Operational and strategic leadership of Australian publishing program; strategic communications; business development; key contract management; continuous improvement; digital transformation; change management. Led Wiley Australia's professional/trade publishing team and editorial/production team.Designed and implemented strategy to grow revenue and local profile of global content brands such as For Dummies and Frommer's, as well as popular Australian personal finance brand Wrightbooks.Provided business unit leadership, including communication and implementation of group values and overarching business strategy, as part of senior management team.Assumed financial accountabilities for Australian product lines (budget projections, P&L, staff budgets, expenses).Managed key stakeholder and vendor relationships, and negotiated high-stakes contracts.

Operational and strategic management of Australian publishing program home to bestselling business books; business development; contract management; continuous improvement; digital transformation. An action-packed couple of years!Led Australian trade publishing team and editorial/production team.Contributed to business unit's strategic planning and decision-making processes as member of senior management team, and communicated outcomes to global and local colleagues.Assumed financial accountabilities for Australian product lines (budget projections, P&L, staff budgets, expenses). Represented Australian territory at global sales conferences and leadership meetings.

Operational management of production process for Australian publishing program. Led and trained a small, agile team of editors to produce more than 40 new books annually.Produced content within agreed deadlines, within budget, according to brand guidelines, and in line with commercial strategy. Supported the publishing team’s endeavours to procure new business by developing submissions and proposals, maintaining excellent editorial standards, sourcing competitive pricing and streamlining turnaround times.

Managed author relationships.Planned and project managed individual titles, from receipt of manuscript to printed product.Edited/proofread manuscripts, book covers, final pages and marketing materials.

Conducted market research for publishing projects.Prepared manuscripts for submission into editorial.Managed author relationships.Supported the senior publishers.