We are on a mission to make all science open, enabling the research community to develop the solutions we all need to live healthy lives on a healthy planet.

Frontiers is one of the world’s largest and most impactful research publishers, dedicated to making peer-reviewed, quality-certified science openly accessible. Our articles have been viewed 4 billion times, reflecting the power of research that is open for all.

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www.frontiersin.org/about/annual-reports

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What we can offer you

At Frontiers, our working model for new roles includes a balanced approach that fosters collaboration through regular engagement at our office hubs in key locations. While we value flexibility, we also believe that shared in-person time strengthens team culture, trust, and productivity.

We provide a range of benefits across our global locations, including but not limited to:

• 4 additional wellbeing days in addition to existing annual leave allowance

• Access to learning platforms and dedicated learning & development time

• A range of wellbeing initiatives, including free online yoga classes and an employee assistance plan

• Employees can dedicate three days each year to volunteer

• Additional benefits depending on your location (e.g. pension plan and private medical care)

The role
We are seeking a strategic and hands-on Product Manager to own and drive the core of our peer-review platform. Our peer-review platform manages 100 of thousands of manuscripts each year and is powering all of our peer-review activities.

This is a high-impact role that will collaborate closely with Publishing leadership, other Product Managers, and Technology teams. Your goal is to deliver a seamless, efficient, and integrated workspace experience for internal users, ensuring the tools are tightly aligned with operational needs and publishing priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the product vision, roadmap, and execution for the Core team.
• Act as the primary point of contact for the core peer-review workflows and platform improvement initiatives within Publishing Operations.
• Work closely with the Research Integrity, Review Operations, and Production teams to deeply understand their processes, challenges, and needs.
• Partner with Product Managers of the core publishing platform to ensure seamless integration and data flow between systems.
• Translate operational requirements into clear user stories and collaborate with Salesforce admins, developers, and other stakeholders to deliver solutions.
• Coordinate product launch with our Publishing Operations counterpart ensuring effective delivery of your work without negatively impacting operations.
• Monitor platform performance, gather user feedback, and continuously iterate to improve the user experience.
• Ensure data integrity, automation quality, and platform stability.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Product Manager, or Product Owner on software applications.
• Strong stakeholder management skill and ability to federate through strong rationale and collaboration
• Demonstrated technical skills especially on workflows and architecture.
• Strong analytical skills and prior experience in this area – demonstrated ability to drive insights from data.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams with engineers, administrators, and end-users and lead discussion through critical thinking.
• Solid communication skills in English, both written and verbal

Ideal experience

• Existing understanding of publishing workflows.
• Experience in academic or scientific publishing operations.