Business Engagement Manager (AI & Technology)

Location: Berlin, Germany

Company

hirify.global provides books, journals, platforms, and technology solutions for researchers, educators, clinicians, and other professionals worldwide.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary Technology partner and strategic advisor for Publishing, Group General Counsel, and Products, Platforms & Solutions.
• Align business priorities, digital product strategy, technology roadmaps, data capabilities, and investment decisions with Product Management, Data, Architecture, Engineering, and business leaders.
• Shape demand and portfolio planning, provide data-driven recommendations, and support decision-making across the portfolio lifecycle.
• Embed governance, risk, privacy, security, compliance, enterprise architecture, and regulatory considerations into initiatives from the earliest stages.
• Identify opportunities for AI, automation, self-service analytics, and advanced planning platforms to improve productivity, customer experience, and decision-making.
• Build trusted senior-level relationships, translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders, and lead strategic change and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in IT, with strong experience in strategy or business relationship management, ideally in global, matrixed organisations.
• Experience with publishing businesses, digital products, platforms, content workflows, legal and compliance functions, or other knowledge-intensive domains is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of how technology enables business value, governance, customer outcomes, operational excellence, corporate structures, and global IT operating models.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, shape and cascade strategy, and guide strategy-aligned Technology decisions without direct solutioning or delivery ownership.
• Business acumen and a strategic mindset, with the ability to translate business goals into long-term Technology opportunities.
• Ability to build trusted relationships, communicate complex Technology topics clearly, navigate ambiguity, facilitate strategic dialogue, and handle difficult conversations and escalations.
• Ability to drive strategic change, continuous improvement, cross-functional collaboration, innovation, and consensus without relying on formal authority.
• Good command of English is required for day-to-day collaboration and communication.

Culture & Benefits

• Work across Technology, Product Management, Data, Architecture, Engineering, Finance, Governance, Security, and business functions.
• Culture focused on transparency, collaboration, continuous improvement, inclusion, and reliable partnership.
• Competitive, industry-benchmarked salary for the location.
• Work is based in Berlin, Germany, with collaboration across a global organisation.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted until 16 November 2026.
• During the first six months, establish relationships, understand the supported business areas, align with Product Management and Technology teams, and create an engagement plan connecting business priorities, Technology strategy, and governance.