Senior Product Manager - Strategic Innovation

Join Our Team as a Senior Product Manager for Strategic Innovation!

Are you passionate about creating AI-driven solutions that revolutionize the way teams operate? Do you excel at collaborating with engineers to implement quickly, learn rapidly, and convert complex workflows into significant productivity improvements?

About the Team: At Elsevier, we are excited to introduce Embedded Innovation Squads, designed to empower various teams throughout our organization to leverage Generative AI and automation in impactful, scalable, and well-supported ways. These dedicated, cross-functional teams work within business functions to identify and maximize high-value productivity opportunities while delivering innovative solutions to enhance operational efficiency, decision-making quality, and overall speed.

About the Role: We are on the lookout for a strategic Senior Product Manager to join an Innovation Squad. In this role, you will be at the forefront of discovering, prioritizing, and delivering internal productivity solutions.

Key Requirements: • Extensive product management experience delivering software solutions in an agile environment, focusing on internal or operational aspects. • Hands-on knowledge of generative AI tools and modern automation practices, with a commitment to staying updated on relevant technical and product advancements. • Experience in building or managing AI-enabled workflow tools, process automation, and productivity systems, particularly in enterprise settings. • A strong background in leading workflow discovery, clearly defining productivity challenges, and transforming operational ambiguities into prioritized roadmaps and shipped solutions. • Exceptional collaboration skills with engineering teams and stakeholders, including the ability to make informed build/buy/partner decisions. • Proficiency in defining operational metrics and utilizing workflow data to inform product decisions and improvement cycles. • Demonstrated success in delivering complex, cross-functional productivity projects that yield measurable efficiency outcomes. • Expertise in discovery methodologies; adept at identifying challenges, mapping workflows, quantifying impacts, and validating solutions swiftly with stakeholders while balancing speed with thoroughness. • Ability to navigate effectively across matrixed organizations and engage productively with various levels of seniority.

Key Responsibilities: • Collaborate with internal teams to thoroughly understand workflows, identify bottlenecks, and recognize operational pain points, translating these into validated product opportunities with clearly defined ROI. • Create and manage a prioritized roadmap consisting of high-impact productivity use cases, considering implementation speed, technical feasibility, organizational risks, and scalability across functions. • Establish success metrics and reporting for each solution, including adoption rates, time savings, quality enhancements, and employee satisfaction, leveraging data for quick iterations. • Oversee end-to-end product delivery in a dynamic agile setting, working closely with engineers and operational stakeholders daily. • Define productivity-first product development by using modern discovery methods, rapid prototyping, and data-driven decision-making processes. • Amplify impact beyond your squad by documenting best practices, reusable components, and lessons learned, collaborating with enterprise teams to ensure solutions are accessible and widely adopted throughout the organization.

Elsevier is a leading global information analytics company, dedicated to providing scientific, technical, and medical (STM) research content, tools, and services. As one of the largest publishers of academic journals, we offer valuable resources for researchers and professionals across numerous domains.

Compensation: The compensation for this position varies based on location. Please refer to the base pay ranges: Home based-New York $115,400 - $192,200, Maryland $110,100 - $183,500, New York City $125,900 - $209,700, Rochester, NY $104,900 - $174,700, New Jersey $118,349 - $189,051. U.S. National Base Pay Range: $104,900 - $174,700.

This role is also eligible for an annual incentive bonus.

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