Senior Product Manager

Elsevier; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead the development of innovative tools that enhance the integrity of published content. This pivotal role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to create impactful solutions that address complex user needs. The successful candidate will leverage their extensive experience in product management and software development to drive data-driven decision-making and foster a culture of experimentation. With a focus on ethical practices and user-centric design, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to meaningful advancements in the publishing industry while enjoying a supportive work environment that values work-life balance and personal growth.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening and private medical benefits

Wellbeing programs

Life assurance

Competitive contributory pension scheme

Save As You Earn share option scheme

Travel Season ticket loan

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Optional Dental Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software product development, especially for analysis tools.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop tools for internal investigations in ethics and integrity.
• Collaborate with experts to identify needs and develop solutions.

Skills

Product Management

Data-Driven Decision Making

User Problem-Solving

Collaboration Skills

Agile Methodologies

Technical Savvy

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field

Tools

Scrum

Product Development Tools

Job description

Senior Product Manager

Looking to advance your career in Product Management?

Passionate about developing impactful solutions?

About our Team

Elsevier’s Science, Technology, and Medical Journals (STMJ) division handles over 2000 journals. Our Customer Experience & Innovation (CE&I) team combines strategic insights with innovative solutions to meet researchers' and clinicians' needs. We create best practices for trusted publishing and deliver a seamless customer experience.

About the Role

We seek a Senior Product Manager to ensure the trust and integrity of our published content. You will manage internal investigative tools and assess third-party capabilities. Ideal candidates have extensive Product Management experience in developing software, specifically for tools to support and optimize analysis or investigative activities. The candidate should have a strong understanding of data and be comfortable with complexity, and should have demonstrated successful collaboration across organizational boundaries.

This role is based in Oxford or London, with regular travel to Oxford, and will be part of our Customer-Centric Innovation Center of Expertise. You'll work closely with Technology, Data Science, and Data Analytics teams, as well as integrity and ethics experts, who are the main users of the tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement tools for internal investigations in ethics and integrity.
• Collaborate with ethics experts to identify needs and develop solutions.
• Generate new ideas from product data and engage in product discovery.
• Define and evaluate product hypotheses in a quantitative manner, such as AB testing.
• Monitor and evaluate third-party capabilities and lead integration where relevant.
• Create product development plans, conduct product-level opportunity assessment, and contribute to business case development.

Requirements

• 5+ years in software product development, especially analysis/investigative tools.
• Experienced with relevant technologies, tools, and platforms, including Agile, Scrum, and other product development methodologies.
• Strong demonstration of data-driven decision-making and experimentation.
• Passion for user problem-solving.
• Proven competencies in digital product management, especially excelling at assessing difficult trade-offs and setting clear priorities for the product roadmap to deliver maximum value.
• Long-term ownership and success in product lifecycle strategy and planning, including the release of multiple products and features.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Self-starter with an enthusiastic, inquisitive nature, and ability to deal with ambiguity and embrace change.
• Technically savvy: ability to understand the dynamics and workings of complex pieces of software, and how this impacts product decisions.
• Existing knowledge of the Publishing industry and workflows is a plus.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. 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 flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

Working for you

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.
• Save As You Earn share option scheme.
• Travel Season ticket loan.
• Electric Vehicle Scheme.
• Optional Dental Insurance.
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children.
• RECARES 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 scheme via Perks at Work.

About the Business

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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