Simon & Schuster
Director of Publishing Technology & Transformation
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The Job Profile
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, Simon & Schuster UK and International, this role will lead the practical application of technology and the transformation of publishing workflows. Working across publishing, creative, marketing, publicity, production, operations, and technology, the Director will identify where processes and systems limit performance and deliver improvements that increase capacity, improve quality, and support commercial growth.
The role combines publishing and creative judgement with product ownership, change leadership, and hands-on technical capability. The Director will design and prototype solutions, build tools where appropriate, and work with specialist technology and data teams to bring reliable solutions into everyday use.
The Job Role
The Director will:
- Develop a prioritised roadmap of workflow and technology improvements, agreed with relevant leaders and grounded in publishing needs and commercial value.
- Review processes across departments, identify bottlenecks and duplication, and decide when to redesign a workflow, adopt existing technology, or build a new solution.
- Improve workflows for editorial, creative, marketing, publicity, and production, including briefing, approvals, covers, assets, metadata, and discovery.
- Involve colleagues in design and testing, support adoption through training, apply company policies on AI, data, security, and intellectual property, and measure results in capacity, turnaround time, quality, cost, and commercial performance.
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The Candidate Profile
The successful candidate will bring:
- Significant experience in commercial publishing and a strong understanding of how editorial, creative, marketing, production, and commercial functions work together.
- A track record of solving complex operational problems and delivering measurable improvements, alongside sound creative and commercial judgement about books, audiences, and positioning.
- The ability to communicate technical ideas clearly, influence across functions, and support teams through change.
- Comfort working independently across a broad remit, learning unfamiliar systems, and balancing strategic priorities with practical delivery.
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Important Notice
Unfortunately, Simon & Schuster UK cannot accept applications from candidates without a legal right to work in the UK or who require visa sponsorship. Right to work checks are carried out on candidates who make it to the offer stage.
Simon & Schuster UK is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, and gender expression. At Simon & Schuster UK, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, we believe that opportunity, access, resources, and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all.
Candidates hired for this or any other posted Simon & Schuster UK role will be employees of Simon & Schuster UK Ltd subject to all policies, including the Workplace Privacy Notice, and eligible solely for the benefits plans thereof.
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