Business Development Manager, Americas

Company Description

Taylor & Francis Group is an Informa business

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.

Job Description

We are currently expanding our US sales team and are looking to add a Business Development Manager. Reporting to the Director of Open Research for the Americas, your primary responsibility is to protect and grow our Open Research/Open Science revenue in the Americas and to be an advocate for Taylor & Francis Group’s expanding Open Research programs and initiatives.

We are a leader in Open Research agreement workflow and this role will be a key element in elevating T&F by hosting workflow webinar or events, getting involved in receiving feedback from our customers and Product team and ensuring our customer-focused development of our Open Research sales tools.

What you’ll be doing:

• Driving Open Research Revenue through engagement with key prospects within the America’s market
• Determining customers and developing sustainable plans to satisfy their needs
• Growing Open Research revenue by understanding the marketing and identifying new products and services; understanding different Open Research options, services and platforms and how they map to customer and business needs
• Working with other internal groups/stakeholders to develop infrastructure, as needed
• Building relationships with key institutions, funders, and research centers to build protect revenue with a specific focus on new business
• Partnering with Open Research Sales Support alongside other teams to ensure workflow and reporting requirements are met; ensuring customers are satisfied with agreed infrastructure and processes
• Teaming with our Academic Sales division on new agreements entailing Open Research element with the support of the director; providing support key renewals and new agreements working with Research Analytics Department on publication data, analysis of business model options and proposal writing
• Growing new Open Research revenue from non-traditional academic customers, i.e. NGOs, think-tanks and research centers; creating relationships with key contacts and exploring commercial partnerships
• Engaging with stakeholders externally to promote Taylor & Francis Group’s position in the Open Research community through conferences and presentation opportunities; supporting colleagues internally with Open Research expertise across the business  

Qualifications

What we're looking for:

• Significant experience working in a publishing sales environment, with an understanding of the role of business development and lead generation for long-term success
• Considerable knowledge of the Open Science/Research space; funding organizations, the academic publishing industry, and the wider scholarly eco-system
• Familiarity with key business models and customer needs
• Excellent networking skills to keep internal stakeholders involved in all areas of planning, as well as building external relationships for a strong commercial pipeline
• Ability to influence, drive for results and establish a clear agenda for their function
• Strong ability to appropriately communicate both upstream and downstream within the organization, and externally with key customers
• Ability to work independently and pro-actively, with awareness of when to make use of the wider infrastructure around them
• Target driven approach and the skills to manage and deliver on sales plans and targets
• A knowledge/understanding of the research funding landscape would also be advantageous

Additional Information

What we offer in return:

• Base salary ranging from $95,000 - $105,000 + bonus 
  • Bonus - 30% of base salary if annual OTE's are met, may exceed up to 100%
• 15 paid vacation days, 2 paid floating holidays, and a paid day off for your birthday
• 10 paid sick days
• Up to 8 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Paid time off for significant life events (e.g. wedding, moving)
• Medical & vision benefits
• 4 paid volunteer days per year
• 401(k) + employer match
• Flexible working schedule
• Seasonal social and charitable events
• Training and development

What you should know:

• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and interviews will be conducted throughout the duration of the recruitment process. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.
• Location :  The successful candidate will be able to utilize our balanced working model. We ask that candidates live within a commutable distance of our office location in Philadelphia, PA to ensure that as a balanced worker they can make it to our office locations 3x per week.
• You must have the right to live and work in the US. 

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 screening exercise 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.

Being "you" at Taylor & Francis

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 [email protected]

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 in 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, colour, 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, 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: 

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.