Are you a highly skilled product management operator with technical and commercial acumen?

Do you have a proven track record in scaling SaaS products and delivering complex solutions on time?

About the Team:

Platform Solutions powers the infrastructure, integrations and seamless experiences across our portfolio of products. From enabling scalable AI capabilities to streamlining APIs and third-party integrations, our platform supports a wide array of customer-facing solutions. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of platform services, developing innovative solutions that will accelerate growth and enhance product offerings. You will be joining a dynamic and forward-thinking team committed to delivering exceptional value, driving innovation and fostering a culture of excellence.

About the Role:

The Vice President, Product Management for Platform Solutions will lead the product strategy, roadmap and flawless execution for our suite of platform services. This role is pivotal in driving growth, shaping the future of our platform’s features, data infrastructure, AI integrations and platform direction. You will collaborate with engineering, commercial, content and sales teams to deliver exceptional value and achieve business goals.

This high-impact position requires leadership, technical expertise and a proven ability to manage complex challenges. You will inspire and mentor a team of product managers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Leadership & Team Development: Provide leadership, direction and mentorship to product managers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration and professional growth. Inspire high performance, challenge the team to meet ambitious goals and support continuous improvement.

• Platform Strategy Execution: Shape and execute the product strategy for Platform Solutions by aligning features to customer needs, balancing market-driven improvements with strategic growth initiatives, and defining roadmaps that maximize organizational resources and market opportunities.

• Technical Excellence: Lead with technical expertise to develop clear, actionable execution plans for complex initiatives, focusing on API management, AI integrations and scalable data infrastructure. Predict and mitigate risks to ensure timely delivery.

• Operational Excellence: Ensure all product management processes adhere to best-in-class standards, consistently delivering high-quality outputs on time and within budget.

• Seamless Platform Integration: Oversee the development of unified platform services, streamlining APIs, third-party integrations and cohesive user identity solutions. Enable scalable AI-powered capabilities across products.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Build sustainable relationships with leaders across engineering, marketing and GTM teams. Partner with commercial colleagues to ensure effective market positioning and successful product launches.

• Data-Driven Decision Making: Evolve product metrics strategy, ensuring internal stakeholders understand key metrics. Drive data-informed decisions across the team and track performance against measurable outcomes.

• Customer-Focused Innovation: Develop a deep understanding of customer needs and translate these into actionable platform strategies. Drive the creation of solutions that enhance user experiences and create market value.

• Market Leadership: Collaborate with senior leadership to drive strategic initiatives, including platform unification, AI innovation and market expansion, ensuring the platform remains competitive and future-ready.

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in product management, with a focus on SaaS and B2B applications.

• Experienced with platform solutions management in healthcare setting

• Deep understanding of API management, user identity management, data infrastructure, and AI integrations.

• Proven track record in scaling SaaS products and delivering complex initiatives on time.

• Experience leading and mentoring teams, fostering skill development and professional growth.

• Commercial acumen with the ability to evaluate and quantify opportunities, understanding how SaaS businesses are measured.

• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Data-driven and inquisitive, with an analytical mindset and problem-solving approach.

• Excellent communication skills, with experience crafting executive briefings and building cross-functional relationships.

• Experience with migration of multiple platforms and identity systems into a unified solution is a plus.

• Experience integrating innovative AI technologies into product strategies is a plus.

Work in a way that works for you
 

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. 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 flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

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:
 

• Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits

• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan

• Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs

• Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity

• Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits

• Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts

• Up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice

About the Business
 

• 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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