Springer Nature
TeamLead,CollectionManagement&Acquisition
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“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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