Director, New Opportunities and Delivery (Prosumer)

Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge, and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100.

Taylor & Francis is one of the world’s largest publishers of high-quality, peer reviewed scholarly journals, books, e-books and reference works. We empower learners, thinkers and doers with trusted knowledge that advances research and enriches lives. We bring together diverse people, ideas and opinions to validate and publish the experts, theories and truths that matter. And we’ve been doing this in an unbroken arc since 1798.

Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge. We strongly believe that this requires us to encourage and examine different ideas and voices, so that any work that meets our exacting levels of quality deserves to be included in our publications. This requires open minds, the opportunity for robust debate, and the courage to defend perspectives that stand up to scrutiny, even if they conflict with our personal beliefs or values. Because that’s the only way to find the best obtainable version of the truth and, ultimately, foster human progress. If you agree, then we’d love to hear from you.

What we offer in return

At Taylor & Francis we care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. You will be joining a thriving business, working alongside an exceptional group of people. 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.

This role provides dedicated leadership for testing and delivering new opportunities that support the Prosumer business strategy and drive sustainable commercial growth.

Unlike existing functional teams, the Director, New Opportunities and Delivery focuses on developing new ideas, validating them through structured test-and-learn activity, and working across the business to embed successful initiatives into business-as-usual operations.

Working in close partnership with the Product team, this role owns the commercial proposition, market framing, and overall revenue targets for new opportunities. The Director co-develops ideas with Product colleagues, defining the commercial case and market opportunity. This collaborative model ensures commercial viability and user experience excellence are developed in tandem.

The role also provides dedicated capacity for strategic initiatives that sit outside existing functional responsibilities but have the potential to deliver significant commercial value.

Working across Editorial, Marketing, Sales, Production, Technology, Operations, and in close collaboration with Product, the Director brings together teams to deliver strategic growth programmes, remove barriers to delivery and ensure opportunities are translated into measurable commercial outcomes.

Closing date : 16th October 2026

What This Role Will Deliver

Prosumer-Wide Growth Initiatives

• Lead major Prosumer-facing campaigns and strategic initiatives that support the Prosumer business strategy
• Coordinate Prosumer conference activity and wider market engagement
• Develop retailer and trade initiatives that strengthen the Prosumer proposition
• Support the development of a clear and consistent Prosumer story across key channels and partners

New Commercial Opportunity Development

• Partner closely with the Product team to co-develop and validate new commercial opportunities
• Own the commercial proposition, business framing, and revenue model for new initiatives
• Lead structured test-and-learn activity to validate commercial viability before wider investment
• Develop business cases and recommendations for future opportunities
• Build and maintain a pipeline of future commercial initiatives
• Collaborate with Product on idea generation, with this role focusing on market opportunity and commercial framing
• Transition successful initiatives into business-as-usual ownership

Examples may include

• Audio products and services
• AI-enabled products and applications
• New content formats
• Strategic partnerships and collaborations
• New routes to market
• Emerging commercial opportunities

Strategic Growth Programmes

Lead major cross-functional programmes including

• Catalogue optimisation
• Metadata enhancement
• Go-to-market reviews
• Commercial improvement initiatives
• Bring together colleagues from Marketing, Sales, Editorial, Production, Technology, Product and other business areas to ensure programmes remain aligned, maintain momentum and deliver measurable commercial outcomes

Innovation & Test-and-Learn

• Provide a clear home for innovation within the Prosumer business
• Work collaboratively with Product to ensure promising ideas are identified, evaluated, and progressed with clear delineation between commercial opportunity (this role) and product design (Product team)
• Lead rapid test-and-learn activity to assess commercial potential and market fit
• Build a culture of experimentation and continuous improvement
• Ensure successful initiatives are embedded into BAU delivery

AI & Emerging Technologies

• Identify commercial opportunities to apply AI and emerging technologies across the Prosumer business
• Partner with Product and Technology colleagues to test new capabilities, with this role defining commercial applications and Product leading implementation
• Support initiatives that improve discoverability, customer experience, and operational efficiency
• Evaluate emerging technologies that have the potential to deliver commercial value
• Trade and Market Development
• Build and strengthen relationships with retailers, industry partners and key stakeholders
• Represent the Prosumer business externally where appropriate
• Develop compelling commercial propositions for external partners
• Help position T&F as an innovative and trusted publishing partner

Expected Outcomes

• Speed to Market
• Faster identification and validation of new commercial opportunities
• Reduced time from concept to implementation through effective Product partnership
• Clear pathways for moving successful initiatives into BAU

Commercial Growth

• Increased revenue from new commercial initiatives driven by strong commercial framing and product execution
• Improved discoverability and customer engagement
• Better utilization of catalogue assets
• Stronger alignment between commercial priorities and market opportunities

Strategic Delivery

• Improved alignment across Prosumer teams
• Stronger cross-functional collaboration
• Successful delivery of strategic growth programmes
• Reduced duplication and improved prioritisation

Innovation

• A sustainable approach to identifying and testing new opportunities through collaborative commercial and product development
• Greater visibility of future commercial opportunities
• A structured approach to evaluating and scaling new initiatives

Trade Impact

• Stronger retailer relationships
• More effective Prosumer-facing campaigns
• Increased visibility of the Prosumer business within the market

Essential Experience

• Proven track record of identifying and developing commercial opportunities within publishing, retail, or other Prosumer-facing businesses
• Experience working in close partnership with product teams, with clear understanding of the distinction between commercial proposition development and product/UX design
• Experience leading strategic initiatives across multiple business functions, influencing outcomes without direct line management responsibility
• Demonstrated ability to develop new ideas in collaboration with product colleagues, validate them through structured test-and-learn activity and translate successful initiatives into business-as-usual delivery
• Strong commercial ownership mindset, with demonstrated ability to take revenue responsibility for new initiatives
• Strong commercial understanding, with experience using data, market insight, and customer understanding to support decision-making
• Experience building productive relationships with retailers, industry partners, and senior stakeholders
• A proven track record of balancing strategic thinking with practical delivery and measurable commercial outcomes

Key Capabilities

Entrepreneurial mindset: Comfortable with ambiguity, able to spot opportunities others miss, and willing to take calculated risks

Collaborative product partnership: Skilled at working alongside product teams, respecting functional boundaries while co-creating solutions that balance commercial viability with user experience

Project leadership: Skilled at bringing diverse teams together, maintaining momentum, and driving projects to completion

Commercial acumen: Strong understanding of revenue models, market dynamics, and what makes initiatives commercially viable; able to own and deliver against revenue targets

Relationship building: Natural connector who builds trust quickly and maintains productive partnerships, particularly with Product colleagues

Strategic thinking: Able to see the bigger picture while managing tactical execution

Communication skills: Clear, persuasive communicator who can influence across all levels of the organization and articulate commercial propositions effectively

Adaptability: Thrives in fast-paced environments and comfortable pivoting based on learning and market feedback

We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re 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 Milton Park, Oxfordshire office to ensure that as a balanced worker they can make it to our office location to collaborate as required. There is an expectation for a minimum of 3 days per week in-person time.

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

Interview process

Once you have submitted your application, we may get in touch with you for an initial screening conversation or ask you to complete a short video interview to enable us to better understand your skills, experience, and motivation. Following this, you will be invited to attend a competency-based interview, either virtually or in person. Typically, we’d then finish the interview process with a final, 2nd stage interview before extending an offer to the successful applicant.

We want all our candidates to shine in our recruitment process. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to ensure you are able to show us your best self. This could include having the application form in a different format, more time for questions, or anything else – please ask us, we are happy to be flexible! Please contact [email protected]

Being Yourself at Taylor & Francis

If you’re excited about working with Taylor & Francis to foster human progress through knowledge, we invite you to apply even if your existing skills and experience don’t fit every item listed above. At Taylor & Francis, we are at our best and most successful when colleagues can be themselves and make a contribution 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: http://www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/careers

Or better yet check out our LinkedIn ‘Life’ Page, highlighting our accomplishments, employees, and company culture. It’s also a good way of meeting our recruitment team, who will be happy to advise you on your journey here at T&F.

https://www.linkedin.com/company/taylor-&-francis-group/life/79e0c27c-afdf-4bbb-84e6-5f8ed5e10bb8/