Corporate Licensing Manager

The Corporate Licensing Manager reports into the Licensing Director and is responsible for leading the licensing team to deliver overall revenue and profit objectives for all content including both Books and Journals content. The role requires white space analysis and development of new sectors and industry partners as well as pipeline development tracking and reporting identifying and implementing forward-looking metrics. 

Key Accountabilities 

• Achieve and exceed annual territory sales targets delivering the overall revenue and profit objectives of the department or specialist area 
• Design with the Licensing Director a 1-3 year business plan for the department/area ensuring that activity is both relevant and flexible to the evolving trading environment over time 
• Identify and execute strategic activity projects relating to quality improvement and the effectiveness of sales operations delivering quantifiable business benefit 
• Lead the licensing team delivering a clear vision for operational effectiveness development of revenue lines through increased trading and profitability 
• Negotiate business terms of license agreements working with the Licensing Director 
• Manage resources to ensure that the structure and makeup of their team is optimal towards the success of the sales operation 
• Report regularly to Licensing Director on sales progress and the business environment this monitoring enabling responsiveness to both the micro and macro trading conditions 
• Drive compliance with company trading and terms policy to protect profitability and value of business in the territory 
• Actively liaise with other stakeholder departments or groups within the business to enhance T&Fs coverage of the territory 
• Where necessary represent the company externally e.g. on working party groups or through networks maintaining a presence and information gathering role on the trading environment 
• Attend customer/partner visits as required.  

Qualifications :

The ideal jobholder will have: 

• Significant experience of working in a commercial environment with an understanding of the demands placed on revenue targets and the support needs of a licensing team 
• Experience of leading people and motivating teams 
• Considerable knowledge of the scholarly publishing industry and copyright 
• Ability to build relationships with current and new customers 
• In-depth knowledge of excel as a reporting tool 

Skills and Behaviours Required 

• The ability to influence drive for results and establish clear agenda for team 
• Strong ability to communicate appropriately both upstream and downstream within the organisation 
• Positive and flexible attitude willing to take on many different types of tasks and apply to them the same level of effort and expertise 
• The ability to work independently and pro-actively with awareness of when to delegate tasks 
• Target driven approach and the skills to manage targets and delivery 
• Ability to create and maintain positive and effective relationships with the licensing team and other internal colleagues 

Additional Information :

Closing Date: Friday 10th April 2026

What we offer in return:

• An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic flexible working culture
• 25 days annual leave per year plus a day off for your birthday 
• 3 additional discretionary days off during the holiday season at the end of the year 
• 4 paid volunteering days each year 
• Company funded single cover private medical insurance  
• Employee assistance programme offering 24/7 well-being support 
• Share Match Plan that matches every share purchased with two free shares. 
• Pension scheme 
• Life assurance plus optical and medical care

We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. Thats why we work in-person with each other or with customers and partners three days a week or more. When youre not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces like at conference you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

The successful candidate will be able to utilise our balanced working model. We ask that candidates live within a commutable distance of our offices to ensure that as a balanced worker they can make it to our office locations to collaborate as required. There is an expectation for a minimum of 3 days per week in-person time with at least three days per week spent in our office in Milton Park Oxfordshire. 

If you have a disability or face another barrier  and would like to request an adjustment to assist your participation in the hiring process and/or in the advertised position please contact Laura Dicken. Your request will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.

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Being Yourself at Taylor & Francis 

If youre excited about working with Taylor & Francis to foster human progress through knowledge we invite you to apply even if your existing skills and experience dont fit every item listed above. At Taylor & Francis we are at our best and most successful when colleagues can be themselves and contribute regardless of their identity or background. As a colleague you will have the opportunity to further innovate and develop in areas that you are passionate about. Our goal is to empower you with the resources incentives and flexibility you need to enjoy success at work and to live a healthy balanced life. 

Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in and value diversity of people and thought fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves. Taylor & Francis recruits develops and retains colleagues without regard to any protected personal characteristics or other non-merit-based factor. 

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: better yet check out our LinkedIn Life Page highlighting our accomplishments employees and company culture. Its also a good way of meeting our recruitment team who will be happy to advise you on your journey here at T&F. 

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