Jobs at Bertelsmann

Supports the Publishing Director and editorial staff by managing schedules, title deadlines, publishing pipelines, and imprint initiatives. Coordinates with editorial, art, marketing, publicity, authors, and agents throughout the bookmaking process. Provides editorial feedback, acquisition support, copywriting, research, presentations, meeting participation, and administrative assistance. The role requires strong organization, communication, multitasking, attention to detail, and interest in Christian children’s publishing.

Supports data science and machine learning prototypes using education data. Develops predictive, segmentation, experimentation, and analytics solutions; works with structured and unstructured datasets; explores AI and agent workflows; communicates findings to technical and business stakeholders; and collaborates across teams on data-driven education initiatives.

Supports development, testing, reliability, and release readiness for a metadata and digital asset distribution platform. Translates business needs into requirements and acceptance criteria, analyzes workflows and integrations, executes functional and regression testing, investigates defects, troubleshoots production issues, monitors system processes, and maintains technical and testing documentation. Collaborates with business stakeholders, analysts, and technology teams in an Agile environment to improve system reliability and functionality.

Supports marketing campaigns for Clarkson Potter and Ten Speed Press books by creating social media calendars, sell sheets, and outreach materials; researching influencers; coordinating Goodreads giveaways and digital promotions; supporting author platform and audience development; collaborating with authors, outside teams, and Design; and representing the imprints at conventions and gift shows.

Designs covers, interiors, sales materials, and graphic novel content for middle grade and chapter books. Develops concepts through final art, mechanicals, prepress, and print-ready PDFs; researches and art directs illustrators; collaborates with editors, publishers, and art directors; manages multiple deadlines; tracks design trends; and ensures culturally sensitive representation.

Leads U.S. corporate health, welfare, retirement, and deferred compensation programs across a decentralized, multi-entity organization. Oversees benefits strategy, plan design, compliance, governance, financial management, vendors, technology, enrollment, communications, and M&A integration. Advises senior leadership, manages complex implementations and operational risks, and leads a benefits team while ensuring regulatory compliance and service excellence.

Provides employee-facing support for health, welfare, retirement, leave, disability, and other benefits programs. Resolves complex benefits issues, coordinates with vendors and HR partners, supports annual enrollment and onboarding, administers leave processes, maintains accurate records, assists with audits, and prepares benefits communications and orientations. Requires bilingual English-Spanish communication and occasional evening-shift support.

Leads the Human Resources function across Bertelsmann’s decentralized U.S. operating companies. Advises the CEO and executives on workforce strategy, organizational effectiveness, culture, talent, succession, compensation, benefits, compliance, employee relations, HR operations, and M&A integration. Oversees a 13-person team spanning benefits and HR-payroll-IT while driving organizational design, change management, DEI, engagement, performance management, and HR technology improvements.

Manages U.S. partnership tax compliance, including Forms 1065, K-1s, state filings, allocations, basis, capital accounts, and partner reporting. Oversees tax accounting, financial reporting support, audits, notices, data administration, controls, filing calendars, and external tax advisors. Coordinates stakeholders across finance, accounting, legal, and business units while leading process improvements, system implementations, M&A tax projects, and recurring compliance cycles for multiple entities.

Prepares federal, state, and international tax returns, quarterly tax provisions, workpapers, tax payments, and ad hoc filings. Supports business units with tax compliance, reporting, inquiries, audits, and research. Requires U.S. tax experience, including multistate income and franchise tax, strong organization, communication, and deadline-management skills. The role works in the office at least two days weekly and requires travel when necessary.

Design, develop, and maintain SAP BTP applications, automations, and integrations. Implement UI5/Fiori apps, SAP Build projects, CAP/Node.js services, and API/OData integrations. Configure BTP services, security (XSUAA, IAS/IPS), Cloud Foundry runtimes, CI/CD pipelines, and ensure code quality while collaborating with cross-functional teams.