Associate Product Manager or Product Manager
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Job Title: Associate Product Manager or Product Manager (15 Month Fixed Term Role)
Organisation: Springer Nature
Location: London Berlin or Heidelberg - Hybrid Working Model
Application Deadline: Sunday 15th June 2025
About Springer Nature
Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers educators clinicians and other professionals. Every day around the globe our imprints books journals platforms and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 180 years our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities and today more than ever we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found verified understood and used by our communities enabling them to improve outcomes make progress and benefit the generations that follow. Visit and follow @SpringerNature / @SpringerNatureGroup
About the Role
We are seeking an Associate Product Manager or Product Manager with experience in Publishing to join our team for maternity cover. In this role you will support managing and evolving Springer Natures institutional journal and eBook business models with a focus on corporate markets. Your goal will be to ensure these offerings continue to meet customer needs while aligning with our commercial objectives.
You will join the GTM (Go-To-Market) & Business Model Strategy team which is part of the Marketing Strategy division. The team advises develops and aligns on business opportunities to drive growth and foster innovation. This position offers an opportunity to make a lasting contribution to Springer Natures institutional product offerings and deliver value for our customers and internal stakeholders.
Role Responsibilities
In this role you will manage and develop institutional subscription business models contributing to the teams roadmap under the guidance of the Head of Business Model Development.This includes:
Supporting and contributing to the development of product strategies in collaboration with the Head of Business Model Development with a focus on electronic journal and eBook subscription business models targeting Corporate and Health segments.
Providing subject-matter expertise as a key business partner for Research Sales and Marketing acting as the first port of call for product-related inquiries.
Overseeing the performance of established business models including identifying opportunities for optimization in value proposition processes sales enablement and technical setup using both quantitative and qualitative data.
Maintaining comprehensive documentation and providing regular updates and training to sales teams.
Developing business model strategies delivering on the teams objectives and key results (OKRs).
Developing a good understanding of external and internal customer problems and pain points actively seeking opportunities to analyze and validate the understanding.
Managing subscription models for the corporate and health markets throughout their entire lifecycle focusing on commercial aspects value proposition processes technical setup and sales enablement.
Managing various business model-related tasks such as the creation of on-demand journal and book collections title and price lists sales enablement materials and data dashboards.
Maintaining existing processes and workflows continuously identifying opportunities for optimization and increased efficiency.
Collaborating with other departments to ensure the successful implementation of new and established business models including Sales Operations Sales Marketing Business Systems Platform and Finance.
Staying up to date with competitor offerings and industry trends.
Experience Skills & Qualifications
Essential
Familiarity/experience with/in the Publishing industry and STM (Scientific Technical Medical) market
Bachelors degree or equivalent demonstrable experience
Expertise in applying product and commercial logic to solve challenges
Business acumen and strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make informed decisions
Excellent communication and project management skills
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders effectively
Expertise in CRM systems and Generative AI to enhance productivity
Ability to understand when/how to balance user needs with business objectives
Ability to leverage stakeholders experience expertise and perspectives and to work with and challenge stakeholders appropriately
Ability to build effective relationships through positive communication that motivates and influences others especially in a matrix corporate environment
Ability to take responsibility and accountability for quality outcomes and actively seek out opportunities to create effective change
Business proficiency in English
Desirable
Experience in working internationally and cross-functionally particularly with stakeholders in sales product and marketing
Prior experience in commercial product management customer-centric market analytics marketing or revenue-generating roles.
Good understanding of digital products and related technologies such as APIs would be ideal
At Springer Nature we value the diversity of our teams and work to build an inclusive culture where people are treated fairly and can bring their differences to work and thrive. We empower our colleagues and value their diverse perspectives as we strive to attract nurture and develop the very best talent.
Springer Nature was awarded Diversity Team of the Year at the 2022 British Diversity Awards. Find out more about our DEI work here you have any access needs related to disability neurodivergence or a chronic condition please contact us so we can make all necessary accommodation. Springer Nature is a Disability Confident Committed Employer and we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities. If you consider yourself to have a disability or learning difficulty and wish to submit your application in an alternative format or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments during the application and interview process please get in touch either by phone on 44 (0) or by email so we can make any necessary arrangements.
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