Description:
We are seeking a strategic and hands-on Product Manager to own and drive the core of our peer-review platform. Our peer-review platform manages 100 of thousands of manuscripts each year and is powering all of our peer-review activities.
This is a high-impact role that will collaborate closely with Publishing leadership, other Product Managers, and Technology teams. Your goal is to deliver a seamless, efficient, and integrated workspace experience for internal users, ensuring the tools are tightly aligned with operational needs and publishing priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the product vision, roadmap, and execution for the Core team.
- Act as the primary point of contact for the core peer-review workflows and platform improvement initiatives within Publishing Operations.
- Work closely with the Research Integrity, Review Operations, and Production teams to deeply understand their processes, challenges, and needs.
- Partner with Product Managers of the core publishing platform to ensure seamless integration and data flow between systems.
- Translate operational requirements into clear user stories and collaborate with Salesforce admins, developers, and other stakeholders to deliver solutions.
- Coordinate product launch with our Publishing Operations counterpart ensuring effective delivery of your work without negatively impacting operations.
- Monitor platform performance, gather user feedback, and continuously iterate to improve the user experience.
- Ensure data integrity, automation quality, and platform stability.
Qualifications
- Proven experience as a Product Manager, or Product Owner on software applications.
- Strong stakeholder management skill and ability to federate through strong rationale and collaboration
- Demonstrated technical skills especially on workflows and architecture.
- Strong analytical skills and prior experience in this area – demonstrated ability to drive insights from data.
- Experience working in cross-functional teams with engineers, administrators, and end-users and lead discussion through critical thinking.
- Solid communication skills in English, both written and verbal
Ideal Experience
- Existing understanding of publishing workflows.
- Experience in academic or scientific publishing operations.