Strategic Operations Vice President

3 weeks ago

New York, New York, United States Bertelsmann, Inc. Full time

Penguin Random House, a leading publisher in North America, is seeking a highly skilled and analytical professional to fill the role of Vice President - Acquisition and Subsidiary Support. Reporting to the Executive Vice President, this position will collaborate with various teams, including M&A, Publishing Operations, Strategic Projects, and Client Services.

This role will provide strategic guidance to subsidiary businesses, balancing PRH requirements with their independent spirits. The ideal candidate will leverage established integration best practices to develop unique solutions tailored to the needs of our subsidiaries.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with the M&A team to understand the unique needs of our subsidiaries and develop project plans for initial integrations.
  • Create standards, processes, and procedures to optimize subsidiary potential.
  • Work inter-departmentally to confirm understanding of how subsidiaries will fit into the whole.
  • Make concrete recommendations to upper management to underlying strategic initiatives that will create benefit across companies.
  • Learns best-practices and novel approaches and bring those into the larger organization.
  • Manage the financial planning and analysis processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modeling.
  • Collaborate with executive leadership to prioritize strategic initiatives and allocate resources.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

  • Oversee financials and allocate appropriate expenses.
  • Assess, over time, how individual subsidiaries should integrate and communicate appropriate timelines.
  • Liaise with HR, IT, and Publishing Operations to ensure subsidiaries have appropriate access to systems, software, and tools.
  • Answer questions, troubleshoot, and facilitate work by liaising with areas including but not limited to: Sales, Operations, Production, Marketing, Finance, etc.
  • Ensure that subsidiaries businesses meet PRH compliance standards.
  • Become the point person to create clarity around support services.

Requirements:

  • At least 12 years of progressive experience in operations, publishing, or integration work.
  • An innovative, strategic thinker with excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • Excellent organizational skills, with an ability to work under pressure to multi-task and prioritize to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong leadership, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office tools, including Power BI. SAP experience a plus.
  • MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Salary: $160,000-$180,000. All positions are currently eligible for annual profit award or bonus, subject to Company results.

Penguin Random House is the leading adult and children's publishing house in North America, the United Kingdom, and many other regions around the world. In publishing the best books in every genre and subject for all ages, we are committed to quality, excellence in execution, and innovation throughout the entire publishing process: editorial, design, marketing, publicity, sales, production, and distribution.

Our vibrant and diverse international community of nearly 300 publishing brands and imprints includes Ballantine Bantam Dell, Berkley, Clarkson Potter, Crown, DK, Doubleday, Dutton, Grosset & Dunlap, Little Golden Books, Knopf, Modern Library, Pantheon, Penguin Books, Penguin Press, Penguin Random House Audio, Penguin Young Readers, Portfolio, Puffin, Putnam, Random House, Random House Children's Books, Riverhead, Ten Speed Press, Viking, and Vintage, among others.

Penguin Random House values the array of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

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