Abigail Hallowes Email & Phone Number

England, United Kingdom

England, United Kingdom

The Strategic Operations Director role at Overleaf and Writefull, part of Digital Science, involves leading strategic growth through process design, efficiency oversight, and support for the Leadership team. This position requires exceptional communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills within high-growth technical environments. Responsibilities include developing and implementing operational strategies, aligning goals with market trends, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. The role requires proven experience in operational leadership, strong strategic thinking abilities, and effective team management skills. Collaboration, innovation, and adherence to organizational values such as bravery, collaboration, openness, and inclusivity are essential in achieving the company's vision of making research more open, efficient, and effective.

United Kingdom

- Leading a team of 180 intelligent, dedicated and inspirational publishing professionals responsible for driving forward journal content strategy- Strategic Portfolio Management to prioritise and deliver on Change, Operational Excellence and Continuous Process Improvement across the end-to-end content acquisition journey- Cultivating an innovative, goal-oriented and target-driven culture that fosters autonomy, empowerment and accountability- Coaching, developing and empowering middle management layers to create high-performing and motivated teams

Achievements include: - Tripled the size of the Programme Management Office, in two additional locations, increasing implementation capacity from projects worth less than 200k to over 2m EUR per year- Fostered a culture of psychological safety and empowerment to establish a highly effective and engaged team of project managers- Established digitised and data-driven prioritization methodology to facilitate portfolio management with endorsement from senior stakeholders- Led the first customer-focused localisation project of an e-learning product within China and behind the ‘great firewall’ allowing access to the world’s largest market for academic professional training services - Designed a practical revenue projection model used to approximate project impact on revenue generation and growth- Planned and resourced an acquisition integration programme with over 30 stakeholders for a deal worth more than 20M USD- Planned and executed customer research activities to deliver a 5-year product strategy including an implementation and resourcing plan

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

- Appointed by C-Suite to manage a high-profile change management programme with a budget of over 1M EUR and a timeline of less than a year, creating a future framework for sustainable growth- Lead a working group of over 30 colleagues across multiple locations to reclaim over 9m EUR through reforming internal policies in HR, Editorial and Production- Accelerated operational efficiency to reduce turnaround times by 25%, the equivalent of 30 days for manuscripts submitted to journals published by Springer Nature.

London, United Kingdom

The Projects and Implementation Manager, Open Research is responsible for project managing business and publishing projects within the Open Research Group, including the launch of new open access journals, the implementation of new open research products and services, and the implementation of workflows and documentation to support open research initiatives.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Development Editor working on Nanoscale, Nanoscale Horizons and Materials Horizons journals.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Publishing editor working on Energy and Environmental Science, Green Chemistry and Catalysis Science and Technology journals.

Billingham, Uk

During the past year, I have been a placement student at Johnson Matthey at the Chilton Site in Billingham. I have spent the year managing a research project that could potentially benefit the company in the future. I have learnt numerous skills during this year, such as project management, efficient time management, report writing, communication skills, and problem solving.

Bosnia And Herzegovina

During the summer between my second and third years at University I applied to work as a laboratory analyst in an aluminium factory, Aluminij, in Mostar, BiH. I applied for the position to gain experience from working in a professional laboratory. Whilst I was there I was working with a group of scientists everyday carry out experiments and other procedures. This experience taught me how to work as part of a team, understand and undergo instructions efficiently, and a good attention to detail.

Executive Mba Candidate

M.Chem, Chemistry With A Year In Industry, 2:1

A Level, Mathematics, Chemistry, Spanish And Further Mathematics, A A B B

Gcse, 8 A* 5 A