About this role
Job title: Product Manager
About the Role Join Elsevier Health as a Product Manager for Japan to shape the local digital product portfolio for clinicians and healthcare professionals. You will drive unmet customer needs, define the product vision and roadmap, and bring ideas from concept to market, reporting to the Director of Clinical Solutions Japan.
What You'll Do
- Conduct market analysis to identify emerging trends, unmet customer needs, and evaluate their impact on current and future products.
- Help define the strategic product vision and development roadmap for our local digital product portfolio in Japan.
- Lead opportunity assessments, develop business cases, and prioritize new features or product concepts based on value and feasibility.
- Act as a project manager and facilitator, ensuring alignment across global and local stakeholders (including technology, UX, marketing, content, and sales) to deliver high-impact product experiences on time and on strategy.
- Support the go-to-market and launch planning activities in collaboration with customer-facing and marketing teams.
- Work with global teams to promote and adopt product management tools and best practices.
- Champion agile product development methodologies, and ensure processes and outcomes are customer-centric and data-informed.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree with at least 4–6 years of experience in digital product management and a proven track record of driving product lifecycle activities ideally within education, healthcare, or related technology industries.
- Deep understanding of product development methodologies (Agile/Scrum, design thinking) and project management approaches.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; comfortable working with data to guide decisions and measure success.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills in both Japanese and English, with the ability to build relationships across global teams and stakeholders.
- Familiarity/ experience with developing Generative AI related applications for digital health or related areas a plus.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Generative AI applications in digital health (preferred).
Compensation & Benefits
- Flexible working hours and a focus on healthy work/life balance.
- Wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals to support personal and professional growth.
- Additional benefits and perquisites aligned with Elsevier’s global programs.