Head of Business Execution, North America

We need to output HTML fragment only, with headings

for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Remove boilerplate like EEO, application instructions, etc. Must preserve all substantive info. We have job posting details: Title: Head of Business Execution, North America. Location: New York (Hybrid Working Model). Application Deadline: Oct 7, 2026. About Springer Nature paragraph. About The Role paragraph. Role Responsibilities list (multiple bullet-like sentences). Experience, Skills & Qualifications: Essential and Desirable. Benefits list. Pay: US Annualized Base Salary Range: $250,000 - $260,000. Also mention performance-related bonus. Schedule? Not explicitly given besides hybrid working model and location. Could infer schedule? Not explicit. Should not create Schedule unless stated. So we may omit Schedule. We need sections: About the role (maybe combine About Springer Nature? Actually "About Springer Nature" is company overview, not role. The instruction: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should have About the role (the description of role). Could also include About Springer Nature? Not required; but we could include as part of About the role? Probably not. The posting includes "About Springer Nature" and "About The Role". We should include About the role (the role description). The company overview could be omitted? It's substantive but not under those headings. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." We could include About the role (includes role description). Could also include About Springer Nature as a separate section? Not in list. Probably we should not create a heading not in list. So we may incorporate Springer Nature description into About the role or maybe omit. But we must preserve ALL substantive information. If we omit Springer Nature description, we lose info. So we need to include it somewhere. Could put it under About the role as a preamble? The heading About the role could contain both company overview and role description. That seems acceptable. Responsibilities: we have many bullet points. We'll format as

• each. Requirements, Qualifications, Skills: The posting has "Experience, Skills & Qualifications:" with Essential and Desirable. We need to split into sections: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. But we have to decide what goes where. The instruction: use those headings when posting has real specific content. We have essential requirements (education, years experience, etc.) and desirable experience. Could treat Requirements as essential, Qualifications as desirable? Or Skills as skills list. Let's parse: Essential: - Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred. - 12–15+ years of leadership experience in strategy, operations, consulting, transformation, corporate development, business management, or related fields. - Demonstrated success leading large-scale strategic initiatives and business transformation efforts. - Experience operating at senior executive level and influencing across complex matrix organizations. - Strong business and commercial acumen with the ability to connect strategy, financial performance, and operational execution. - Experience building operating models, governance frameworks, and organizational capabilities. - Strong analytical skills with ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations and actions. - Proven ability to lead through influence and drive accountability without direct authority. - Exceptional communication, executive presence, and stakeholder management skills. - Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and lead through organizational change. - Experience managing business performance, financial planning, resource allocation, and operational risk within a complex organization. - Demonstrated success influencing executive stakeholders and leading high-stakes negotiations in highly matrixed environments. - Proven ability to build strong internal and external relationships, represent organizational interests, and drive outcomes through influence rather than authority. - Track record of fostering innovation, collaboration, and high-performance cultures during periods of growth and transformation. Desirable: - Experience in scholarly publishing, information services, media, healthcare, higher education, consulting, or related industries. - Experience in a Chief of Staff, Strategy & Operations, Business Management, Transformation, or General Management role. - Experience supporting senior executives and leadership teams in high-growth or highly matrixed organizations. - Familiarity with research, academic, healthcare, policy, or knowledge-based markets. We could map: Requirements = essential (education, years experience). Qualifications = desirable experience? Skills = skills like analytical, communication, influence, etc. But there is overlap. Better: Use Requirements for education and years experience; Qualifications for demonstrated success leading initiatives etc.; Skills for communication, analytical, influence, etc. But we need to ensure we don't lose any info. Simplify: Create three sections: Requirements (education + years experience), Qualifications (essential experience and achievements), Skills (skills and desirable experience). But we must not create thin sections; we can combine. Maybe better: Have Requirements (education + years experience), Qualifications (essential experience + demonstrated success), Skills (communication, analytical, influence, etc.) and also include desirable experience under Skills or Qualifications? Could add a separate Desirable section but not in list. Could incorporate desirable experience under Qualifications as "Desirable experience". Given instruction to prefer few substantive sections, we could have just Requirements (includes education, years experience, essential experience) and Skills (includes all skills and desirable). But we lose distinction. Let's think: The instruction list includes Requirements, Qualifications, Skills as separate possible headings. We should use them if we have content. We have content for each. Thus: - Requirements: Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred. 12–15+ years of leadership experience in strategy, operations, consulting, transformation, corporate development, business management, or related fields. - Qualifications: Demonstrated success leading large-scale strategic initiatives and business transformation efforts; experience operating at senior executive level and influencing across complex matrix organizations; strong business and commercial acumen; experience building operating models, governance frameworks, and organizational capabilities; strong analytical skills; proven ability to lead through influence and drive accountability without direct authority; exceptional communication, executive presence, and stakeholder management skills; ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and lead through organizational change; experience managing business performance, financial planning, resource allocation, and operational risk; demonstrated success influencing executive stakeholders and leading high-stakes negotiations; proven ability to build strong internal and external relationships; track record of fostering innovation, collaboration, and high-performance cultures. - Skills: Experience in scholarly publishing, information services, media, healthcare, higher education, consulting, or related industries; experience in a Chief of Staff, Strategy & Operations, Business Management, Transformation, or General Management role; experience supporting senior executives and leadership teams in high-growth or highly matrixed organizations; familiarity with research, academic, healthcare, policy, or knowledge-based markets. But note many of those are also skills. However it's okay. Now Benefits: list provided. Pay: US Annualized Base Salary Range: $250,000 - $260,000. Also mention performance-related bonus. Schedule: Not specified besides hybrid working model. Could we infer schedule? Not explicit. So we should not create Schedule section. Now About the role: Should include company overview and role description. We'll combine Springer Nature description and About The Role paragraph. We need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like EEO, application instructions, etc. Remove duplicated lines like "Application Deadline: October 7, 2026" appears twice; we include once maybe in a short p. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /. Use

  for headings,

  • for lists,

    for prose. Let's craft:

    About the role

    Springer Nature is one of the leading publishers of research in the world...

    About The Role Reporting to the President, North America, the Head of Business Execution, North America is responsible for driving operational performance, strategic execution, governance, and organizational effectiveness across Springer Nature's North America business....

    We need to preserve all substantive info from About Springer Nature and About The Role. Let's copy the paragraphs exactly (but we can trim redundant sentences? Must preserve all substantive information; cannot summarize away detail. So we need to keep all info, not omit any. However we can rephrase? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we must keep the details, not omit. We can keep the same sentences. Thus we need to include the Springer Nature paragraph fully, and the About The Role paragraph fully. Let's copy Springer Nature paragraph: "Springer Nature is one of the leading publishers of research in the world. We publish the largest number of journals and books and are a pioneer in open research. Through our leading brands, trusted for more than 180 years, we provide technology-enabled products, platforms and services that help researchers to uncover new ideas and share their discoveries, health professionals to stay at the forefront of medical science, and educators to advance learning. We are proud to be part of progress, working together with the communities we serve to share knowledge and bring greater understanding to the world. For more information, please visit about.springernature.com and follow @SpringerNature" Then About The Role paragraph: "At Springer Nature, we recognise that great talent develops through many different paths. We encourage applications from individuals with strong transferable skills, provided they are supported by relevant experience that shows how those skills have been successfully applied in practice. Our hiring approach balances skills, experience, and potential to ensure each role is fulfilled with both short-term effectiveness and long term growth in mind." Wait that's actually from earlier? Actually after Springer Nature paragraph there is "At Springer Nature, we recognise that great talent develops..." That's still part of company overview? Then "About The Role Reporting to the President, North America, the Head of Business Execution, North America is responsible for driving operational performance, strategic execution, governance, and organizational effectiveness across Springer Nature's North America business." etc. We need to include all that. Thus About the role section will contain two paragraphs: first the Springer Nature description (maybe considered company overview) and then the "At Springer Nature, we recognise..." plus the role description. But the instruction says "About the role" heading; we can put all that under it. Now Responsibilities: we have a list of responsibilities each starting with a bold heading? Actually the posting has headings like "Business Leadership & Operating Model", "Strategy Execution", etc. Each with sentences. We need to turn each bullet into
  • . We should preserve all sentences. Let's extract each responsibility bullet: Under "Business Leadership & Operating Model": - Own the North America operating model and lead its implementation and continuous evolution. - Accountable for monitoring and driving performance across North America against agreed strategic, operational, and financial objectives. - Lead operating cadence, governance forums, leadership reviews, and decision-making processes across North America. - Establish accountability frameworks to ensure commitments, initiatives, and strategic priorities are delivered. - Lead business planning, prioritization, and resource allocation discussions across the region. - Shape the commercial and functional strategic direction of North America, ensuring alignment across stakeholder groups and with Springer Nature's enterprise priorities. - Oversee business performance management, resource allocation, operational risk, and long-term value creation across North America in partnership with Finance and business leaders. - Drive accountability for regional performance through the North America Leadership Council, ensuring strategic, operational, and financial objectives are achieved. Under "Strategy Execution": - Lead execution of the North America Mid-Term Plan, ensuring strategic priorities are translated into actionable plans and measurable outcomes. - Identify barriers to execution and work across functions to resolve challenges and accelerate progress. - Support development and implementation of new capabilities identified in the North America strategy. - Drive alignment across publishing, content, commercial, communications, institutional, policy, finance, and operational teams. - Monitor strategic progress and recommend course corrections as market conditions evolve. Under "Portfolio Strategy & Growth": - Partner with business leaders to evaluate strategic growth opportunities, investments, partnerships, acquisitions, and expansion initiatives. - Partner with business leaders to evaluate and prioritize strategic growth opportunities, including author acquisition, content retention, portfolio development, automation, customer experience, and market expansion initiatives