Senior Project Manager in London

About our Team: Our global team supports products education electronic health records that introduce students to digital charting and prepare them to document care in today’s modern clinical environment. We have a very stable product that we’ve worked to get to and strive to maintain. Our team values trust, respect, collaboration, agility, and quality.

About the Role We are looking for a Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of strategic technology initiatives supporting our Academic & Government, STMJ, and Corporate Markets business units. This role focuses on delivering meaningful outcomes, enabling data-driven research and public impact through well-governed, collaborative project delivery. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to plan, deliver, and embed solutions that create measurable business value and align with Elsevier’s broader technology ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Project Delivery Lead projects from discovery through delivery and benefits realisation. Translate business priorities into clear, achievable delivery plans. Define project scope, milestones, risks, and success measures. Ensure projects support scalable, sustainable solutions and improve customer experience. Track progress, manage dependencies, and adapt plans as needed.
• Stakeholder Collaboration Partner with product, engineering, data, and business teams to align on objectives and outcomes. Communicate progress, risks, and decisions clearly with stakeholders at all levels. Foster transparency, shared understanding, and timely decision-making.
• Agile and Delivery Practices Plan and deliver complex or multi-stream initiatives using Agile or hybrid approaches. Coordinate workstreams including technology delivery, change management, operations, and go-to-market activities. Manage budgets, forecasts, resourcing, and delivery risks with a focus on value. Ensure appropriate governance, reporting, and alignment with organisational standards. Identify risks early and implement practical mitigation strategies.
• Continuous Improvement Promote effective project management and change practices. Contribute to a culture of learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Support and mentor less-experienced delivery team members where appropriate.

Requirements

• Experience delivering complex projects end-to-end in a dynamic environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills.
• Clear, inclusive communicator, comfortable working across different levels and functions.
• Ability to translate strategy into practical, executable plans.
• Strong planning, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Experience managing budgets, resources, and delivery timelines.
• Knowledge of Agile, Lean, or scaled delivery approaches (e.g. SAFe).
• Familiarity with delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Project, or similar.
• Experience with data, digital platforms, analytics, or GenAI technologies is an advantage, but not required.

Work in a way that works for you: We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. 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 for you: We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. Access exceptional benefits: from RECARES days to wellbeing programs, private healthcare, generous leave policies, and continuous development opportunities.

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.

We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know.

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.