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Director Portfolio Development

Director Portfolio Development

Informa Group Plc.Hamilton, Scotland, UK
28 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

The Director of Portfolio Development drives the strategic growth of our Journals portfolio through new acquisitions partnerships and market development initiatives. This senior leadership role will be instrumental in expanding our presence in the scholarly publishing landscape while maintaining our commitment to research excellence.

What youll be doing :

  • Lead on the identification evaluation and execution of journal acquisition opportunities and strategic society partnerships across multiple research disciplines
  • Represent the organization at events and conferences to build our network and identify new opportunities
  • Analyze market trends competitor activities and emerging opportunities to inform strategic decisionmaking
  • Develop and implement innovative strategies to accelerate inorganic growth of our journals portfolio including looking beyond standard journal acquisitions to assets that will complement our portfolio and broaden our range of offerings to customers
  • Work closely with our colleagues in books on expansion opportunities to maximize value for T&F as a whole
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders including acquisition target representatives society leaders and brokers
  • Navigate complex negotiations and close deals that create value for all parties while achieving our strategic and financial objectives
  • Collaborate with internal teams including editorial operations technology marketing and sale to ensure successful integration and growth of acquired titles

Qualifications :

What were looking for :

  • Extensive experience in scholarly publishing with demonstrated success in journal acquisitions society engagement and partnership development
  • Proven track record of identifying negotiating and closing complex deals
  • Deep understanding of the scholarly communications landscape including open access models research workflow solutions and digital innovations
  • Strong commercial acumen with the ability to evaluate business opportunities and develop compelling value propositions
  • Exceptional relationshipbuilding and networking skills with established connections in the academic and society publishing community
  • Strategic thinking capabilities with the ability to spot trends and create innovative solutions
  • Outstanding communication and presentation skills
  • Additional Information :

    What we offer in return :

  • Competitive annual salary bonus
  • An excellent work / life balance with a fantastic flexible working culture and hybrid working from home and office
  • 25 days annual leave per year plus an extra day off each year for your birthday
  • 3 additional discretionary days for Christmas each year
  • 4 paid volunteering days each year
  • Employee assistance programme Offering 24 / 7 wellbeing support
  • Share Match Plan that matches every share purchased with two free shares.
  • Pension scheme
  • Life assurance plus optical and medical care.
  • What you should know :

  • Location :   The successful candidate will be able to utilize our balanced working model. We ask that candidates live within a commutable distance of our office in Milton Park Oxfordshire to ensure that as a balanced worker they can make it to our office locations to collaborate as required. Time spent in the office is likely to range from 10%80% of working hours with an expectation for a minimum of 2 days per week spent working from an office.
  • You must have the right to live and work in the UK.
  • Closing Date for applications :  17 February 2025
  • Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and interviews will be conducted throughout the duration of the recruitment process. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.

    Training And Professional Development :

    Were passionate about ensuring you have all the tools and resources at your fingertips to reach your short and longterm career goals. Well 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.

    Interview process :

    Once you have submitted your application we may get in touch with you for an initial screening conversation or ask you to complete a short video screening exercise to enable us to better understand your skills experience and motivation. Following this you will be invited to attend a competencybased interview either virtually or in person. Typically wed then finish the interview process with a final 2nd stage interview before extending an offer to the successful applicant.

    Being you at Taylor & Francis

    We want all our candidates to shine in our recruitment process. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to ensure you are able to show us your best self. This could include having the application form in a different format more time for questions or anything else please ask us we are happy to be flexible! Please contact

    Here at Taylor & Francis we know that many times the perfect candidate doesnt exist and that people can feel discouraged about applying for a job if they dont fit all the requirements. We encourage you to apply if youre excited about working for us and have some of the skills or experience were looking for. We believe in the notion that many skills and experiences are transferrable and you could be just what we need! Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly believe in the value of diversity in people and thought. We strive to foster a supportive and inclusive environment where our colleagues can learn develop and succeed all while feeling comfortable with being their true self. We embrace all walks of life regardless of race colour ancestry national origin religion or religious creed mental or physical disability medical condition genetic information sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age marital status citizenship or any other protected characteristic under local law.

    We genuinely care about our colleagues promoting worklife 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 :

    Or better yet check out our LinkedIn Life Page highlighting our accomplishments employees and company culture. Its also a good way of meeting our recruitment team who will be happy to advise you on your journey here at T&F.

    Remote Work : Employment Type :

    Fulltime

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