Product Manager II

Description

Product Manager

Could you help shape the future of scholarly communication by delivering product improvements that support researchers worldwide?

Are you excited by working with data, technology, and cross-functional teams to bring valuable product experiences to life?

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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Responsibilities

• Lead discovery and delivery for your feature area within SSRN's Preprint service
• Engage directly with researchers and scholarly communities to gather, prioritise, and validate their needs
• Formulate problem statements and test hypotheses through data and experimentation, including A/B testing
• Write clear product requirements, whether as user stories, PRDs, or specifications, and manage backlog prioritisation for your feature area
• Use data to identify and prioritise production issues and defects through to resolution
• Lead stakeholder demonstrations at programme milestones and support launch readiness, including GTM briefing materials
• Contribute to the feature-area roadmap, aligned with outcomes agreed with the Senior Product Manager

Requirements

• Direct experience gathering and prioritising customer requirements through structured discovery
• Ability to write clear requirements across formats and manage them through delivery
• Experience using data and analytics tools (Adobe Analytics, Hotjar, Pendo, or equivalent) to inform decisions and test hypotheses
• Experience supporting go-to-market activity and communicating with cross-functional stakeholders
• Familiarity with AI tools and services and their application to process improvement and product delivery
• Track record of delivering features against measurable outcomes, working independently across multiple workstreams
• Minimum 2 days a week in the London Wall office
• If you are interested in the role, please apply with a cover letter and CV.
• Work in a way that works for you
• We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that 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 in a hybrid way from both the office and at home
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times you work in the day
• Working with us
• We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co-workers who are passionate about what they do, and how they do it.
• Working for you
• At Elsevier, 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
• Long service awards
• Save As You Earn share option scheme
• Travel Season ticket loan
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
• RE CARES 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 via Perks at Work

Conditions

About our Team

Our STMJ (Science, Technology, and Medical Journals) team publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed research that drives progress across scientific and medical disciplines. We collaborate closely with authors, editors, reviewers, and societies to ensure the integrity and impact of the published work. Through innovation in editorial workflows and publishing technology, we help global research communities discover, evaluate, and disseminate knowledge that advances science and improves lives.

About the Role

As a Product Manager for SSRN, Elsevier's preprint server, you will own one or more product features end to end, working alongside the Senior Product Manager to shape the feature roadmap. You will engage directly with researchers and scholarly communities to build a firsthand understanding of their needs, translate that understanding into product requirements, working with engineering, UX, analytics, operations, and content teams to deliver user value.