Product Manager, Enterprise Information Architecture

About Us

We are Digital Science, a pioneering technology company committed to advancing the research ecosystem. Our vision is a future where a trusted and collaborative research ecosystem drives progress for all. We champion better, open, collaborative, and inclusive research. By creating the next generation of tools and partnering with the community, we tackle some of the biggest challenges in research. To achieve our vision, we need innovative, inspiring, and dynamic people to join our team. Want to join us?

Your New Role

The Product Manager, Enterprise Information Architecture (EIA), will lead product management activities for our EIA solution within metaphactory, a strategic direction at Digital Science. You will collaborate closely with our product development team, including developers, QA, and UX specialists, to shape, design, prioritise, and launch high-quality products. Additionally, you will work on development opportunities for the existing portfolio to solve real business problems for our clients and users. A crucial part of this role involves working closely with our client community to embed their needs at the heart of our development processes.

This Product Manager, Enterprise Information Architecture will focus on the scope, prioritization, and launch of a new solution aimed at helping customers solve challenges related to Organizational Alignment, Complexity, and Compliance Risk.

This role reports to the Product Director Enterprise. The Enterprise market segment team focuses on developing and improving product market fit for Life Sciences, High Tech, and Industrial customers. In this capacity, you will need a working knowledge of all Enterprise segment products to facilitate cross-team collaboration where relevant.

Please note: Due to business need, we can only accept applications from candidates who reside in the following locations where we have established legal entities: UK, Spain, Germany, and Romania. Applications from outside these areas will not be considered.

We encourage prompt applications as this position may close early if we receive a high volume of interest.

What You’ll Be Doing

Strategy & Vision

• Own the product strategy, vision, and roadmap for the Enterprise Information Architecture solution, aligning delivery with revenue growth, customer value, and competitive positioning.
• Use data insights, customer feedback, and market research to identify opportunities and inform product strategy.
• Prioritise features and initiatives based on impact, value, risk, and urgency, clearly communicating trade-offs and rationale.
• Monitor product performance through KPIs, analytics, and user feedback, driving continuous optimisation.
• Maintain awareness of the competitive landscape and market trends to inform positioning and direction.

Best Practices

• Act as the product subject matter expert, building trust and confidence with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide clear visibility on roadmap and development plans to stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Sales, and Leadership.
• Define and track success metrics, regularly reporting on product performance and outcomes.
• Apply pragmatic product management frameworks and methods suited to the context and constraints.
• Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle from ideation and discovery through delivery, launch, iteration, and retirement.
• Define and validate requirements, maintaining high-quality product artefacts (PRDs, epics, user stories).
• Ensure delivered features meet business and customer needs through strong validation and collaboration with Engineering and QA.
• Drive effective cross-functional collaboration across product, engineering, UX, and commercial teams.

Product Discovery, Data-Driven Customer-Centric Development

• Lead customer-centric discovery through user research, client conversations, and collaboration with UX.
• Partner with Sales, Support, and Customer Success to gather feedback, identify pain points, and prioritise improvements.
• Engage directly with customers and prospects (meetings, site visits, workshops) to validate needs and solution fit.
• Ensure product quality and compliance requirements are embedded throughout the development lifecycle.
• Support successful product delivery and adoption by working closely with Customer Success and support teams.
• Contribute to product documentation, training, and webinars to increase product understanding and usage.
• Support go-to-market activities including product demos, RFP/tender responses, client meetings, and events.

What You’ll Bring To The Role

Experience & Skills

• Proven experience in software product management across discovery, delivery, and launch.
• Strong track record solving complex product problems with multiple constraints, balancing risk, impact, and feasibility.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and driving alignment using modern product management tools and frameworks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence in presentations and stakeholder management.
• Highly organised and able to work autonomously in fast-changing environments.
• Comfortable adapting priorities and plans as requirements evolve.
• Demonstrated interest in industry trends and emerging technologies.

Domain Knowledge

• Experience working in B2B SaaS environments.
• Solid understanding of Enterprise Architecture and Information Architecture concepts.
• Familiarity with business/IT alignment challenges and complex system landscapes.
• Awareness of compliance and regulatory frameworks (e.g., EU AI Act, DORA).
• Experience with data processing, schema metadata, and scalable data onboarding approaches with minimal manual mapping.
• Exposure to data catalogues, data mesh, or data fabric architectures (nice to have).
• Experience with data governance practices.
• Knowledge or practical experience with knowledge graph technologies.

Don't worry if you don't meet every qualification—let us be the judge! Studies show that many qualified candidates from under-represented groups hesitate to apply unless they meet every single requirement. We are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive team and strongly encourage you to submit your application.

Living Our Values

Digital Science invests in, nurtures, and supports innovative businesses and technologies that make all parts of the research process more open, efficient, and effective. The talent we secure is fundamental to us achieving our vision and growth plans. Our values are:

• We are brave in the pursuit of better.
• We are collaborative and inclusive.
• We are always open-minded.
• We are from and for the community.

At Digital Science, our vision is to see research flow seamlessly – trusted, collaborative, and accessible – fueling breakthroughs that push humanity forward. This ambitious mission is one we achieve together, by enabling open, collaborative, inclusive research. We firmly believe that to truly innovate and solve the complex challenges faced by our customers, from researchers and universities to funders and publishers, we need diverse perspectives, experiences, and ideas. A rich mix of voices drives quality insights, fosters enhanced collaboration, and ultimately pushes knowledge forward more effectively.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to building and nurturing a workplace where every individual feels valued and belongs. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. Beyond recruitment, we strive to cultivate an an environment where inclusivity is woven into the fabric of our culture, enabling everyone to be their best self and do their best work.

Key Skills/Competency

• Product Management
• Enterprise Information Architecture
• Product Strategy
• Roadmap Management
• Stakeholder Management
• User Research
• Data Governance
• B2B SaaS
• Knowledge Graphs
• Cross-functional Collaboration