Senior Product Operation and Excellence manager

Elsevier; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening and private medical benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to extensive learning resources

Job summary

A global information analytics company is looking for a Senior Product Operation and Excellence Manager to enhance product operations processes and ensure data integrity using Aha! and Jira. With a focus on operational leadership and collaboration, the candidate will support product managers, track dependencies, and promote a culture of continuous improvement. This mid-senior level role requires over 10 years in related fields and a passion for product excellence. A full-time position with comprehensive benefits is offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Product Operations or related roles, preferably in technology.
• Strong proficiency in Aha! and Jira, with experience in data governance.
• Passion for developing product culture and elevating product craft.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement product operations processes for efficiency.
• Ensure product roadmaps align with strategic objectives.
• Track complex deliveries across multiple teams.

Skills

Product Operations

Strategic Thinking

Communication Skills

Data Governance

Leadership

Tools

Aha!

Jira

Job description

Senior Product Operation and Excellence Manager

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Elsevier is a global information analytics company that helps institutions and professionals progress science, advance healthcare and improve performance for the benefit of humanity. We serve the research, academic and clinical communities through the application of technology and analytics to content. Our portfolio of solutions brings together extensive Scientific, Technical and Medical content, powerful analytics, and technologies. We help our corporate customers, R&D professionals, engineers, scientists and commercial marketing leaders, to innovate and commercialize ideas, products and processes.

About the Role

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Product Operations & Excellence Manager to join Elsevier’s Shared Technologies organization. This function encompasses critical platforms such as Identity & Access, the API Platform, and the Internal Developer Platform, supporting 10+ product squads across these domains.

As we implement and scale Aha! as our central product roadmapping tool (integrated with Jira for delivery tracking), this role will be instrumental in building operational excellence, maintaining data integrity across both systems, and ensuring that our product roadmaps and OKRs accurately reflect our strategic and delivery progress.

Responsibilities

• Operational Leadership: Design, implement, and refine product operations processes to ensure efficiency, transparency, and alignment across all Shared Technologies squads.
• Product Road Mapping: Ensure product roadmaps are accurate, current, and aligned with delivery and strategic objectives.
• Data Excellence: Uphold high-quality, reliable data standards across Aha! and Jira to support planning, tracking, and communication.
• Process Enablement: Ensure product managers are equipped and trained to apply operational processes consistently.
• Product Excellence & Team Growth: Support the development and effectiveness of the product management community, including learning pathways and best practice adoption.
• Team Engagement: Monitor team sentiment using eNPS and OfficeVibe, and coordinate actions to foster a culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.
• Dependency Management: Track and communicate progress on complex deliveries with multiple dependencies across teams.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with Product Operations peers and support the Chief of Staff to drive maturity in product operations.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead change initiatives to enhance collaboration between product, technology, and delivery teams.

Requirements

• Experience: 10+ years of experience in Product Operations, Product Excellence, Product Management, or related Operations roles, preferably within technology-driven organizations.
• Excellence Mindset: Passion for developing people, elevating product craft, and contributing to a healthy, engaged product culture.
• Operational Expertise: Proven experience designing and managing product processes and operating frameworks.
• Tool Mastery: Strong proficiency with Aha! and Jira, or similar product and delivery management tools, including integration and data governance.
• Analytical & Strategic Thinking: Skilled at identifying process inefficiencies and implementing strategic, scalable solutions.
• Communication & Influence: Excellent communication skills, capable of influencing across product, technology, and leadership teams.
• Highly Organized: Detail‑oriented, structured, and disciplined in managing multiple complex workstreams.
• Collaborative Leadership: Comfortable working cross‑functionally with diverse teams to drive alignment and operational consistency.

Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
• Save As You Earn share option scheme
• Travel Season ticket loan
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• 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 discount 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. What you do every day will help advance science and healthcare to advance human progress.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Information Technology, Other, and Product Management

Industries

Information Services, Data Infrastructure and Analytics, and Health and Human Services