Senior Technology Project Manager

Senior Technology Project Manager- DBS Portfolio

About the team

The DBS Portfolio team delivers technology initiatives that support Elsevier’s core business systems. Partnering closely with Technology, Architecture, Product, and Operations, the team ensures complex initiatives are delivered with discipline and alignment to long-term platform evolution.

As DBS continues to modernise its technology landscape, the team plays a key role in strengthening technically minded delivery leadership across platforms and enabling sustainable, estate-wide change.

About the role:

This role focuses on leading and coordinating technology‑driven initiatives that modernise platforms and improve long‑term system health. You will provide clear delivery leadership, help squads, architecture, infrastructure, and product teams work effectively together, and ensure progress is transparent and measurable.

This is an Individual Contributor role: This role requires technical fluency (e.g. Container platforms, Cloud-native architectures & patterns, CI/CD, platform and application lifecycle concepts) without requiring hands-on engineering or development responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

• Lead delivery & governance across multiple DBS technology initiatives, ensuring alignment to portfolio objectives including re-use, developer experience, modernisation outcomes, and long-term platform sustainability.
• Orchestrate collaboration between Product, Engineering, Architecture, and Infrastructure, constructively challenging sequencing, risks, and technical approach where required.
• Plan and track milestones, risks, and progress using appropriate delivery approaches
• Lead selected large and complex technology initiatives end-to-end, ensuring integration into a coherent portfolio-level view and effective transition to ongoing lifecycle ownership.
• Act as a trusted delivery partner to senior stakeholders, driving the shift from point-in-time project delivery toward disciplined, transparent platform and application lifecycle management.
• Support a shift toward sustainable platform and application lifecycle management
• Define, track, and communicate measurable modernisation benefits, maintaining rigorous oversight of risks, issues, and cross-team dependencies.

Requirements:

• Experience delivering complex, technology‑focused initiatives in global Matrixed organisation
• Strong Technical fluency, comfortable discussing topics such as cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and modern delivery pipelines
• Experience working at both project and programme level balancing strategic oversight with hands on delivery
• Knowledge of delivery approaches such as Agile, Scrum, or hybrid methods, and the judgement to apply them pragmatically
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, Including with Senior Leadership

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 long-term goals.  

• Working remotely from home or in our office in a flexible hybrid style  

• 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 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  

• Access to learning platforms and encouragement to book up to 10 days focused learning/development time per year   

• 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  

• RELX Cares 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  

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here to access benefits specific to your location.

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