Senior Publisher

Location: Remote, GBR or Hybrid, GBR (Oxford, London, Bognor Regis); Remote, Denmark; Remote, Germany or Hybrid, Germany (Berlin, Weinheim) Our mission is to unlock human potential. We welcome you for who you are, the background you bring, and we embrace individuals who get excited about learning. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion; it’s in our differences that we empower the way the world learns. About the role: As the Senior Publisher, you will manage high-complexity publishing partner relationships through contractual lifecycles, including the renewal of partner contracts. The Senior Publisher engages with external partners to ensure that our open access strategy is understood and that mutual success is achieved through strategic alignment as measured by various metrics. In this role, you will contribute to the delivery of external reporting and end-to-end publishing services from submission through to publication as well as title level business growth through collaboration with internal colleagues across multiple publishing units, including but not limited to author support, journal editor management, and corporate sales. How you will make an impact: Partner Management Manage diverse portfolio of ongoing complex relationships with partners such as learned societies, universities, and hospitals through various communication channels and reporting tools.Ensure through excellent, regular communication that partners are aligned with our strategy around journal growth and open access.Assist Publishers with aspects of multi-faceted portfolios as required.Renew journal publishing agreements by developing business offers with senior colleagues and colleagues in finance; assist in delivering comprehensive renewal proposals; and collaborate with colleagues in the negotiation of contracts. Colleague Collaboration Lead collaboration with other internal publishing teams to deliver smooth service and title level business growth.Achieve partner compliance with journal process improvements through ongoing communication and persuasion.Identify and facilitate new business opportunities for partner titles. Projects and Team Development Facilitate cross-departmental synergies by leading or participating in projects aligned to ways of working, or projects focused on facilitating Research Publishing strategies and objectives. What we are looking for: Prior relevant industry experience and in-depth knowledge and excellent understanding of journal publishing; both at operational and strategic level.In-depth experience in managing complex partner relationships.High level of understanding of commercial trends in publishing.Highly skilled communicator with strong organizational skills.Able to explain and communicate complex issues and concepts in research and research publishing, and negotiate to adopt a different point of view.Excellent understanding of major industry trends and how they impact Wiley and our partners.Able to lead on how to get buy-in from external partners for changes required to improve strategic alignment. About Wiley: Wiley is a trusted leader in research and learning, our pioneering solutions and services are paving the way for knowledge seekers as they work to solve the world’s most important challenges. We are advocates of advancement, empowering knowledge-seekers to transform today’s biggest obstacles into tomorrow’s brightest opportunities. With over 200 years of experience in publishing, we continue to evolve knowledge seekers’ steps into strides, illuminating their path forward to personal, educational, and professional success at every stage. Around the globe, we break down barriers for innovators, empowering them to advance discoveries in their fields, adapt their workforces, and shape minds. Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual’s status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact tasupport@wiley.com for assistance. We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates, needle movers and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees, for example we offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development. We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. The range below represents Wiley’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay for this role at the time of posting roles either in the UK, Canada or USA. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range, however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies. Wiley proactively displays target base pay range for UK, Canada and USA based roles. When applying, please attach your resume/CV to be considered. #LI-MS1 #LI-Remote #J-18808-Ljbffr