Senior VP - Academic Partnerships

Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100.

Taylor & Francis Group produces high quality, peer reviewed books and journals. We produce unique, trusted content by expert authors, spreading knowledge and promoting discovery globally. We aim to broaden thinking and advance understanding, providing academics and professionals with a platform to share ideas and realise their individual potential.

Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge.  We strongly believe that this requires us to encourage and examine different ideas and voices, so that any work that meets our exacting levels of quality deserves to be included in our publications. This requires open minds, the opportunity for robust debate, and the courage to defend perspectives that stand up to scrutiny, even if they conflict with our personal beliefs or values. Because that’s the only way to find the best obtainable version of the truth and, ultimately, foster human progress. If you agree, then we’d love to hear from you.

Responsible for developing a commercial publishing strategy in the US and defined new growth markets, the SVP Academic Partnerships will drive regional content acquisition and build partnerships with funders, senior academics and Key Opinion Leaders regionally, to help position T&F as a market leader in terms of value and impact of research content, and to deliver content and revenue growth.

What you will be doing:

• Drive Researcher Services content growth, KOL acquisition and influence in the US; responsibility for performance and objective attainment in line with strategic objectives
• Establish, maintain and develop high level relationships with key US customer groups; researchers and research key opinion leaders, funders, societies and institutions, commercial, professional and academic as well as government and regulatory bodies
• Lead the business development teams operating across defined high growth markets globally
• Provide market feedback to the company leadership regarding competitive offerings and regional market trends, and generate product and services development ideas
• Monitor and report on KPIs including revenue, costs, overheads, usage and user behaviours to inform future strategic development
• Develop and report on budgets and forecasts for the current year and against three-year plans
• Continually developing the T&F brand and profile, building increasing awareness through representing the company at events globally as required
• Lead, inspire and coach a high level senior team to ensure high engagement, delivery of objectives, and a culture of high performance, in the US and in global growth markets as required
• Senior leadership for the Philadelphia office hub

What we are looking for: 

• The ability to lead and inspire a team 
• Strong commercial focus and experience in managing the P&L within a strategic business unit 
• A firm grasp of strategic issues affecting the global research sector 
• A proven track record in developing, managing and implementing content delivery for a global publishing business 
• Significant experience of managing change  
• Experience of managing significant budgets 
• Extensive capability in assessing market conditions, looking externally and adapting business priorities dependant on macro and micro factors 
• The ability to communicate and form strong working relationships and networks effectively at all levels, both internally and externally 
• Outstanding team leadership skills 
• Results-oriented with the ability to manage from strategic development to detailed execution 
• A proven track record of delivering high performance both personally and commercially  
• Effective management of cost and revenue growth  
• Excellent commercial understanding and awareness 
• Extremely competent presenter (formally and informally) 

What we're offering in return:

• Annual salary of $230,000 + bonus
• 15 vacation days + 2 floating holidays and a paid day off for your birthday
• 10 days of sick time
• Up to 4 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Discretionary 3 paid days off during the holiday season each year 
• Paid time off for significant life events leave; i.e. moving or wedding
• Medical, vision, dental, and other voluntary benefits
• 4 paid volunteer days per year
• 401(k) + up to 3% match
• Flexible working schedule
• Seasonal social and charitable events
• Training and development

What you should know:

• Closing date for applications: 01 July 2025
  • Applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we will be interviewing alongside advertising. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity.

• Candidates must have the right to live and work in the United States 

• Location: The successful candidate will be able to utilise our balanced working model. We ask that candidates live within a commutable distance of either our Philadelphia or Boca Raton offices to ensure that as a balanced worker they can make it to our office locations to collaborate as required. There is an expectation for a minimum of 3 days per week in-person time.

• 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.

• 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 interview to enable us to better understand your skills, experience, and motivation. Following this, you will be invited to attend a competency-based interview, either virtually or in person. Typically, we’d then finish the interview process with a final, 2nd stage interview before extending an offer to the successful applicant.

• 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 recruitment@tandf.co.uk

Being ‘you’ at Taylor and Francis:

Here at Taylor & Francis, we know that many times the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can feel discouraged about applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. We encourage you to apply if you're excited about working for us and have some of the skills or experience we're 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 of 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, color, 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, veteran status, citizenship, or any other protected characteristic under local law.

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.

https://www.linkedin.com/company/taylor-&-francis-group/life/79e0c27c-afdf-4bbb-84e6-5f8ed5e10bb8/