Editorial Operations Director (Books)

Location: Hybrid, with candidates required to live within a commutable distance of the Milton Park office in Oxfordshire and work in person there at least 3 days per week. The office is expected to relocate to Oxford city centre in late 2027 or early 2028.

Company

hirify.global is part of Informa, a FTSE 100 academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge, and events business; Taylor & Francis publishes scholarly journals, books, e-books, and reference works.

What you will do

• Lead, coach, and develop four Editorial Workflow Managers while strengthening leadership pipelines, succession planning, and organizational capability.
• Shape multi-year strategic plans and translate organizational strategy into actionable roadmaps with Publishing Directors.
• Establish enterprise-wide KPIs and performance frameworks, oversee portfolio profitability, and drive scalable process improvements.
• Represent editorial operations in executive forums, influence senior stakeholders, and advocate for editorial operations across the organization.
• Lead digital transformation, evaluate and roll out enterprise-level systems, and champion emerging technologies and smarter ways of working.
• Own editorial operations budgets, make investment decisions across technology, people, and infrastructure, and present financial proposals to senior leadership.

Requirements

• Significant experience leading leaders or managers at an executive level.
• Proven experience in strategic planning and organizational transformation.
• Deep knowledge of academic publishing and its industry dynamics.
• Strong financial acumen, including P&L management experience.
• Proven ability to influence senior executives and communicate confidently with board-level and C-suite audiences.
• Ability to develop talent, build vision, navigate complex stakeholder landscapes, and make high-stakes decisions with incomplete information.
• Visionary, authentic, resilient, accountable leadership and a commitment to organizational values and cultural change.

Nice to have

• Extensive, progressive leadership experience within academic publishing.
• International or multi-market experience.
• Continuous learning, intellectual humility, and openness to feedback.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Culture & Benefits

• Balanced hybrid working model with regular in-person collaboration.
• Supportive and inclusive environment that values diverse people, ideas, and perspectives.
• Flexible working focused on wellbeing and work-life balance.
• Opportunities to innovate and develop professionally.
• Reasonable adjustments are available during the recruitment process.