Product Manager Data Catalogue

iElsevier’s ongoing Data Catalogue department is the front door to our Business Data & Analytics Platforms. Our data catalog platform (Collibra) and tool helps organizations better understand and manage their data assets. Users can create an inventory of data assets, capture information (metadata) about them, and govern these assets. At its core, the tool is used for helping stakeholders understand what data assets exist, what they are made of, how they are being used, and if they are in regulatory compliance.

As a Product Manager you need to bring a strategic view to how to best support and empower our user community, not only in the Catalogue, but in the wider platform ecosystem and operating model for data and analytics in Elsevier.

This sure is an exciting and challenging opportunity to help modernize how Elsevier works with data and supports analytics.

About the role

The Product Manager Data Catalogue manages the Business Data Catalogue (based on the Collibra platform) and sets the strategic priorities and defines the feature roadmap.In short, you are a local expert for catalogue’s capabilities and business applications and evangelizes on data, analytics, and governance using success stories. Next to this you will develop strong relationships with business stakeholders and the development team, looking for ways to address customer (data stewards and analysts) needs, increasing catalogue’s data landscape coverage.

Needless to say that the role requires good understanding of analytical tooling, principles of data management and governance and strong stakeholder and change management skills.

Most important responsibilities

• Craft, maintain, and prioritize catalogue’s roadmap based on requirements from key user personae and Elsevier’s business strategy
• Actsas facilitator, mediator, and analytics translator between and within business and technology
• Establish, grows, and facilitates catalogue’s stewardship community to drive change across various business domains
• Look for solutions (people, process, and technology) which offer the best opportunity to solve problems of internal customers
• Discover new opportunities for the catalogue across business and onboard new teams through user training, workshops, and doctor sessions
• Write clear requirements for complex features together with a clearly articulating business benefits and is responsive to requests for clarifications
• Understand company technology stack at a high level, for the broader product
• Utilize or extends the company's platform and underlying technologies to create new product features
• Understand emerging technologies and how they may be applied within the organization

An ideal candidate has

• A minimum of a BS or BA degree. (BS in Mathematics, Analytics, Economics, Computer Science, Information Management, Engineering or Statistics is ideal.)
• Prior experience as an internal product manager
• Prior experience with a data catalogue (preferably Collibra)
• At least 3 years of experience in data/analytics or a client-facing consultancy role
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to interact appropriately with both business and technical stakeholders at all levels
• An analytical, inquisitive mind

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous well being initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working remotely from home and at our office in a hybrid working style
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times you work in the day
• Possibility to convert to a permanent contract after one year contract

Working with us

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co-workers who are passionate about what they do, and how they do it.

Working for you

As a spearhead of good employment practices, your health and wellbeing are of great importance to securing your future. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Dutch Share Purchase Plan
• Annual Profit Share Bonus
• Comprehensive Pension Plan
• Home, office or commuting allowance
• Generous vacation entitlement and option for sabbatical leave
• Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Family Care leave
• Flexible working hours
• Personal Choice budget
• Variety of online training courses and career roadshows
• Wellbeing programs and gym facility in the office
• Internal communities and networks
• Various employee discounts

About Us

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.

Join Us

Are you ready to help us progress science and health? Our technology leads to innovation, so join a forward-thinking digital business that is tackling world-scale challenges and align your ambitions with our passion for driving global knowledge-sharing.

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