Policy & Partnerships Manager

About the Role

At SSRN, we are a dynamic, collaborative, and mission‑driven team focused on accelerating the dissemination of early‑stage research and supporting scholars around the world. We aim to transform SSRN into a trusted, world‑class preprint server, combining innovation, research integrity, and a strong commitment to author experience.

• Support the Director in developing and executing strategies to increase SSRN's visibility, recognition, and influence.
• Build, manage, and grow strategic partnerships with funders, industry bodies, and key organisations including society publishers.
• Contribute to SSRN's positioning as a trusted and recommended preprint server.
• Contribute to internal strategic projects to improve workflows, standards, and best practices.
• Support high‑impact initiatives, including AI‑led projects and policy implementation.
• Work cross‑functionally to improve discoverability and indexing (e.g. Pub Med, Web of Science).
• Support the Director in identifying and progressing opportunities for global expansion, particularly in China and India.
• Liaise with analytics and processing teams to inform strategic decisions and progress.

• Experience in scholarly publishing or preprints.
• Strong understanding of policy, funder requirements, and the research ecosystem.
• Ability to build partnerships and influence external stakeholders.
• Experience contributing to strategic and cross‑functional projects.
• Highly organised, analytical, and comfortable driving initiatives independently.

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals. SSRN aligns with Elsevier's Flexible Working Principles and Ways of Working policies, supporting a healthy work‑life balance and effective collaboration.

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.