaching that will get you where you want to be.

Being "you" at Taylor & Francis

If you’re excited about working with Taylor & Francis to foster human progress through knowledge, we invite you to apply even if your existing skills and experience don’t fit every item listed above. At Taylor & Francis, we are at our best and most successful when colleagues can be themselves and contribute regardless of their identity or background. As a colleague, you will have the opportunity to further innovate and develop in areas that you are passionate about. Our goal is to empower you with the resources, incentives, and flexibility you need to enjoy success at work and to live a healthy, balanced life.

Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in and value diversity of people and thought, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves. Taylor & Francis recruits, develops, and retains colleagues without regard to any protected personal characteristics or other non-merit-based factor.

We genuinely care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about. To find out more about our business and the great career opportunities please go to our Careers Site: http://www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/careers

Or better yet check out our LinkedIn ‘Life’ Page, highlighting our accomplishments, employees, and company culture. It’s also a good way of meeting our recruitment team, who will be happy to advise you on your journey here at T&F.

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