Senior Product Manager, Open Science Platform

Frontiers; Madrid; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing days

Volunteer days

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning & development support

Competitive local benefits

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Frontiers in Madrid is seeking a Senior Product Manager to own a defined product within our publishing ecosystem. You will define the roadmap, work with engineering, design and operations, and deliver outcomes end to end.

Operating within Frontiers' one-platform strategy, you will engage with authors, editors and reviewers to uncover real needs, validate solutions, set metrics, and drive adoption and scale across the platform.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Product Management with ownership of a platform-level product.
• Ability to gather, document and unify requirements from multiple stakeholders.
• Comfort discussing workflows and data with engineers and product teams.
• Proven track record of delivering measurable outcomes and impact.
• Background in SaaS platforms, multi-tenant products or publishing is a plus.
• Strong user-centric design mindset and ability to translate user needs into product features.

Responsibilities

• Own the roadmap for your product area within Frontiers' one-platform strategy.
• Gather, document, and reconcile requirements from internal teams and partners.
• Lead cross-team delivery with engineering, design, and other product teams.
• Engage with authors, editors, reviewers, and partners to uncover real needs.
• Propose pragmatic, scalable solutions balancing simplicity and scope.
• Define metrics, track progress, and adjust roadmap based on data.
• Own quality and risk, set acceptance criteria and measure outcomes.
• Define a clear product vision aligned to business goals.
• Coach and lead a squad of engineers, designers, and analysts.
• Provide updates to Head of Product and senior leadership with recommendations.
• Identify AI/automation opportunities and scope them for impact.
• Plan launch, drive adoption, train users and measure uptake.
• Proactively seek blockers and data to keep momentum.

Skills

Roadmap ownership

Cross-team influence

Requirements discipline

User-centric design

Technical literacy

Data-driven decisions

Ownership & accountability

Problem-solving mindset

Job description

Frontiers in Madrid is seeking a Senior Product Manager to own a defined product within our publishing ecosystem. You will define the roadmap, work with engineering, design and operations, and deliver outcomes end to end.

Operating within Frontiers' one-platform strategy, you will engage with authors, editors and reviewers to uncover real needs, validate solutions, set metrics, and drive adoption and scale across the platform.