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Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals, platforms, and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 175 years our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities and today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood, and used by our communities - enabling them to improve outcomes, make progress, and benefit the generations that follow.\nAbout SN Digital\nOver the past few years, Springer Nature has grown rapidly and as a result, the Discipline and Domain structure was introduced in SN Digital, in a matrix fashion. The aim of the Domain structure is to address scalability issues by uniting teams with a similar goal or focus to work together, whilst Disciplines work as Communities of Practise that allow our colleagues to collaborate on developing their craft.\nDomains operate as a “network of teams” with a high degree of empowerment, strong communication, and rapid information flow. Teams within the Domain still have the same autonomy and responsibilities but are part of a wider ‘network of teams with a shared responsibility to collaborate and pull in the same direction. The team is not only working towards the betterment of the team’s products or services, but in doing so they are also working towards achieving the goals of the Domain.\nPurpose of the Role\nWe are seeking a Senior Project Manager to manager programmes of work across Delivery Operations and Strategy. This role will focus on initiatives that are aligned with our technology strategy, drive operational excellence, and provide frameworks for teams to deliver effectively and consistently. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in working on complex programmes of work.\nYou will be responsible for understanding complex projects and working with a cross-functional team to understand business needs aligned to technology solutions. Often this will be working across different domains within SN Digital and must be able to collaborate and align teams towards targeted outcomes.\nThis role also acts as a bridge between delivery teams and senior leadership. They will ensure that the priorities, resources and expertise of the teams are in line with the organisational goals to deliver successfully across our portfolio.\nThe job can be based in any of our main Digital locations (London, Lisbon, Berlin, Dordrecht, Pune), and you will work remotely at times with colleagues in many of our global offices including Lisbon, London (UK), Pune (India), Dordrecht (The Netherlands) and Berlin (Germany). Some travel will be required as appropriate.\nAbout you\nYou’re an experienced project manager who has supported complex, multi-portfolio programmes from start to finish. With over seven years working at programme or portfolio level you know how to work with high-performing, psychologically safe teams that consistently deliver.\nYou will work collaboratively with solutions architecture, business analysis and senior leadership to ensure roadmaps, budgets and resources are aligned with strategic priorities. You combine strategic vision with operational discipline and are comfortable working at whatever level programmes require, whether it’s with senior executives or delivery teams.\nYou can communicate effectively, and your approach is collaborative, focuses on unblocking teams and aligning people towards shared goals. You have in-depth knowledge and experience of agile, Lean and hybrid delivery methodologies and can use delivery tooling and dashboards to enhance transparency. Above all, you have a drive to create a culture of continuous improvement to foster teams that learn fast, adapt quickly and deliver outcomes that make a measurable impact.\nProject Delivery Excellence\nSuccessfully initiate, plan, govern, and deliver complex cross-domain programmes of work\nEstablish clear project objectives, success measures, governance structures, milestones, and stakeholder engagement plans for assigned initiatives.\nEnsure projects achieve intended business outcomes and realise anticipated benefits beyond implementation.\nRisk & Issue Management\nProactively identify, assess, escalate, and manage project and portfolio risks before they impact delivery outcomes.\nFacilitate timely resolution of issues and competing priorities through structured decision-making.\nEmbed risk management practices into project and initiative governance.\nStakeholder Management & Communication\nBuild trusted relationships with business stakeholders, technology leaders, and delivery teams.\nProvide clear, concise, and actionable communication that supports informed decision-making.\nMaintain stakeholder alignment and buy-in throughout project lifecycles.\nDemand & Strategic Planning\nSupport demand intake, prioritisation, and planning activities to ensure resources are focused on strategic objectives.\nAlign projects and programmes to strategic priorities and outcomes\nWork with sponsors to define clear outcomes, requirements, constraints, and success criteria.\nContinuous Improvement & Change\nIdentify and implement opportunities to improve processes, governance practices, delivery frameworks, and reporting effectiveness.\nChampion a culture of continuous improvement and accountability across project teams.\nDrive adoption of best practices within SN Digital\nWhat’s expected First 3 Months - Learn, Establish & Build Credibility\nOrganisational Understanding\nDevelop a comprehensive understanding of Springer Nature Digital processes, governance structures, strategic priorities, and key stakeholders.\nUnderstand the current project portfolio, demand pipeline, risks, dependencies, and reporting mechanisms.\nStakeholder Relationships\nEstablish strong working relationships with sponsors, delivery teams, technology leaders, and business stakeholders.\nBecome a trusted point of contact for assigned projects and initiatives\nGovernance & Delivery Foundations\nReview existing project governance frameworks, reporting standards, outcomes, and portfolio management processes.\nTake ownership of assigned initiatives and establish clear project controls.\nWhat’s expected First 6 Months - Deliver, Influence & Improve\nProject Delivery\nLead multiple projects through planning, execution, governance, and delivery.\nEnsure objectives, scope, risks, dependencies, and resources are actively managed.\nPMO Effectiveness\nImprove visibility of project and portfolio health through effective reporting and governance.\nSupport demand intake and prioritisation 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