Springer Nature

TeamLead,CollectionManagement&Acquisition

£65–95k ~AI est. London, United Kingdom FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Team Lead, Collection Management & Acquisition at Springer Nature. Skills: Team leadership, Content acquisition, Collection management. Lead collections management team. Recruit diverse people”

What You'll Achieve.

Meet assigned targets; Achieve agreed targets; Increase efficiency of submissions; Increase efficiency of peer review

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree minimum, People management skills, Supervisory skills, Experience managing target-driven team, Excellent communication skills, Ability to build relationships, Willingness to work fast-paced environment, Ability to work target-driven environment, Detail-oriented, Organizational skills, Prioritization skills

Nice to Have

Experience of organizational complexities, Experience in matrix organization, Related work experience in STM publishing, Proven track record of content acquisition

What You'll Do.

Lead collections management team

Recruit diverse people

Take responsibility for training

Take responsibility for development

Take responsibility for performance

Execute strategy for growing content

Define strategic direction of launches

Align with journal editors

Work towards team's target

Support development of tools

Support development of systems

Provide feedback on market needs

Provide feedback on daily operations

Optimize delivery of content

Improve daily commissioning activities

Identify potential authors

Invite potential authors

Increase efficiency of submissions

Increase efficiency of peer review

Work with internal stakeholders

Meet research community needs

Maintain collaboration with publishing team

Inform publishing team of initiatives

Seek input from publishing team

Seek feedback from publishing team

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Internal stakeholders; Publishing team

Communication Scope

Build relationships

Full Job Description

**Role** : Team Lead, Collections Management and Acquisition **Location** : London - Hybrid, Permanent **Closing date:** 30th of June 2026 **About Springer Nature** Springer Nature is one of the leading publishers of research in the world. We publish the largest number of journals and books and are pioneers in open research. Through our leading brands, trusted for more than 180 years, we provide technology-enabled products, platforms and services that help researchers to uncover new ideas and share their discoveries, health professionals to stay at the forefront of medical science, and educators to advance learning. We are proud to be part of progress, working together with the communities we serve to share knowledge and bring greater understanding to the world. For more information, please visit about.springernature.com and @SpringerNature. At Springer Nature, we recognise that talent is developed through a range of career paths. We encourage applications from individuals with strong transferable skills, provided they are supported by relevant experience that shows how those skills have been successfully applied in practice. Our hiring approach balances skills, experience, and potential to ensure each role is fulfilled with both short term effectiveness and long term growth in mind. **About the Role** The Team Lead, Collections Management and Acquisition is responsible for the journal-level Topical Collection launches and management. The successful candidate will work with the Commissioning Editors and Managing Editors within their team to maintain a healthy collections pipeline and improve commissioning efficiency and effectiveness to ensure growth within the respective portfolios and meet assigned targets of collection launches, submissions and publications. The major responsibilities include the training and development of multiple direct reports, managing the team’s workload and ensuring team efficiency, monitoring their performance and providing feedback, as w

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