Wiley

Job Description:

Director, Physical Sciences- China

Location:

Beijing, CHN

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About the Role:

The Director, Physical Sciences leads a team of professional, in-house journal Editors based in China, India, Japan and Korea, who are responsible for developing and maintaining journals. This role will oversee a journal portfolio in materials science, focusing on strategies for quality, content growth, and profitability globally.

This role takes primary responsibility for the continued development of a strategically important subject area, focusing on strategies for quality, content growth, and profitability globally. Lead the team to execute and implement the opportunities within own area of responsibility to deliver on company goals and objectives.

Success in this role requires a keen understanding of the APAC market, as well as strong collaboration with key organizational partners in editorial operations, content operations, marketing, strategy and sales to deliver against key strategic initiatives.

The Director, Physical Sciences is expected to translate strategic objectives into tactical goals and opportunities for the team, balancing short and long-term needs of the organization and directing the priorities and resources of the team to deliver on Research Publishing targets. They view work in the context of external and internal customers, and drive development initiatives that respond to stakeholder engagement and feedback.

The role is expected to report regularly to leadership on the activities of the team, providing evidence of the subject team’s impact and delivery of strategic goals, and articulating programs and tactics to attract and retain authors and increase growth in their subject area.

How you will make an impact:

Portfolio development

• Develop the reputation and competitive position of the portfolio in own subject area
• Collaborate closely with marketing, business analysis and portfolio strategy colleagues to identify and map portfolio strengths & opportunities in own subject area and initiate actions to close gaps
• Responsible for the agreed plans and activities identified in the annual journal development planning cycle.

People Management and Leadership

• Provide strategic direction and objectives, managing work and resources effectively
• Collaborate strategically as a member of the management team to deliver shared organizational objectives and best practices
• Establish performance culture through regular feedback, check ins and recognition

Stakeholder management

• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to align the portfolio vision with organizational goals and customer needs.
• Facilitate cross-functional team collaborations, especially with marketing, editorial operations, and strategy teams.
• Engage with external stakeholders to understand the rapidly evolving scholarly publishing landscape and promote Wiley’s role.

Technical Leadership

• Work closely with content operations, marketing and editorial operations teams to build and improve product performance, deliver regional growth strategies and balance workloads.

What we look for:

• PhD in related subject area would be ideal
• 12+ years in journal publishing with demonstrated track record of growing portfolio revenue and market share
• Advanced people leadership capabilities - coaching, succession planning, performance management, and conflict resolution across remote teams
• Cross-cultural leadership experience in APAC markets with ability to navigate diverse stakeholder environments
• Strategic thinking with operational excellence - translates vision into actionable plans while driving execution accountability
• Executive presence and influence - ability to persuade C-level stakeholders and negotiate complex partnership agreements
• Cultural intelligence - builds trust and drives results across diverse APAC markets and publishing communities
• Resilience and adaptability - maintains composure and effectiveness during market volatility, organizational change, and challenging stakeholder negotiations
• Results accountability - takes ownership for team and portfolio outcomes, proactively addresses performance gaps, and consistently delivers on commitments
• Resource optimization - maximizes team productivity and budget efficiency while balancing short-term pressures with long-term strategic investments
• Proven change management leadership with successful implementation of major organizational or process transformations
• Performance management excellence - establishes rigorous performance standards, conducts difficult conversations, and makes tough personnel decisions to maintain team excellence
• Cross-functional influence - leads complex initiatives requiring coordination across editorial, marketing, strategy, and operations teams without direct authority
• Excellent written and spoken Mandarin and English

About Wiley:

Wiley is a trusted leader in research and learning, our pioneering solutions and services are paving the way for knowledge seekers as they work to solve the world's most important challenges. We are advocates of advancement, empowering knowledge-seekers to transform today's biggest obstacles into tomorrow's brightest opportunities.

With over 200 years of experience in publishing, we continue to evolve knowledge seekers' steps into strides, illuminating their path forward to personal, educational, and professional success at every stage. Around the globe, we break down barriers for innovators, empowering them to advance discoveries in their fields, adapt their workforces, and shape minds.

Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact tasupport@wiley.com for assistance.

We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates, needle movers and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees, for example we offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development.

We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. The range below represents Wiley's good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay for this role at the time of posting roles either in the UK, Canada or USA. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range, however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies. Wiley proactively displays target base pay range for UK, Canada and USA based roles.

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