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BibliU - Remote - Remote

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BibliU is a technology-led B2B edtech company transforming the $65bn educational content industry. With 90% CAGR over the past five years and $100m in annual revenue, the company partners with 170+ universities serving 600,000 students annually and works with 4,000+ publishers including Pearson, Oxford University Press, and Wiley. Founded as an Oxford University spin-out in 2015, BibliU recently acquired Texas Book Company to become the only fully vertically integrated player in the market. This is a full-time, fixed-term maternity cover role (with possibility of extending to 12 months) reporting to the VP of Finance Operations. You will be a core member of the growing company, working with a global cross-functional team to build and manage key supplier relationships essential to BibliU's continued international growth. Key responsibilities include: - Account management of BibliU's commercial publisher partners, building relationships and strategizing to enable the company's strategic direction - Data analysis on internal and external reporting; internal process and system improvement projects working with product and implementation teams - Pitching new business models and revenue streams to commercial partners to sign commercial agreements - Negotiating with commercial partners to secure pricing and terms that maximize margins - Enabling business development by signing distribution agreements with new commercial partners to achieve 100% booklist coverage across partner universities - Understanding and articulating value propositions of BibliU's platform and services, including platform demonstrations and feature Q&A sessions - Managing the repository of commercial partners' contracts and consulting internal and external stakeholders - Analyzing content usage and sales trends from platform data to present insights and strategic recommendations to top commercial partners - Liaising cross-functionally with Sales, Customer Success, and Product teams to ensure timely and efficient service to external stakeholders - Representing BibliU at global industry conferences (London & Frankfurt) - Delivering operational needs to commercial publisher partners, such as weekly/monthly reporting on adoption and commercials Requirements: - 4+ years of experience in consulting and/or a growing tech company - Excellent commercial acumen and relationship building skills - Strong presentation and sales skills; ability to articulate value propositions to senior stakeholders and negotiate commercial terms - Extremely organized with strong attention to detail - Effective communicator able to work with remote teams - Self-motivated with ability to prioritize workload and manage time effectively - Confidence speaking with external stakeholders, including senior publishing executives (C-Suite) - Experience with Google Sheets, CRM databases such as Salesforce, and project management software such as ClickUp

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