Product Manager - Platform Engineering

At Frontiers, our purpose is simple yet ambitious: to make science open. We believe open science empowers the global scientific community to accelerate discovery and develop the solutions needed for healthy lives on a healthy planet.

We are one of the world’s largest and most influential open-access research publishers. Every article we publish is peer-reviewed and quality-certified, ensuring research is accessible to everyone, everywhere. To date, Frontiers research has been viewed over 4 billion times, demonstrating the real-world impact of science without barriers.

Joining Frontiers means being part of a global, mission-driven organization at the intersection of science, technology, and innovation — working alongside passionate colleagues who care deeply about advancing knowledge for the benefit of society.

• 5+ years in Technical Product Management or Engineering Leadership.
• Proven track record of managing complex stakeholder maps in a large engineering organization, running roadmap reviews, and negotiating priorities.
• Deep experience with Agile methodologies, backlog grooming, and iterative delivery in technical environments.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes (AKS), and modern CI/CD ecosystems (e.g., GitHub Actions).
• Professional-level English (spoken and written).

Nice to have:

• Experience facilitating "InnerSource" or community-driven platform contributions.
• Interest or experience in Spec-Driven Development and AI coding assistants.
• Background in Scientific Publishing.

• Be the Face of Platform Engineering: proactively engage with stakeholders (Engineers, Team Leads, and Architects from Stream-Aligned Teams) daily/weekly to understand their roadmap and anticipate needs across the entire SDLC, identifying tools and capabilities that streamline workflows and accelerate delivery.
• Agile Prioritization & Iterative Delivery: embrace a strictly Agile mindset by slicing complex technical initiatives into small, deliverable iterations that provide immediate value and ensure the team works on the highest priority items.
• Consensus-Based Roadmap Planning: facilitate joint prioritization sessions with stakeholders, agree on what gets built next, create shared ownership and high engagement, and manage expectations transparently.
• Drive Monthly Stakeholder Updates: own the monthly Platform Review, present progress, showcase metrics (adoption, speed), and outline next month's priorities to the wider engineering organization.
• Co-Design with Technical Leadership: work closely with the Senior Cloud Architect and Platform Team Leads, defining the "What" (Value) based on stakeholder needs and trusting them on the "How" (Implementation) to ensure feasible and sustainable technical solutions.
• Champion AI-Augmented Engineering: explore and drive strategies to integrate AI into the SDLC (e.g., evaluating tools like Cursor AI or GitHub Spec-Kit) to keep the platform cutting edge and ready for an AI-augmented future.
• Measure Value & Institutionalize Feedback: use structured feedback loops (surveys, RFCs) and data (NewRelic, adoption rates) to prove that "Golden Paths" and tools reduce cognitive load and lead time.

Frontiers actively embraces diversity and is a safe and welcoming workplace. Recruitment is free from discrimination – including based on race, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation. With employees from more than 50 different nations, our diversity creates vibrant teams and constantly challenges us to appreciate multiple perspectives.