Springer Nature

Artificial Intelligence

• Making well-reasoned editorial decisions on submitted manuscripts in the light of expert advice, following the journal’s editorial policy and standards.
• Contribute developing editorial policies and guidelines for research involving AI and computational sciences, with a focus on open science.
• Make accepted manuscripts accessible to a broad computer science readership by advising authors on titles, abstracts, introductions, and structure, as well as ensuring high overall reporting standards.
• Help recruit, support, and engage a team of external editors, guiding and assisting them with the tasks listed above and ensuring they understand and implement the journal’s philosophy and policies.
• Commissioning various content including Reviews, Perspectives and Comment articles.
• Attend conferences and meetings and visit research institutions (in agreement with the Chief Editor) and report on these activities.
• Broadcast published works by curating and suggesting publications for press releases or Research Highlights.
• Contribute editorial content to special projects or collections as agreed with the Chief Editor.

Associate or Senior Editor, Communications AI & Computing

Communications

• Assist in the daily management of the journal workflow, with the objective of providing rapid, constructive peer-review and publication decisions
• Respond to authors, reviewers, EBMs, and readers in a timely fashion
• Work with the publishing team in the allocation of manuscripts to EBMs
• Liaise with EBMs on an ongoing basis to follow up on peer review and final decisions, ensuring decision policies are adhered to at all times by EBMs
• Resolve pre- and post- publication issues raised by staff, EBMs and readers (e.g. authorship, scope, ethics and consent, misconduct), including communication with authors and other stakeholders
• Support editorial and journal development activities
• Provide input into policy development initiatives and implement editorial policy as required
• Establish and maintain relationships with EBMs, including supporting initiatives to further improve engagement
• Manage recruitment and training of new EBMs where required
• Be an active member of the Springer Nature editorial community, engaging with editorial colleagues on other journals and driving collaboration on projects as necessary

Associate Editor, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Product Manager

• Identify new market opportunities and customer segments aligned with the product strategy
• Analyse market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape
• Develop business cases and growth initiatives in close collaboration with Product Management
• Support go-to-market strategies and product launches
• Identify strategic partnerships that enhance product adoption and ecosystem growth
• Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key customers and stakeholders
• Act as the interface between customers and the product team
• Conduct regular business and performance reviews with strategic accounts

Senior Product Manager

IT Support

• Provide thought leadership and strategic direction for enterprise architecture
• Develop and govern architecture principles and standards
• Support teams in defining and implementing architecture blueprints
• Champion adoption of architecture frameworks
• Collaborate with leaders to ensure architectural decisions meet business needs
• Act as a change agent to foster a culture of architecture
• Provide strategic guidance on emerging technologies

Enterprise Architect

Implementation Specialist

• Manage own portfolio of journals and partner with Publishing teams to run journals in a ‘Production-ready’ way
• Facilitate submit-to-accept workflows and compliance with policies
• Collaborate with the Manager, Workflow Solutions, the wider GPO team
• Gather system requirements from publishers, editors and service providers
• Set up, maintain and administrate peer review systems
• Conduct presentations and training sessions for internal and external stakeholders
• Ensure quality of article-level activities and act as an escalation point for individual journals
• Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders (Publishing, Editorial, Production, Technology & Operations staff, as well as external editors, reviewers, authors and service providers)
• Maintain journal-specific records and documentation
• Design, document and maintain all GPO processes in collaboration with GPO service providers
• Provide expertise on existing processes and advise on the potential impact of new initiatives being considered by the business
• Collaborate closely with GPO’s Training Programmes and Quality Assurance teams to support the development of training programmes relying on the documentation of GPO processes, as well as the address of quality issues identified as resulting from unclear process documents
• Advocate for continuous improvement, quality and efficiency
• Foster a culture of openness, transparency and collaboration within the team and with stakeholders

Implementation Specialist, Workflow Solutions

Mechanical Engineer

• Handle original research papers and work closely with editorial teams on all aspects of the editorial process, including manuscript selection, overseeing peer review and making well-reasoned decisions.
• Contribute to content development and strategy in the represented area.
• Commission and edit content such as Reviews, Perspectives, and Comments, and write editorials.
• Work extensively with editors at other journals in the Nature portfolio.
• Attend conferences and visit research institutions.

Associate Editor, Nature Mechanical Engineering

Program Manager

• Lead the implementation of the packager and outsourcing strategy as defined by Head of Publishing Operations.
• Manage the relationship with outsourced service providers, such as end-to-end packagers, including costing, contract and rate card negotiation, and ongoing relationship management.
• Support packagers by working with project teams to ensure accurate scoping documents are sent on time, schedules allow enough time for delivery, quality expectations are clear, as well as troubleshooting problems.
• Support inhouse project teams by sourcing the correct packager or supplier for the project, negotiating the scope for the budget available, providing tools and guidance to ensure deliverables are of the expected quality and completeness, and solving day-to-day problems.
• Be a single point of contact for large supplier / packager negotiation to procure the best rates for services for Macmillan Education.
• Develop metrics for capturing, analysing, and reporting effectiveness across all spend categories and department activities for packaged services.
• Work with project teams to structure packager payments to meet available budget.
• Work with cross-functional project teams to develop and manage key supplier relationships.
• Attend (and present and lead as required) relevant meetings to represent both Macmillan Education and outsourced service providers.
• Work with key stakeholders in Publishing and address concerns, to ensure that the maximum amount of content is outsourced without affecting quality.

Outsourcing Programme Manager

• Make well-reasoned editorial decisions on submitted manuscripts
• Develop editorial policies and guidelines for AI and computational sciences
• Advise authors on manuscript titles, abstracts, introductions, and structure
• Recruit and support a team of external editors
• Commission various content including Reviews and Comment articles