Product Manager - Academic

A vacancy has become available at a leading academic publisher for a Product Manager to join their growing and thriving team. This role will be responsible a range of products simultaneously that might be at varying stages of development.

Product Manager – Academic Publishing – London - £Competitive + Bonus + Benefits – Ref: 13169NT

Our client; a global academic publisher, is looking to recruit a dynamic and vibrant Product Manager to join their Online Products Team. This role will drive product improvements and new product launches through the appropriate processes and will be accountable for successful decision making.

The key responsibilities of the Product Manager include:

• Building and maintaining a deep understanding of who is using a given suite of products and for what, by analysing data; conducting market research and developing user/buyer personas and key use cases.
• Working closely with editorial colleagues in development of successful products.
• Generating and gathering ideas for improving given products and prioritising feature development and product changes.
• Leading development projects for enhancements and new product builds; as well as defining requirements and working with Publishing Technologies department on schedules and communications with the external vendor.
• Working with the Product Analyst group and cross-functional teams to optimise discoverability, mobile delivery, accessibility, and use of semantic technologies in line with the product vision and core use cases.

In order to be successful, the suitable candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Education to degree level or equivalent.
• 2-3 years successful product management experience.
• Experience within publishing; preferably academic.
• The ability to develop and communicate a product vision and overarching strategy.
• Ability to be pro-active when problem solving and prior experience of web analytics tools.

You will be rewarded with a competitive salary, bonus, plus benefits package along with the chance of joining an innovative organisation, making a real difference in the industry whilst advancing your career.

If you feel that your skills meet the requirements of this Product Manager position and you would like to be considered for the role please send us your CV today.

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