Head of Content Innovation

**Locations**:Heidelberg, London or Pune

**Terms**:Full-time, fixed term: April 1st '“ December 31st, 2025

**Application deadline**:ongoing; we encourage early submissions.

**About Springer Nature Group**

**The Content Innovation Team Mission**

We transform the scholarly publishing experience by integrating human expertise with advanced technologies.

We deliver scalable and personalised content solutions which drive growth and impact across the research lifecycle.

We make research content generation, evaluation, and consumption an innovation positive experience for researchers, reviewers, and editors.
Â

**About the role**:
Drive the creation of new content types, research experiences and publishing workflows that will enable greater and more rapid growth and development of Springer Nature's Research Publishing. You quickly build prototypes for the Research group working closely together with relevant Research Publishing business units to scale new solutions upon handover. Your strong expertise, knowledge and background in Research Publishing, strategy and reporting are critical to success in this role.

This role can be in our Heidelberg, London or Pune offices on a hybrid working model.

**Key Responsibilities**:
Discover '“ work closely with customers, partners, and colleagues to identify new opportunities for greater revenue growth, better serving the needs of research(ers)Â

Undertake research, monitor new trends, technologies and techniques to understand and consider all possibilitiesÂ

Engage with research communities, track early career researcher needsÂ

Track competitors, work with market research, editorial, and technology colleagues'¯Â

Develop '“ be a leader in the content innovation process and teamÂ

Contribute to developing tools supporting editorial workflowsÂ

Plan '“ work closely with publishing and editorial, technology, and the commercial teams to plan new opportunitiesÂ

Work with commercial and strategic marketing colleagues to establish business modelsÂ

Develop implementation strategies considering technological and human factorsÂ

Implement '“ transition implementation responsibilities to relevant business unitÂ

Work with relevant business units to transition implementation and scalingÂ

Provide advisory support and training during handoverÂ

Develop formal documentation for transitionsÂ

Leadership '“ contribute actively to the Springer Nature leadership team to develop, agree and communicate a strategic narrative that we will use to guide and inspire the entire group.Â

Contribute to strategic narrative and content innovation purposeÂ

Foster a culture supporting cross-functional collaborationÂ

Drive diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Content Innovation teamÂ

**Required skills and experience**:

- Technical expertise

Strong knowledge of design thinking and consumer perspectiveÂ

Experience working with Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningÂ
- Â Professional backgroundÂ

Proven expertise in Research and Research Publishing strategyÂ

Successful track record delivering innovative contentÂ

Significant experience in digital content and community interactionÂ

Experience building successful investment casesÂ

Knowledge of scientific research world (desirable)Â
- Â Stakeholder and management skillsÂ

Ability to manage multiple stakeholdersÂ

Experience implementing strategies in complex organizationsÂ

Track record working across geographies and culturesÂ

Experience presenting to senior managementÂ

Excellent internal and external relationship-building skillsÂ
- Individual attributesÂ

Self-starter with results-focused approachÂ

Comfortable with less structured functionsÂ

Excellent analytical and communication skillsÂ

Flexibility to work varied workload under pressureÂ

Ability to travel regularlyÂ
- Personal CharacteristicsÂ

Innovative mind-setÂ

Creativity to implement transformative content solutionsÂ

Performance-driven approachÂ

Intellectual confidence to challenge status quoÂ

LI-NP1

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.

If you have any access needs related to disability, neurodivergence or a chronic condition, please contact us so we can make all necessary accommodation.