Application Deadline: 13 November 2026
Department: Sales
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Location: London
Compensation: £53,500 - £59,000 / year
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead sales for our HarperFiction division, working with retailers, the HarperFiction publishing teams and the wider UK sales organisation.
HarperFiction has a wide and varied list, from major global brand publishing from the likes of Phillipa Gregory, Dilly Court and Karin Slaughter, to some of the biggest launches across the market with Clare Mackintosh. That sits alongside the world-class Voyager imprint, The Borough Press and a full Estates list publishing Agatha Christie and Tolkien.
The Head of Sales is a key member of the UK Sales team, responsible for delivering the HarperFiction sales plan, managing key customer relationships and supporting the commercial success of the division.
Working closely with the Fiction Sales Director, the successful candidate will use market insight, customer knowledge and sales analysis to shape account plans, support publishing decisions and deliver agreed sales targets.
The role requires a collaborative and commercially focused manager who can build strong relationships, support the sales team and champion HarperFiction authors, brands and imprints.
If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly to recruitment@harpercollins.co.uk with subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.
A history stretching back over 200 years, HarperCollins is the second largest consumer book publisher in the world. Here at HarperCollins UK, we publish around 1,500 books a year for readers of all ages and interests.
Our bestsellers include Bernard Cornwell, Adele Parks, Jonathan Franzen, David Walliams, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Memoirs of British prime ministers. Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy. George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. And legendary titles by legacy authors J.R.R. Tolkien, Agatha Christie and C.S. Lewis.
We’re home to the most iconic bears, Paddington, Rupert and Winnie-the-Pooh, and Judith Kerr, Rob Biddulph and Michael Morpurgo, Mr Men & Little Miss, Thomas & Friends and Minecraft for our younger readers.
As the only UK publisher to release audio versions of all our new fiction, narrative non-fiction and children’s books at the same time as their print publication, we publish 700 audio books every year. In a unique partnership with the Royal National Institute for the Blind, our complete catalogue is free for their members.
Collins Learning, our education division is a pioneer in reference publishing. We develop market-leading dictionaries, atlases and bibles. And our state-of-the-art online learning platforms supplement our award-winning books for primary and secondary school students.
Brothers James and John Harper founded J. and J. Harper in 1817. By 1825, their small printing shop had become the biggest publisher in New York City. As Harper & Row in 1987, it was acquired by News Corporation. In 1990, we became HarperCollins after acquiring William Collins & Sons, founded in Glasgow in 1819.
We have offices in London, Honley, Manchester, Glasgow and Dublin. In London, we’re in The News Building with News UK companies. Keeping our historic connection to Glasgow, we’re also based in the Robroyston district where each week, our distribution centre sends 3 million books around the world.
