Own and deliver selected Search Platform initiatives end-to-end, from problem definition through release and drive adoption, aligned with shared platform OKRs
Translate internal product and engineers needs into clear platform requirements, balancing flexibility with long term maintainability
Work closely with engineering leadership to evolve the search stack and underlying architecture, supporting reliability, scalability, and modernization efforts
Collaborate with other teams (e.g content ingestion, experimentation) to enable seamless integration of search capabilities into product workflows and AI-driven experiences
Improve the developer experience by strengthening documentation, onboarding material, service clarity, and feedback loops with consuming teams
Define and track platform health metrics (e.g., performance, reliability, adoption) and use insights to guide prioritisation
Contribute to roadmap development and reusable platform patterns that serve support diverse use cases across Elsevier

Experience working on platform or infrastructure products that serve internal or multi-team stakeholders, ideally within search or data-intensive environments
Comfort working with engineering teams and technical stakeholders to deliver complex systems
Familiarity with search or retrieval technologies (for example: Elasticsearch, Solr, vector search, hybrid retrieval or graph-based systems)
Ability to work across multiple teams, balance competing internal stakeholder needs, and drive progress in ambiguous or evolving technical environments
Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts clearly and make thoughtful, data-informed prioritisation decisions

Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
Wellbeing programs
Life assurance
Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
Save As You Earn share option scheme
Travel Season ticket loan
Electric Vehicle Scheme
Optional Dental Insurance
Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
RECARES 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 scheme via Perks at Work

Product Manager – Search Platform

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