Project Manager - Publishing & Journals
Posted 6 days ago by Square One Resources
£690 Per day
Inside
Remote
England, UK
Summary: The Project Manager for Publishing & Journals will lead a strategic innovation project within the Publishing & Journals business unit, focusing on end-to-end delivery. This role requires driving measurable business value through agile practices and cross-functional collaboration while ensuring stakeholder alignment and governance. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing project risks and delivering solutions that support the organization's broader technology ecosystem. This position is fully remote and offers a competitive daily rate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the full project life cycle from discovery through execution to benefits realization.
- Translate business strategy into executable delivery plans, aligned with business goals and priorities.
- Collaborate with teams to deliver solutions that align with strategy while enabling future innovation and revenue opportunities.
- Define, scope, and own delivery roadmaps across all areas of the transformation with clear milestones and outcome metrics.
- Ensure that the transformation supports scalable, sustainable growth and improves customer experience.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, business sponsors, engineers, and data teams to define and align on project objectives, KPIs, and value outcomes.
- Act as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders, shaping and communicating the vision for the transformation.
- Facilitate transparency, clarity, and decision-making to keep programs on track and stakeholders fully engaged.
- Lead the planning and execution of a large-product innovation project, ensuring maximum long-term value.
- Define clear roadmaps for all workstreams including change management, technology delivery, business operations, customer migrations, and go-to-market activities.
- Manage the end-to-end project, holding teams accountable on the details while ensuring that the holistic vision is achieved.
- Ensure scalability, sustainability, and integration into the company's wider technology ecosystem.
- Champion agile principles and lead cross-functional squads to achieve delivery commitments.
- Proactively identify and manage risks, anticipate and resolve issues, challenge assumptions, and implement mitigation strategies early.
- Promote best practices in delivery management and change leadership across the organization.
- Mentor team members and foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and learning.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience leading product-driven innovation & transformation projects end-to-end in a fast-paced, complex environment.
- Strong background in stakeholder management with the ability to influence and align diverse groups.
- Experience driving product vision and strategy into actionable delivery plans.
- Excellent strategic thinking, problem-solving, and analytical capabilities.
- Ability to manage budgets, resources, and delivery schedules with discipline and flexibility.
- Strong background in Agile, Lean, or Scaled Agile (SAFe) delivery methods.
- Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, MS Project, or other delivery management platforms.
- Prior experience in publishing and/or ethics projects is a plus.
Salary (Rate): £690 daily
City: undetermined
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job Title: Project Manager - Publishing & Journals
Location: Fully Remote - UK Based
Salary/Rate: Up to £690 a day inside IR35
Start Date: November 2025
Job Type: 6-month notice (with scope to extend)
Company Introduction
We are looking for a results-driven Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of a strategic innovation project that supports our Publishing & Journals business unit.
The successful candidate will act as the outcome owner, driving delivery through agile practices and cross-functional collaboration.
You'll be accountable for delivering measurable business value while ensuring robust governance, stakeholder alignment, and seamless integration with the organisation's broader technology ecosystem.
About You
- Proven experience leading product driven innovation & transformation projects end-to-end in a fast-paced, complex environment.
- Mindset to drive the project forward through proactive management of risk
- Strong background in stakeholder management with the ability to influence and align diverse groups.
- Experience driving product vision and strategy into actionable delivery plans
- Excellent strategic thinking, problem-solving, and analytical capabilities.
- Ability to manage budgets, resources, and delivery schedules with discipline and flexibility.
- Strong background in Agile, Lean, or Scaled Agile (SAFe) delivery methods.
- Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, MS Project, or other delivery management platforms.
- Prior experience in publishing and or ethics projects is a plus.
Strategic Delivery Ownership
- Lead the full project life cycle from discovery through execution to benefits realization
- Translate business strategy into executable delivery plans, aligned with business goals and priorities.
- Collaborate with teams to deliver solutions that align with our strategy whilst enabling future innovation and revenue opportunities.
- Define, scope, and own delivery roadmaps across all areas of the transformation with clear milestones and outcome metrics.
- Ensure that the transformation supports scalable, sustainable growth and improves our customer's experience
Stakeholder Engagement
- Collaborate closely with product managers, business sponsors, engineers, and data teams to define and align on project objectives, KPIs, and value outcomes.
- Act as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders, shaping and communicating the vision for the transformation.
- Ensuring transparency, alignment, and consistent communication across stakeholders at all levels.
- Build strong relationships with product managers, engineers, architects, and executive sponsors to drive alignment across all levels.
- Facilitate transparency, clarity, and decision-making to keep programs on track and stakeholders fully engaged.
Delivery Excellence
- Lead the planning and execution of a large-product innovation project, ensuring maximum long-term value.
- Define clear roadmaps for all workstreams including change management, technology delivery, business operations, customer migrations and go to market activities.
- Manage the end-to-end project, holding teams accountable on the details whilst ensuring that the holistic vision is achieved.
- Ensure scalability, sustainability, and integration into the companies wider technology ecosystem
- Champion agile principles and lead cross-functional squads to achieve delivery commitments.
- Navigate and challenge dependencies across platforms, teams, and domains, ensuring alignment and risk mitigation.
- Manage budgets, forecasts, resourcing, and change with a focus on value delivery, not just outputs.
- Ensure rigorous project governance and reporting in line with the organisations Technology standards.
- Proactively identify and manage risks, anticipate and resolve issues, challenge assumptions and implement mitigation strategies early.
- Track and report delivery metrics, escalating challenges with solutions-focused mindset.
Continuous Improvement
- Promote best practices in delivery management and change leadership across the organization.
- Mentor team members and foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and learning.
- Contribute to building a future-ready platform ecosystem that supports the company's mission of advancing science, education, and research impact.