Delivery Manager(Project Manager)

Delivery Manager (Project Manager) – 45,000 – 50,000 – Perm – Hybrid

Join us and be part of a mission-driven, independent publisher. You’ll work with a diverse group of people who share a passion for empowering researchers, educators, and institutions to shape the future.

About Sage:

Sage is a global academic publisher of books, journals, and library resources with a growing range of technologies to enable discovery, access, and engagement. Believing that research and education are critical in shaping society, Sara Miller McCune founded Sage in 1965. Today, we are controlled by a group of trustees charged with maintaining our independence and mission indefinitely.  

Our guaranteed independence means we’re free to: 

• Do more – supporting an equitable academic future, furthering disciplines that drive social change, and helping social and behavioural science make an impact 

• Work together – building lasting relationships, championing diverse perspectives, and co-creating resources to transform teaching and learning 

• Think long-term – experimenting, taking risks, and investing in new ideas 

About our Team:

Product Innovation is an established team of product people within Sage working on exciting and innovative product lines. The team currently includes Product Managers, UX Designers, and Researchers. We are passionate about providing as much value to our users and customers as possible, in ways that work for the business.

We’re a very welcoming and fun team, with a culture of inclusion and a focus on continuous improvement and learning. We take a user centred approach to product design, basing our decisions in evidence and expertise, and bringing best practice from the world of product management to everything we do. 

Our team delivers new products to our platforms and maintains them across the product lifecycle.

We work closely and collaboratively with many other departments and functions within the business, notably Editorial, Marketing, Sales, Global Operations, Software Engineering and more, drawing on everyone’s expertise to create and improve excellent products.

Could you be our new Delivery Manager?

• Deliver Sage Learning Pillar launches of new products, collections and top-ups on time and to a high standard using Agile methodologies.

• Champion a culture of continuous improvement by finding opportunities to enhance processes, methodologies and team collaboration while guiding the team through the related improvements.

• Carry new products and collections through to business as usual and handing over all relevant information to associated teams.

• Define and measure efficiencies so that we can clearly demonstrate increasingly efficient launches.

• Lead our launch communication and information enhancements, making launch comms more streamlined, efficient and available for all relevant stakeholders.

• Coordinate with launches Product Manager and stream lead, as well as the Editorial, Marketing and Production personnel for the product, and also the SCRUM development team.

Do you have?

• Proven experience in project management, Agile methodologies (knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, etc.) or business analysis.

• An understanding of the concept of change management.

• Experience in continuous improvement methods such as Lean.

• In-depth understanding and hands-on experience with Agile methodologies, project management frameworks and tools (esp. JIRA and Confluence).

• Strong business analysis skills with the ability to gather, analyse and document requirements from customers.

• Excellent communication, leadership and interpersonal skills and can collaborate effectively across different teams and levels of the organization.

• Strong management competences including ability to flex management style, influence, manage change and seek and deliver feedback.

• Experiencing in handling conflict and decision-making under stress.

Overview of benefits:

• 25 days holiday excluding bank holidays full-time/pro-rated for part-time roles

• 2 additional ’floating days’ of personal leave, in recognition that each of us has cultural, religious, or family commitments that fall at times when the company is not closed.

• Life assurance

• Income protection

• Access to Sage books and journals

• Tuition scheme and support for pursuing professional qualifications

• Hybrid working arrangements - In office 20% of contracted hours. We work flexibly and most staff can choose to work from home for up to 80% of their contracted hours.

Other benefits, which may change include:

• Variety of snacks and beverages available in the office

• Home working allowance

• Travel insurance

• Healthy lifestyle reimbursement

• Access to the Company doctor

• Access to Company loans (season ticket loan, rental deposit loan, cycle loan)

• Anniversary trip

If you have a disability and need any support during the application process, please contact humanresources@sagepub.co.uk. We will respond to any requests for support in a timely manner. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

A cover letter is important to us, this offers the hiring manager valuable insights into how your skill set aligns with the role, what unique contributions you can bring to the team and why you are interested in this position. Therefore, when applying for this role online, please upload your cover letter and CV as one document.

Applications without a cover letter may regrettably not be reviewed.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Sage we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that is representative of all sections of society and to sustaining a culture that celebrates difference, encourages authenticity, and creates a deep sense of belonging. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex or gender identity, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief as creating value through diversity is what makes us strong.  As a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.