1267 Springer Nature Limited

About you You're happy working across teams and departments to align and coordinate the development and delivery of data centric solutions. You spot risks and opportunities and fill in the gaps between delivery teams. You help remove blockers throughout the data supply chain. You produce demos and MVPs for analysis to test out possible solutions that you can use to demonstrate ideas or gaps. You take an iterative approach to solving complex problems and seek feedback to quickly arrive at the best result. Role Responsibilities Coordinate across teams to ensure consistent data product development and utilisation, establishing and delivering the defined data architecture. This includes working with the Data Architect to understand team needs, use cases, and constraints for the use case data ecosystems. Work with both data producers and consumers to optimise existing data products and the data within them to meet evolving business needs. Advocate for teams delivering data as a product. Collaborate on the design of the research data ecosystem, addressing disambiguation, data product creation, API development, model building, harmonisation, standardisation, and governance. Adopt company standardised technology, including cloud platforms, and collaborate with technology teams to improve offerings. Consider the best technology for data teams, given a spectrum of technical literacy. Work with data privacy and governance teams to ensure data security and appropriate accessibility, adhering to relevant regulations (e.g., GDPR). Build relationships with other departments/disciplines/groups to ensure alignment and collaboration. Clarify constraints, trade offs, or important decisions to non technical stakeholders. Introduce business and product leaders to data and data engineering concepts and align solutions to user and business needs. Foster a safe and collaborative technical community, growing technical knowledge and cultivating knowledge sharing in and across teams. Provide data related technical and architectural assistance to product delivery teams and IT when needed. Assist and support tech leads and senior developers to help unblock issues. What you will be doing 1 month Collaborate with key stakeholders (product managers, engineers, architects) to understand the current state of the research data landscape and identify immediate opportunities for improvement. Document the as is data/technical landscape for research data and the wider domain. Begin building relationships and feedback loops with data governance, security, and other relevant groups to ensure alignment on data standards, security policies, and architectural principles. Start to map out the existing data sources and identify potential issues that need to be addressed. 3 months Maintain a high level roadmap for the development of the research data ecosystem, outlining key milestones and deliverables for the next 6 12 months, and present to senior leadership. Determine how the technical architecture can support delivery autonomy while supporting consistent user journeys across our platforms. Perform feasibility analysis and provide recommendations on Build vs. Buy for systems that support the agile development process, scalability, and data governance requirements. Create an architectural forum to bring together architects and tech leads in the research data initiatives. 6 months Based on feedback from initial delivery, refine the roadmap and architecture, incorporating lessons learned and adjusting priorities as needed. Scale the successful approaches to other areas of the research data ecosystem, empowering teams. Develop and communicate a clear vision for the future of the research data ecosystem, highlighting its role in supporting strategic organisational goals. Skills & Experience Essential Proven experience designing, delivering, and scaling data intensive applications. Demonstrated ability to architect data solutions that meet performance, scalability, and security requirements. Experience working on transformation projects involving introducing new technologies and ways of working within a business. Ability to drive adoption of new data architectures and technologies. Ability to clarify and uncover technical requirements, risks, and opportunities with tech leads and collaborators. Experience translating business needs into technical specifications. Advocacy for and enforcement of cross functional technical and data requirements (e.g., GDPR, security, operability). Deep, demonstrable experience delivering with various types of databases and design, including relational databases, NoSQL databases, graph databases, vector stores, and data warehouses, particularly in cloud environments. Experience with data modelling techniques and data warehousing methodologies (e.g., Kimball, Inmon, Data Vault). Hands on experience with cloud data platforms and services (AWS, Azure, GCP). Familiarity with cloud native data architectures and technologies. Desirable Experience with data management tools and processes. Experience with AI and Machine Learning, including MLOps practices. Experience with decentralised Data Mesh and Data Product architecture principles. For all roles in all locations, we offer a competitive, industry benchmarked salary. To find out more about the package provided at each location, visit

Senior Procurement Manager (Print & Paper) Location: London - Hybrid working model About the Role You will be the paper and offset/digital print procurement expert, playing a key role in our global central procurement team. Your focus will be to support the business objectives by delivering significant cost reductions and strategic sourcing for offset and digital printing and paper across US, UK, EU, LATAM and Asian markets. Role Responsibilities Act as the primary contact for managing relationships with key offset, digital print and paper suppliers to build long term robust partnerships. Provide technical guidance to internal and external stakeholders on print and paper purchasing, leveraging strong stakeholder management, networking and communication skills. Evaluate existing and design/execute best in class sourcing strategies, identifying savings opportunities and delivering value to the organisation. Develop and manage RFQ/RFP/RFI processes, negotiate agreements and long term volume commitments, and manage contracts for medium to complex sourcing requirements. Utilise procurement evaluation tools and processes such as sourcing strategy development, contract negotiations and supplier management to build a robust pool of qualified/preferred/strategic suppliers. Research and evaluate potential vendors to determine suitability, sustainability of materials and capacity to meet new production requirements. Apply problem solving and analytical skills to assess supplier performance and business impact. Monitor market trends, review technical, trade, environmental and legal publications and stay abreast of regulatory rulings related to physical printing and paper production. Ensure supplier performance and quality comply with contract terms, conditions and specifications through follow up and site visits. Monitor and analyse KPIs, working to identify improvement solutions. Participate in meetings and task forces to integrate activities, resolve problems and maintain knowledge of new developments, requirements and policies. Influence decision making and support business objectives through effective stakeholder relationships. Implement Springer Nature Group procurement policies, procedures and tools. Supervise and direct work activities of procurement staff on various projects and processes. Travel up to 20% of the time. Experience, Skills & Qualifications Extensive procurement experience in buying global print and paper, preferably in Procurement Operations, Supply Chain, or Physical Manufacturing. Strong business and commercial background with excellent negotiation skills. Demonstrated ability in Category Management, Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management. Effective communicator with analytical, project management and problem solving capabilities. Stakeholder management and networking skills. Ability to manage multiple procurement projects simultaneously. Experience with change management. Desirable: Fluency in German (bonus). Accessibility If you have any access needs related to disability, neurodivergence or a chronic condition, please contact us so we can make all necessary accommodation. Equal Opportunity Statement At Springer Nature, our mission is to be part of progress - and that begins with inclusion of people, perspectives, and ideas. We believe that diverse perspectives drive progress, and we are committed to creating an environment where people and ideas can flourish. Find out more about our DEI work here .

1267 Springer Nature Limited is seeking an Interim Associate or Senior Editor for Nature Energy on a fixed-term contract. The role involves collaborating with editorial teams on manuscript selection and writing original articles to ensure high scientific quality. Essential qualifications include a PhD relevant to energy social sciences, excellent communication skills, and the ability to quickly absorb new areas of research. The position offers a hybrid working model based in London, Milan, or New York.

Job Title: Interim Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Energy (fixed term contract) Locations: London, Milan, or New York (hybrid working model) Application Deadline: 24 June 2026 Duration: Fixed-term contract until 31 January 2027 Responsibilities Collaborate closely with the Chief Editor and editorial team on manuscript selection, commissioning and editing of Reviews, Perspectives, Comments, and other content. Write original articles for the journal, ensuring high scientific and editorial quality. Determine and champion the representation of relevant social science perspectives in the journal. Engage with research communities through institutional visits, conferences, and other outreach activities. Qualifications Essential: PhD with a strong track record in research relevant to energy social sciences (energy policy, governance, economics, market dynamics, societal responses, energy transitions, justice and equity). Broad scientific knowledge and training across natural and social sciences. Excellent literary and communication skills. Ability to quickly absorb new areas of research. Desirable: Postdoctoral experience. Previous editorial experience.

Overview The way that academic research is being communicated to audiences around the globe is changing rapidly. Increasingly, validated research data can be consumed at scale through AI tools and machine intelligence, creating a moment of transition in research communication, and an inspiring opportunity to shape how millions discover, trust, and apply research, accelerating the translation of insight into real world impact faster than before. Springer Nature is seeking a Senior Product Manager to help drive the business through this transition. Responsibilities Drive discoverability of Springer Nature research journal and book content outside of Springer Nature's research platforms (Springer Nature Link and ). Drive content reading sessions from widely used discovery platforms (e.g. Google, PubMed). Establish and evolve partnerships with trusted partners in the research communication system (e.g. Google Scholar). Evolve and deliver Springer Nature's strategy around how content is used in new AI powered tools (e.g. Chat GPT, Claude). Evolve and deliver the strategy for content protection, working with colleagues across the organisation (e.g. anti piracy, Legal). Prioritise roadmaps for these initiatives and work closely with a cross disciplinary team of engineers, designers, UX researchers and data analysts toward execution. Drive metrics associated with the core business models of Springer Nature, demonstrating clear value to Subscription, Transformative Agreement and Open Access publishing revenue lines. Qualifications Proven Product Leader with a strong history of turning business objectives and user insights into clear, actionable product roadmaps. Demonstrable success managing customer focused digital products and delivering outcomes across commercial, behavioural, qualitative and quantitative measures. Skilled in agile delivery environments, with the ability to influence engineering teams and support the development of technical capability. Experience managing products across the full lifecycle, from inception through optimisation to retirement. Deeply user centred, with a strong ability to understand customer needs and translate them into valuable product outcomes. Highly collaborative, with a track record of working effectively with cross functional delivery teams and a wide range of stakeholders. Excellent communication skills, able to tailor messaging for senior leaders, delivery teams and external partners. Data driven and confident in using quantitative and qualitative evidence to inform decisions and articulate rationale. Effective at navigating ambiguity and complexity, maintaining clarity of direction and supporting team alignment. Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and facilitation skills to enable timely and effective decision making. Degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent demonstrable professional experience. Desirable Experience Experience working with content to drive off site visibility (e.g., SEO, GEO strategies). Experience designing and delivering content protection policies and strategies (e.g., Web Application Firewalls). Experience working in research communication or media/publishing. Notes

1267 Springer Nature Limited is seeking a candidate to coordinate the development and delivery of data-centric solutions. This role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure consistent data architecture and facilitate governance principles, including GDPR compliance. The ideal candidate has proven experience with data-intensive applications, cloud data platforms, and can effectively translate business needs into technical specifications. A competitive salary is offered.