Product Manager (m/f/o) E-Books and E-Journals

Job ID:1765

We are relaunching our e-journals and e-books system and are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Product Manager (m/f/o) to join the global Thieme Science Business Unit.

You are passionate about Open Access and developing author-oriented services and solutions. You want to play an active role facilitating our Thieme Science Strategy. You utilize a very \“hands-on\“ approach and drive change in a rapidly developing publishing landscape leveraging strong interpersonal skills. You have a customer centric mindset and consider yourself a problem solver with agile experience.

This is a great opportunity for a dedicated individual to be part of a strategically relevant team and shape Thieme\’s online publishing activities.

Thieme is a leading supplier of information and services contributing to the improvement of healthcare and health. Employing more than 1,000 staff, the family-owned company develops products and services in digital and other media for the medical and chemistry sectors. Operating internationally with offices in 11 cities worldwide, the Thieme Group works closely with a strong network of experts and partners. The products and services are based on the high-quality content of Thieme\’s 200 journals and 4,400 books. With solutions for professionals, Thieme supports relevant information processes in research, education, and patient care. Medical students, physicians, nurses, allied health specialists, hospitals, health insurance companies and others interested in health and healthcare are at the focus of Thieme¿s activities. The mission of the Thieme Group is to provide these markets with precisely the information, services, and products they need in their specific work situation and career.
Department: Thieme Science
Start: as soon as possible
Contract duration: unlimited
Work hours: fulltime

Your new passion

• Strategy -You develop a clear vision for the journals- and e-books-platform that aligns with the mission, strategy and business goals of the scientific and medical journal and book publication business. You are responsible for the modernization and further development of the platform in technical, professional and business matters.
• Content Distribution Oversight – You ensure that the platform effectively distributes journal content across multiple channels (website, social media, discovery platforms and aggregators), optimizing for reach, discoverability and user engagement.
• Quality Assurance, Compliance and Documentation -You oversee the reliability, usability and compliance of the platform regarding COPE, WCAG, German Accessibilty Act and other rules and regulations. You ensure that all platform capabilities, including interfaces to submission and other processes are well-documented and accessible.
• User Needs and Market Research – You gather and analyze feedback from authors, readers, reviewers and editorial staff to identify pain points and opportunities for platform improvement. You monitor the market and evaluate existing and new initiatives in terms of their usefulness and feasibility.
• Performance Monitoring – You are responsible to track key metrics such as article readership, user engagement, submission rates, publication times to inform ongoing product decisions and measure success.
• Roadmap and Prioritization – You own and prioritize the product roadmap, balancing feature development, technical enhancements and content strategy in line with Thieme’s publishing objectives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration – You work closely with internal and external developers, IT, editorial, marketing and design teams to deliver platform improvements and new features.
• Team Lead – You will lead, motivate and develop the eJournals and eBooks product team.

You inspire us with this

• Experienced product manager (m/f/o) with track record heading complex cross-functional projects with international stakeholders for a minimum of 5 years
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• Ability to quickly understand business needs and translate them into product requirements, in line with a cohesive product strategy as well as strong analytical and conceptual skills
• Tolerance for ambiguity, strong prioritization skills and the ability to work cooperatively with a large variety of personalities from different cultures at all levels of business
• Fluent in English (both written and spoken); German language skills would be a bonus
• Desirable: Knowledge of academic (STM) publishing and the scientific community and its needs in general, and Open Access publishing in particular

What we offer you

• We provide a collaborative and empowering work environment
• We value winning ideas and a proactive attitude
• You will work in a reputable and employee-friendly family business that encourages open communication
• We expect a hybrid work setup upon return to our office;we are open to other arrangements as well

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