Fast Facts

Join SSRN as a Business Program Manager and take charge of critical strategic projects that support the academic community and drive collaboration across departments.

Responsibilities: Oversee planning, management, and completion of internal projects; ensure alignment with business needs and lead cross-departmental initiatives.

Skills: Experience in business development, project management, and strategic planning; exceptional communication and problem-solving abilities; familiarity with SmartSheets and SharePoint.

Qualifications: Proven track record in delivering projects on schedule; ability to manage people and influence stakeholders; deep attention to detail in meeting quality standards.

Location: Home based in Massachusetts, USA

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $85,000 - $130,000.

Business Program Manager SSRN

Do you have a proven ability to deliver key projects and manage cross-departmental initiatives?

Are you a creative and collaborative change agent?

About the Team

SSRN is a leading platform hosting 1.5 million freely accessible preprints, research papers, conference papers, and grey literature. 

About the Role

We are seeking a Business Program Manager to join our team. This newly formed role is critical to SSRN's progress in serving the scholarly community, researchers, and our users. The Business Program Manager will deliver key strategic projects. They will ensure projects are completed on schedule and are aligned with the critical needs of the business vertical or external customers. They will manage cross-departmental initiatives. They will oversee business-critical projects and initiatives, supporting OKR’s (objectives and key results). Additionally, they will set processes and quarterly strategic planning meetings and provide organizational support to the Managing Director.

Responsibilities

• Planning, monitoring, and managing internal projects from initiation through completion.
• Contributing to ideating projects.
• Leading or coordinating project planning, resourcing, staffing supply.
• Bringing stakeholders together to drive decision-making.
• Creating and handling progress reporting and communication, troubleshooting, and people management.
• Ensuring project results meet requirements regarding technical quality, reliability, schedule, and cost.
• Monitoring performance and recommending schedule changes, cost adjustments, or resource additions.

Requirements

• Have experience in business development, with a proven track record of successful growth initiatives.
• Have Project Management skills. You have a proven ability to deliver key projects on schedule and manage cross-departmental initiatives.
• Facility with or ability to learn SmartSheets and SharePoint.
• Have strategic planning experience in managing an OKR setting processes and strategic planning meetings.
• Have technical expertise. You have a deep understanding of project planning, resourcing, and management.
• Are a problem-solver. You have the ability to troubleshoot and manage people effectively. You have the ability to evaluate various potential solutions to problems.
• Have exceptional communication skills. You have ability to tell project stories, create slide decks and talking points. You can understand and communicate to different levels of audiences.
• Display deep attention to detail. You ensure project results meet high standards of quality and reliability.
• Have people skills and experience matrix managing and influencing up, down, and laterally.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs
• Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts
• Up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice

About the Business

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.

Salary Range

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