Project Manager - Research & Commercial Markets
Do you enjoy taking ownership for delivering successful projects?
Would you like to be part of an entrepreneurial Agile squad creating innovation?
About our Team
We are a team of Project and Programme Managers who work across our organisation to provide strategic, innovational and transformational change for our analytical and digital tools. We collaborate globally to work cross-functionally to ensure flawless and robust enhancements and refinements. We deliver a variety of successful technology projects that create value and provide inspired solutions for our customers and business.
About the Role
As a Project Manager, you will take ownership for managing projects and initiatives for our Research and Commercial Markets. You will collaborate with stakeholders to define deliverables, create road-maps and manage expectations and budgets. You will be key in ensuring we execute and deliver successful projects on-time, to quality and in-budget.
Responsibilities
- Leading and managing projects that vary in budget and complexity to deliver successful business outcomes for our Investment Portfolio
- Defining deliverables, creating roadmaps and managing budgets through establishing acceptance criteria and expectations with stakeholders
- Collaborating with stakeholders across our organisation to execute deliverables, manage delivery road-maps, establish project schedules and resolve issues
- Providing project governance and reporting to ensure standards are followed
- Identifying and understanding internal and external dependencies to ensure deliverables are executed in a sequence that achieves successful business outcomes
- Contributing to best practices, improving our methodology and quality of delivery across our projects
Requirements
- Have inquisitive mindset to continuously learn new topics
- Have basic knowledge of Agile, software development life cycle and experience using Jira, Confluence and Project Management tools
- Be a natural communicator, with an ability to engage and influence stakeholders and present technical content to a range of audiences
- Be able to understand a high-level road-map and align and manage tasks for successful delivery
- Enjoy collaborating with teams to design a strategy to solve problems and implement solutions
- Be proactive in managing risk and issues to delivery
- Be able to manage and monitor project budgets and forecasts
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 remotely from home or any other work location
- 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
- RECARES 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
About Us
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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Purposeful Work
When you work with us, your work matters. You are part of an organization that nurtures your curiosity to stimulate innovation for the communities that we serve.
Growing Every Day
Like the communities we serve, you are on a constant path of discovery to shape your career and personal development.
Colleagues Who Care
You will be part of the Elsevier family. We will support your well-being and provide the flexibility you need to thrive at work and home.
Together, we create possibilities.
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