Informa

Business Development Manager, Americas

Informa$95K — $105K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Significant experience in publishing sales with a focus on business development and lead generation
  • In-depth knowledge of Open Science/Research, including funding organizations and the scholarly ecosystem
  • Familiarity with various business models and customer requirements
  • Exceptional networking capabilities for internal and external relationship management
  • Proven ability to influence decisions and drive results for effective planning
  • Strong communication skills for both upward and downward organizational interactions
  • Self-motivated with a proactive approach, recognizing when to leverage organizational resources
  • Target-driven mindset with skills to manage and achieve sales objectives

Responsibilities

  • Drive Open Research revenue through engagement with key prospects in the Americas
  • Identify customer needs and develop sustainable plans to meet them
  • Grow revenue by understanding marketing and identifying new products and services
  • Collaborate with internal teams to develop necessary infrastructure
  • Build relationships with institutions and research centers to protect and grow revenue
  • Partner with sales support and teams to meet workflow and reporting requirements
  • Team with Academic Sales for new agreements and key renewals, analyzing data for proposals
  • Cultivate relationships with non-traditional academic customers like NGOs and think-tanks

Benefits

  • 15 paid vacation days and 2 floating holidays, plus a day off for your birthday
  • 10 paid sick days and up to 8 weeks of fully paid parental leave
  • Paid time off for significant life events
  • Comprehensive medical and vision benefits
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching
  • Flexible working schedule with a balanced work model
  • 4 paid volunteer days per year
  • Access to training and personal development resources
Full 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.

About Informa

Informa is a publishing and events company that provides information and services to businesses and professionals. The company's products include books, journals, and online databases. Informa also organizes conferences and exhibitions in various industries, including healthcare, finance, and technology. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in London, England. Informa has offices in more than 30 countries.
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