Taylor (43) joined the Otago side as a player following the women's cricket World Cup in 2000 and took over the coaching reins from Geoff Rodden in 2005. In 2006, she added the development of women's cricket in the region to her responsibilities.
But after four years of coaching, Taylor decided she was ready for a change. With marketing manager Richard Snell moving on, there was an opportunity for Taylor to take up the slack.
"It all just coincided and I decided I would like to give this a go," she said.
"We've got a good core of existing sponsors so it is a case of renewing their contracts and, hopefully, signing new ones.
"It is going to be tricky, especially with the stadium going ahead. But I think Otago cricket is lucky because it has some loyal sponsors."
Her other responsibilities will include making sure the facilities are utilised during the off-season to generate some revenue, and servicing and selling new memberships for the Pelichet Bay Cricket Club.
Taylor will retain some involvement in the development of the women's game but probably more as an overseer, she said. The coaching role, though, will be advertised.
The evergreen all-rounder enjoyed a long international career for England in which she played 16 tests and 102 one-day internationals. She was the first English player to take 100 international wickets in 2002, and was a member of England's World Cup-winning team in 1993.
She also played football for England and was awarded the MBE in the 2000 Queen's Birthday Honours for her services to women's sport.
As for whether her new duties will mean hanging up the pads, Taylor was undecided. But she pointed out she struggled with a calf injury last season and played just three games.
"I think my body is trying to tell me something. But we'll see how it goes. It would be quite nice for whoever takes over [the coaching] to have a free rein to coach as they see fit."
