Are you passionate about driving impactful solutions that uphold research integrity and publishing ethics?
Do you thrive in a collaborative, innovative environment where your strategic vision makes a real difference?
About The Business
Elsevier is 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.
About Our Team
Our Submissions product team is at the forefront of transforming the research publication landscape. Supporting researchers with the submission of millions of manuscripts annually, we enable peer review and editorial workflows for the largest, global scientific publisher. Our goal is to help researchers get their research published whilst safeguarding the integrity of knowledge.
We are a passionate data-driven team committed to delivering solutions that safeguard the integrity of knowledge and empower researchers worldwide. Collaboration, curiosity and customer obsession are at our core.
About The Role
As a Senior Product Manager II, within Elsevier’s global Submissions, you will lead the development of innovative features that detect and prevent ethics and integrity issues in submitted manuscripts. Working with a dynamic, cross-functional squad of engineers, UX designers, data scientists and subject matter experts you will shape products that have a meaningful impact on research quality and trust.
Responsibilities
- Define and articulate a compelling product vision aligned with our mission to uphold research integrity and create value for our customers.
- Deeply understand researcher workflows, editorial processes, and user needs to identify opportunities for impactful solutions.
- Collaborate with analysts to determine key data points, set measurable KPIs, and leverage data insights to inform product decisions.
- Develop and validate hypotheses through iterative testing, ensuring continuous learning and improvement.
- Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle from ideation to launch and ongoing enhancement.
- Partner with commercial teams to align product strategies with broader business objectives.
- Advocate for user needs and foster stakeholder engagement across teams and leadership.
Requirements
- Proven success in product management, with experience owning the full product life cycle in a fast-paced, data-driven environment
- Strong strategic thinking and ability to translate complex problems into innovative solutions.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence and inspire teams.
- Customer-centric mindset with a passion for understanding and solving user challenges.
- Analytical mindset with experience in defining and tracking KPIs to measure product success
- Experience informally leading cross-functional teams and driving outcomes with a collaborative approach.
- Passion for upholding research integrity and advancing the quality of scholarly publishing.
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
- 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
