Remote-First Product Manager, Content Systems & Roadmap

Emerald Publishing; Leeds; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic publisher in the UK is seeking a Product Manager to lead their content systems. The role involves owning the product roadmap, enhancing user experiences for authors and reviewers, and collaborating with stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have product management experience in academic publishing and strong communication skills. This position is remote-first but requires occasional office attendance in Leeds. Benefits include generous leave and a performance bonus.

Benefits

38 days annual leave

Flexible remote working

6% pension contribution

Performance bonus

Wellbeing and work-life balance support

Qualifications

• Experience in product management, ideally within academic publishing.
• Strong foundation in managing complex systems.
• Ability to work with qualitative and quantitative data.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute the roadmap for Emerald's content systems.
• Lead initiatives to improve user experiences.
• Manage relationships with third-party vendors.
• Support investment cases and identify improvement opportunities.
• Use data and user research to inform decisions.

Skills

Product management experience

Understanding of content submission systems

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement skills

Data-informed decision making

Collaborative problem-solving

Job description

A leading academic publisher in the UK is seeking a Product Manager to lead their content systems. The role involves owning the product roadmap, enhancing user experiences for authors and reviewers, and collaborating with stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have product management experience in academic publishing and strong communication skills. This position is remote-first but requires occasional office attendance in Leeds. Benefits include generous leave and a performance bonus.