Managing Director, PKP
About the role
Union/Affiliation:
Administrative Professional Excluded Staff
Pay range:
$122,570 to $158,620 annually
SFU Department Descr:
VPRI - Public Knowledge Project
Position Grade:
14
of openings:
1
Biweekly Hours:
72
PKP is the world’s leading developer of open source (free) software for scholarly publishing—including Open Journal Systems (OJS), Open Monograph Press (OMP), and Open Preprint Systems (OPS)—and is an internationally recognized research and advocacy organization advancing sustainable and equitable open access to research.
THE ROLE
The Managing Director closely collaborates with the Scientific Director to provide strategic and operational leadership for PKP. This role oversees aspects of operations, finance, and personnel management, with responsibility for ensuring PKP’s long-term sustainability and continued global impact.
The Managing Director will:
- Lead, mentor, and inspire a diverse and distributed team of ~30 professionals across three continents, including software engineers, social scientists, and publishing specialists.
- Develop and implement policies, programs, and procedures to foster an inclusive, supportive, and respectful team environment that reflects PKP’s values of equity, diversity, and global knowledge exchange.
- Partner with Scientific and Associate Directors to develop and implement strategic plans, set priorities, and pursue new initiatives that strengthen PKP’s leadership in scholarly communication.
- Oversee operations, providing focus and setting priorities for budget, staff, grants, and projects, while taking responsibility for financial matters, as well as the hiring, developing, and dismissal of personnel.
- Oversee budget management, business development, service delivery, and partner engagement.
- Build and maintain productive relationships with university, national, and international bodies and organizations, representing PKP as a thought leader in open infrastructure and open science.
- Prepare and manage grant and funding proposals among national and international, public and private funding bodies.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
This position will appeal to an experienced leader who thrives on:
- Team leadership: motivating, supporting, developing, and coordinating diverse, distributed teams; building a culture of trust, respect, growth, and collaboration.
- Strategic management: balancing vision with execution, and advancing organizational priorities through effective planning and innovation.
- Global engagement: cultivating strong partnerships in Canada and across borders and sectors, and communicating effectively on behalf of the organization.
- Values-driven work: advancing open access and open science through sustainable, mission-driven technologies and services.
The successful candidate will bring a proven record of managing complex projects and teams, a strong financial and operational background, and a commitment to creating inclusive work environments where people thrive.
Full
About Simon Fraser University
As Canada’s engaged university, SFU works with communities, organizations and partners to create, share and embrace knowledge that improves life and generates real change. We deliver a world-class education with lifelong value that shapes change-makers, visionaries and problem-solvers. We connect research and innovation to entrepreneurship and industry to deliver sustainable, relevant solutions to today’s problems. With campuses in British Columbia’s three largest cities – Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey – SFU has eight faculties that deliver 193 undergraduate degree programs and 127 graduate degree programs to more than 35,000 students. The university now boasts more than 160,000 alumni residing in 143 countries.
Managing Director, PKP
About the role
Union/Affiliation:
Administrative Professional Excluded Staff
Pay range:
$122,570 to $158,620 annually
SFU Department Descr:
VPRI - Public Knowledge Project
Position Grade:
14
of openings:
1
Biweekly Hours:
72
PKP is the world’s leading developer of open source (free) software for scholarly publishing—including Open Journal Systems (OJS), Open Monograph Press (OMP), and Open Preprint Systems (OPS)—and is an internationally recognized research and advocacy organization advancing sustainable and equitable open access to research.
THE ROLE
The Managing Director closely collaborates with the Scientific Director to provide strategic and operational leadership for PKP. This role oversees aspects of operations, finance, and personnel management, with responsibility for ensuring PKP’s long-term sustainability and continued global impact.
The Managing Director will:
- Lead, mentor, and inspire a diverse and distributed team of ~30 professionals across three continents, including software engineers, social scientists, and publishing specialists.
- Develop and implement policies, programs, and procedures to foster an inclusive, supportive, and respectful team environment that reflects PKP’s values of equity, diversity, and global knowledge exchange.
- Partner with Scientific and Associate Directors to develop and implement strategic plans, set priorities, and pursue new initiatives that strengthen PKP’s leadership in scholarly communication.
- Oversee operations, providing focus and setting priorities for budget, staff, grants, and projects, while taking responsibility for financial matters, as well as the hiring, developing, and dismissal of personnel.
- Oversee budget management, business development, service delivery, and partner engagement.
- Build and maintain productive relationships with university, national, and international bodies and organizations, representing PKP as a thought leader in open infrastructure and open science.
- Prepare and manage grant and funding proposals among national and international, public and private funding bodies.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
This position will appeal to an experienced leader who thrives on:
- Team leadership: motivating, supporting, developing, and coordinating diverse, distributed teams; building a culture of trust, respect, growth, and collaboration.
- Strategic management: balancing vision with execution, and advancing organizational priorities through effective planning and innovation.
- Global engagement: cultivating strong partnerships in Canada and across borders and sectors, and communicating effectively on behalf of the organization.
- Values-driven work: advancing open access and open science through sustainable, mission-driven technologies and services.
The successful candidate will bring a proven record of managing complex projects and teams, a strong financial and operational background, and a commitment to creating inclusive work environments where people thrive.
Full
About Simon Fraser University
As Canada’s engaged university, SFU works with communities, organizations and partners to create, share and embrace knowledge that improves life and generates real change. We deliver a world-class education with lifelong value that shapes change-makers, visionaries and problem-solvers. We connect research and innovation to entrepreneurship and industry to deliver sustainable, relevant solutions to today’s problems. With campuses in British Columbia’s three largest cities – Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey – SFU has eight faculties that deliver 193 undergraduate degree programs and 127 graduate degree programs to more than 35,000 students. The university now boasts more than 160,000 alumni residing in 143 countries.