Director of Product Management (9-month internal maternity cover opportunity starting early January 2026)

Director of Product Management

Are you experienced in driving delivery and helping product people to thrive?

Do you want to work on cutting-edge products?

Location: London - This is a 9-month internal maternity cover opportunity starting early January 2026.

About our Team

We are building products that help our colleagues, customers and users to manage and gain access to our many products across our business. 

This is a great time to join us. The team is collaborative, open, and ambitious. We’re growing our product team and investing in our platforms so the work is varied and interesting and requires someone who can move quickly and adapt to changing needs. If you’re interested in identity and access management, enjoy driving delivery complex problems and like working with super-smart people, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Role

This is a senior role that combines strategic leadership with operational delivery. The Director will input into product vision and roadmap for identity and account services, drive execution through multiple squads and partner across Shared Technology and the wider product organisation to achieve Elsevier’s goals. The role also includes direct line management of product managers, with responsibility for their delivery, development, performance, and recruitment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead product delivery for NeoID, ID+, and Account products, ensuring alignment with Shared Tech and Elsevier-wide priorities.

• Work with Identity Professional Services to onboard customers. 

• Partner closely with engineering, UX, and architecture leads to deliver scalable, secure and high-performing solutions.

• Define clear product outcomes and KPIs, ensuring that decisions are grounded in data and measurable impact.

• Drive strong collaboration across product, platform, and technology teams to ensure alignment and adoption.

• Champion product excellence, process improvement, and effective use of agile practices.

• Act as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders, clearly communicating product vision, priorities, and trade-offs.

• Foster a high-performing, motivated team culture that values autonomy, accountability, and continuous learning.

Requirements:

• Significant experience in product management, including leading complex, cross-functional product portfolios.

• Strong track record of delivering high-impact, platform or identity-related products at scale.

• Skilled in setting strategy while remaining close to the detail of delivery.

• Data-driven, customer-focused, and commercially aware.

• Confident communicator and collaborator, comfortable influencing across a large, global organisation.

• Proven experience developing and coaching product managers to achieve their potential.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, or similar) preferred. An MBA or management qualification is an advantage but not essential.

Work in a way that works for you

Our team is based in London, with hybrid working and flexibility built in. We typically come into the London office once a week, with more in-person time for key meetings or team events. We’re open to part-time or other flexible working patterns - we’re committed to building an inclusive team and know great people come in all forms.

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:

• 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

• Save As You Earn share option scheme

• Travel Season ticket loan

• Electric Vehicle Scheme

• Optional Dental Insurance

• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave

• Employee Assistance Programme

• 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 scheme via Perks at Work

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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