Head of Permissions Licensing
Location: London, UK
Job Type: Full‑time
Employment Type: Permanent
About the Role
Oversee daily operations of journals and book permissions, ensuring prompt and customer‑focused handling of enquiries. Manage day‑to‑day relationships with transactional permissions licensing services for journals and book content.
Key opportunities and strategic impact:
- Shape and deliver global permissions licensing strategy.
- Drive sustainable revenue growth and maximise the value of Springer Nature’s content portfolio.
- Lead the evolution of licensing models in line with changing publishing landscapes, including Open Access and digital content delivery.
- Build and strengthen strategic partnerships internally and externally to enable innovation, enhance operational performance, and unlock new licensing opportunities.
Role Responsibilities
- Overall responsibility for journals, books, and collective licensing.
- Line‑manage and train rights teams based in London and Berlin.
- Foster a collaborative and high‑performing environment.
- Build cross‑functional relationships with Permissions and Licensing teams, Legal, Open Access, Editorial and other internal stakeholders to support efficient working practices.
- Manage relationships with Finance & Billing teams, Research Integrity team, and Anti‑Piracy team.
Skills, Experience & Qualifications
- Essential: Degree in a relevant field with a high standard of mathematics and English.
- Essential: Experience in copyright, licensing or contracts preferred.
- Desirable: Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
- Desirable: Excellent communication and relationship‑building abilities.
- Desirable: Analytical mindset with data‑driven decision‑making experience.
- Desirable: Good understanding of content licensing methods and terms.
- Desirable: Awareness and understanding of the academic publishing business, including OA models.
- Desirable: Knowledge of copyright and other relevant intellectual property law.
- Desirable: Fluency in English.
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