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Project Manager II

Elsevier is a global leader in information and analytics, helping researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. It has evolved from a traditional publisher into a company that provides digital solutions and tools for data management, instruction, research analytics, and assessment.

Elsevier

Employee count: 5000+

Salary: 118k-189k USD

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Key Responsibilities

Program Coordination & Delivery Oversight

  • Support the delivery of complex, cross-team technology initiatives by coordinating execution across multiple engineering, platform, and data teams.

  • Partner closely with Portfolio Managers and Delivery Managers to align program plans, milestones, and delivery timelines.

  • Drive the planning, tracking, and completion of technical milestones across multiple projects within larger programs.

  • Ensure alignment between strategic objectives and execution plans.

Roadmap Planning & Execution

  • Build, maintain, and track technical delivery roadmaps across multiple teams and initiatives.

  • Ensure roadmaps clearly reflect dependencies, delivery timelines, and key milestones.

  • Update roadmaps regularly to reflect changing priorities, risks, and delivery progress.

  • Provide visibility into roadmap progress for stakeholders and leadership.

Dependency Management

  • Identify, map, and manage dependencies across engineering teams, platforms, and shared services.

  • Coordinate with partner organizations including Data Engineering, Shared Services, Infrastructure teams, and global engineering hubs.

  • Proactively surface and resolve dependency conflicts that may impact delivery timelines.

  • Establish clear tracking and communication of cross-team dependencies.

Risk & Issue Management

  • Identify delivery risks early and work with teams to define mitigation strategies.

  • Track and manage risks, issues, and blockers that impact program execution.

  • Escalate critical risks and provide actionable recommendations for resolution.

  • Maintain structured risk logs and delivery dashboards for key initiatives.

Stakeholder Coordination & Communication

  • Act as a central coordination point across engineering, product, architecture, and operational teams.

  • Provide regular updates to stakeholders and leadership on program status, risks, and milestone progress.

  • Facilitate cross-team alignment on delivery plans and technical execution.

Delivery Visibility & Governance

  • Maintain accurate program tracking using tools such as Jira, Confluence, and roadmap management tools such as Aha!.

  • Ensure transparency across teams regarding delivery timelines, dependencies, and milestones.

  • Support governance processes that help ensure programs remain aligned with strategic priorities.

Process Improvement

  • Identify opportunities to improve coordination, visibility, and execution across complex initiatives.

  • Help establish scalable practices for tracking dependencies, managing roadmaps, and coordinating cross-team delivery.

  • Support broader initiatives aimed at improving delivery predictability and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

Required

  • 5+ years of experience managing technical projects or programs in software or technology environments

  • Demonstrated experience coordinating delivery across multiple engineering teams across multiple divisions

  • Strong experience managing dependencies, milestones, and delivery plans

  • Experience building and maintaining technical roadmaps

  • Strong risk management and problem-solving skills

  • Excellent stakeholder communication and coordination abilities

  • Experience using tools such as Confluence, or similar platforms

  • Experience working in large, complex, Agile enterprise technology environments

  • Experience partnering with Portfolio Management

  • Background working with globally distributed engineering teams

  • Experience with Aha! roadmap tool

Preferred

  • Experience supporting platform, data, infrastructure, or shared service initiatives

  • Familiarity with enterprise governance and delivery frameworks

  • Experience with Jira

Key Skills

  • Technical program coordination

  • Cross-team delivery management

  • Dependency mapping and management

  • Roadmap planning and tracking

  • Risk and issue management

  • Stakeholder communication

  • Delivery reporting and transparency

What Success Looks Like

  • Complex programs progress with clear technical milestones and delivery visibility

  • Cross-team dependencies are proactively identified and managed

  • Roadmaps accurately reflect delivery progress and strategic priorities

  • Risks and issues are surfaced early and mitigated effectively

  • Stakeholders have clear insight into delivery status and progress

Primary Location Base Pay Range: Home based-New Jersey $118,349 - $189,051. This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.

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About Elsevier

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At Elsevier, our core mission is to help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. This purpose has been the driving force behind our evolution from a traditional publisher, with a rich history spanning over 140 years, into a global leader in information and analytics. We are committed to facilitating insights and critical decision-making for our customers across the global research and health ecosystems. Our culture is one that cultivates collaboration and encourages the cross-pollination of groundbreaking ideas. We strive to make complex subject matter user-friendly and to transform theoretical knowledge into actionable solutions. The support we provide to the world's most progressive thinkers and clinicians is instrumental in creating a better world and fostering a sustainable future for everyone.

Our team of over 9,700 employees, spread across 46 countries, serves customers in 180 nations worldwide. This global presence allows us to understand and address the diverse needs of academic and government institutions, research-intensive corporations, healthcare organizations, and students. We believe in empowering our people to make the right decisions and hold ourselves accountable for delivering the best outcomes, all while striving for meaningful innovation. Continuous learning is a cornerstone of our environment; we encourage curiosity to stimulate innovation for the communities we serve. The Elsevier Experience is built on three pillars: purposeful work, growing every day, and a commitment to wellness and wellbeing. We understand the critical link between work, health, and wellbeing, and our leadership and employees collaboratively foster a connected, caring, supportive, and nurturing workplace. We champion a healthy work-life balance, recognizing its importance not only for individual health and relationships but also for enhancing performance and dedication. By enabling our people to thrive, we cultivate a work environment where they are dedicated, mindful, and empowered to contribute to our overarching mission of advancing knowledge and improving lives.

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