Business Development Executive @ Packt

Type of Job: Permanent Work From Home - Full Time

Requirements & Responsibilities:

Core: 

  • Own the acquisition of expert technical reviewers as per the demands of the book pipeline, acting as the key point of contact to nurture relationships and build a pool of expert reviewers.

  • Author Lead Generation: Connect with the developer community and generate expert author leads from within the community who are interested in writing books for Packt

  • Managing Potential Author Pool: Build and manage a pool of potential authors who are interested in working with Packt. Periodically engage with the pool to keep the relationship intact for future projects

  • Working alongside Senior Editors and Project Managers, be responsible for ensuring technical feedback is delivered effectively and addressed appropriately

  • Take responsibility for meeting both acquisition and tech quality targets and ensuring tech reviews are complete, valuable and incorporated into our books

  • Project manage the supply of author leads and technical reviewers for both books and book proposals when required

  • Communicate daily with editors, authors, and reviewers to facilitate the technical review process for your team

  • Ensure reviews have been completed as per Packt’s Technical Review Guidelines and escalate issues and risks to the Portfolio Director

  • Compile information on the performance of technical reviewers to identify poor performance

  • Work with the Portfolio Director and Publishing Product Managers to improve reviewer acquisition methods



Responsiveness and Improvement: 

  • Consider and suggest ideas for improvements, sharing this feedback with others in a constructive manner

  • Conduct regular reviews of what and who is required to make a project successful and make ongoing improvements

  • Help colleagues, customers and corporate partners to understand changes and why they have been introduced

Decision Making:

  • Examine complex information and obtain further information to make accurate decisions

  • Explain clearly, verbally and in writing, how a decision has been reached

  • Provide advice and feedback to support others to make accurate decisions

Growth: 

  • Take ownership of your individual development by identifying capability needs and consistently achieving development objectives.

  • Take responsibility for the quality of your own work and seek opportunities for improvement through continuous learning

  • Encourage and be open to developmental feedback from others

Delivering at Pace: 

  • Take ownership of problems in your own area of responsibility

  • Remain positive and focused on achieving outcomes despite setbacks

  • Check your own performance against outcomes, make improvements or take corrective action when problems are identified

Competencies: 

  • You will have a tech or acquisition background with 2+ years of research/publishing experience

  • You will be able to deliver on both acquisition and quality targets in a fast-paced environment

  • You will have excellent relationship management skills

  • You are comfortable using a combination of intuition, experience, and expertise to identify potential problems and able to take corrective action quickly

  • You will have strong project management skills

KPIs Responsibility and Target:

  • Technical Reviewer Targets: Sign TRs – Base 4 titles and Target 6 titles

  • Author Lead Targets: Generate author leads (outline 1st drafts) - 3 titles

  • Tech Insight Calls: Base 3 and Target 4

Benefits:

You will also have access to a range of flexible benefits that are designed to help you make the most of your time with us

  • Bonus scheme

  • 5 days working

  • Permanent work from home

  • Flexible hours: choose how, when and where you work

  • Gross Salary (Monthly)- 35k - 48K

How to Apply: Click Here to Apply 

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