Product Manager

How can we make society and third-party publishing partnerships easier to manage at scale?

Do you thrive in a collaborative environment, working with diverse stakeholder groups to deliver business value and impact?

Location: Oxford or London

About our team

Our Portfolio Growth & Performance (PG&P) Centre of Expertise sits within Customer Experience & Innovation in our STM Journals division. We work to expand the community of researchers we serve, strengthen journal performance and enable a high-performing organisation.

About the role

Elsevier publishes 3,000 journals, around a third of which are owned by learned societies or third-party organisations and published in partnership with us.

You will take the product from 0 to 1 and then lead its development throughout the product lifecycle, working within a cross-functional team and with a wide range of business stakeholders to define priorities, deliver value and shape the long-term product vision.

Responsibilities

• Own the delivery of the solution within a cross-functional agile team, managing priorities and ensuring consistent progress.
• Liaise with relevant stakeholder groups to gather input and feedback on requirements and emerging business needs, balancing competing demands and making clear prioritisation decisions when required.
• Define and contribute to the measurement of product success metrics.
• Define and shape the ongoing development of the product beyond its initial delivery.
• Create clear requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria, working collaboratively with technology colleagues to implement them.
• Oversee, manage and, where appropriate, perform user acceptance testing of the solution.

Requirements

• A track record of delivering products or product features against measurable outcomes.
• Familiarity with AI-driven product development. Experience managing products with an AI component would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of or familiarity with Salesforce technology is essential. A good understanding of contract lifecycle management would be beneficial.
• Proven experience building successful relationships with customers and stakeholders, including managing competing or conflicting priorities.
• A natural problem-solver who is confident taking the lead and collaborating across teams to resolve issues.
• Confidence working in a changing environment where the way forward may not always be clear.
• Strong analytical skills, with proven experience using data to inform or support decisions.
• At least four years' experience in a Product Manager role.

If you are interested in the role, please apply with a cover letter and CV.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working in a hybrid way from both the office and at home
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times you work in the day

Working with us

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co-workers who are passionate about what they do, and how they do it.

Working for you

• At Elsevier, we know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
• Wellbeing programs
• Life assurance
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Save As You Earn share option scheme
• Travel Season ticket loan
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
• RE CARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
• Access to extensive learning and development resources
• Access to employee discounts via Perks at Work

About Us

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

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