Project Manager

About Springer Nature

Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians and other professionals. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals, platforms and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 175 years our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities and today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood and used by our communities – enabling them to improve outcomes, make progress, and benefit the generations that follow.

We are seeking a Project Manager/Senior Project Manager to join us on a 6-month fixed-term contract as parental leave cover. This role will be a key team member responsible for facilitating agile delivery, maintaining a culture of continuous improvement, and ensuring effective coordination and collaboration both within the team and across other teams, domains, and departments.

Content Acquisition (CA) is a domain in Springer Nature Digital that ensures our researchers, editors and reviewers can publish their content in the most efficient, user-centric and rewarding process possible. Our vison is “An intuitive, convenient and rewarding publishing experience.” SN Digital (SND) is a technology division of Springer Nature responsible for acquiring, maintaining and delivering millions of articles used by researchers, scientists and students around the globe. There are about 300 of us in London, Berlin, Lisbon, Pune, New York, Madrid, Dordrecht and Heidelberg. We work in collaborative, multi-disciplinary delivery teams, developing digital products and services that answer user problems and support business goals. The work is interesting and meaningful. Our culture is collaborative and friendly. We encourage and support growth, both personal and professional. This is a terrific opportunity for friendly, inquisitive people who want to get involved in our work, who love to learn, who will embrace and develop our culture, and help make SND a place where people and ideas can thrive. We are intentionally looking to create teams that are diverse and inclusive. Diversity is the mix of culture, background, experience and personality that we all bring; inclusion is getting the mix to work better together. We want every member of our teams to contribute to our common goals while respecting each other's skills, knowledge and needs.

This is a 6-month fixed-term parental cover role within SN Digital, Content Acquisition. Our products and initiatives deliver value to our global business through collaboration between cross-disciplinary teams. You will be working in one of our product teams and interacting with other teams, stakeholders and departments to ensure technical deliveries are understood, planned, tracked, delivered on time, within budget, and fit for purpose. You will be responsible for monitoring and reporting on project status and will play a leading role in facilitating the development of quarterly objectives and roadmaps. You will help harness the team’s talents to ensure they are delivering the highest-value products and functionalities. You will work within a cross-functional delivery team, whose members have different backgrounds and experience levels. All team members collaborate to deliver solutions that best satisfy the needs of our users, and we are working to create a culture that encourages new ideas and innovation within the boundaries of the technologies that best support the Springer Nature vision.

You have significant industry experience in a leadership role on a variety of software projects. You have experience working on agile initiatives or a strong, demonstrable understanding of agile software development processes, including working within multi-disciplinary teams. You are skilled at facilitating technical discussions across teams, identifying risks and dependencies, and ensuring effective communication and resolution across all stakeholders. You have successfully managed several projects or release cycles in a delivery capacity, preferably with multi-disciplinary teams, both co-located and distributed. You have a proven track record of successful projects, and a corresponding collection of lessons learned from them. You can clearly articulate improvements that you’ve been responsible for when working in previous teams. You are passionate about mentoring and supporting individuals and teams, building capabilities, and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. You have extensive experience working with diverse stakeholders, ensuring the right level of information is communicated to keep initiatives on track and aligned with business goals.

Key Tasks

• Coordinate the delivery of