Director Publications & Special Projects (E5427)

Job Summary 
The overall purpose of this position is to lead the Computer Society's publishing group, focusing on maximizing collaboration among and within work groups, increasing production efficiency, and developing core capabilities. The role exercises operational and financial responsibility for editorial policies, strategies, objectives, and initiatives for all publications of the Society, including periodicals and conference proceedings. 

The incumbent in this position is primarily responsible for managing the strategies, tools, operations and teams that support magazines, transactions, conference proceedings, and publishing integrity, as well as facilitating the development of new digital editorial products, production tools, and business opportunities. This position works under consultative direction and has authority to approve invoices (within approved financial authority); administer performance appraisals; make final decisions regarding all publications operational and staff issues, volunteer issues, interpersonal issues, and work schedules within staff group; make shared decisions with other managers and editors for editorial planning and budgets; and makes recommendations for hiring, firing, promotions, personnel problems, and department procedures.

Position is also responsible for taking on special projects, both short and long term, as assigned by The Executive Director.

This position reports to the Executive Director and manages 4-6 direct reports.


Key Responsibilities
 

• Leads the CS Publications group that comprises magazines, transactions, conference proceedings, and publishing integrity, focusing on maximizing collaboration among and within work groups, increasing production efficiency, and developing core capabilities. Exercises operational responsibility for editorial policies, objectives, and initiatives
• Under consultative direction from the Executive Director, facilitates the development of new editorial products and business opportunities, particularly in electronic delivery. Identifies and evaluates new opportunities, develops business cases, coordinates with other departments, and solicits appropriate endorsements from CS program boards and the IEEE
• Manages the incubation and development of new editorial products, product enhancements, product redesign, and business opportunities to increase profitability, develop our online presence, or to otherwise achieve society objectives; Oversees initiatives until they reach maturity, end, or are permanently assigned to program areas; Oversees the work of project managers and their project teams
• Guide direction of overarching CS publishing integrity activities to proactively mitigate misconduct at all levels within the various volunteer structures for proceedings and periodicals and relevant committees
• With volunteer committees and staff, develops portfolio review metrics and apply the metrics in formal, periodic portfolio reviews. Establish criteria for rejuvenating or sunsetting low-performing products that to not meet minimum performance expectations
• Continuously monitors and evaluates publishing tools, platforms, and processes to ensure continual improvements in editorial workload and efficiency as well as maintain/improve author and EIC experience, submission-to-publication timing, production efficiency, and realize cost savings where possible; Develops complete business plans to support any modifications to existing platforms or tools, or acquisition/development of new tools and platforms, including clear cost/benefit analysis
• Manages a 13-member department (4 direct, 9 indirect reports) to achieve organizational objectives, including reducing expenses and maximizing efficiencies in workflow and production.
• Responsible for ensuring that the publications’ author/EIC/Conference Program Leadership is engaged.