Senior Product Manager

Do you want to be part of the team creating the market-leading submissions experience?

Do you want to help researchers get published?

Location: Oxford

About our Team

Our team supports research groups with the submission of millions of manuscripts annually, as well as the peer-review and editorial workflows for the largest global scientific publisher. With advancements in technology, we continually improve how we help researchers get published more easily while safeguarding the integrity of knowledge.

About the Role

As a product manager for Elsevier's global Submissions, you will enable the growth of knowledge, research, and innovation for our researcher community. You will work within our wider publishing experience as part of a cross-functional, agile squad of engineers, UX designers, subject-matter experts, and analysts to create a state-of-the-art user experience for article publication. Strong collaboration with stakeholders in Technology, Operations, and Publishing will foster trust and build alignment. Creating data-driven solutions will contribute to our culture of innovation for our digital submission products and services. You will motivate researchers in their engagement with the scientific peer review process and inspire authors to return to Elsevier for the best experience from submission to trusted publication.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with Data Science to explore and validate the application of AI solutions in the peer review workflow.
• Balance between quantitative and qualitative data needed for decision-making throughout the product lifecycle.
• Use data, including KPIs and OKRs, to drive commercial decisions and growth opportunities.
• Manage key end-to-end lifecycle components, from planning to release.
• Align with cross-departmental product management to develop product vision and roadmaps aligned with business strategy, and communicate with all critical stakeholders.
• Understand the competitive landscape to differentiate our product and service offerings.
• Define and interpret A/B tests to assess the impact of product changes.

Requirements

• Experience in a quantitative role navigating highly ambiguous environments.
• Recognized as the full owner of a product or a significant feature of a complex product.
• Passionate about frequent customer engagement that leads to positive commercial outcomes.
• Ability to understand technology trade-offs at a high level.
• 5+ years of digital product management experience.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance and offer numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals to support your immediate responsibilities and long-term goals.

Benefits include:

• Generous holiday allowance with options to buy additional days
• Health screening, eye care vouchers, private medical benefits
• Life assurance
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
• Save As You Earn share options
• Travel season ticket loan
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Support for elderly and children's emergency care
• RECARES days for charity and causes
• Employee resource groups with volunteering time
• Extensive learning and development resources
• Employee discounts via Perks at Work

About the Business

Elsevier is a global leader in information and analytics, supporting science, healthcare, and research to improve health outcomes and advance knowledge. We combine quality information, data, and analytics to support research, education, and clinical practice. Our work contributes to solving grand societal challenges and fostering a sustainable future through innovative technology.

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