Product Manager

• End-to-end product ownership, right from ideation and concepts to product success.
• Work with cross functional stakeholders to build on the product vision and drive the vision towards reality.
• Present insights through compelling visualizations and executive summaries to drive decision-making.
• Conduct competitive and market research to benchmark product and sales performance.
• Manage and own the product roadmap and develop features that are in line with the vision and goals.
• Understand local nuances of our data and localize insights and offerings to suit needs of consumers from different geographies.
• Planning new content acquisition and enrichment strategies.
• Be the custodian of data and master it understand how it corresponds trends in the scientific world – look at numbers, & dashboards, query the data, ask questions, look for patterns where none appear, talk to stakeholders to validate your assumptions, run experiments.

• Strong domain familiarity with the academic publishing ecosystem (Journals, preprints, indexing, OA models, CrossRef/DOI/ORCID/ROR conventions).
• Passionate about solving problems and making a difference to lives of millions of researchers.
• A team player with an attitude to get things done and willingness to work in a high-pace environment.
• Great analytical skills with ability to select and track key metrics, bring out insights from numbers and take decisions based on data.
• Comfortable writing and running basic to intermediate SQL for exploration and validation.
• Familiarity with ML/NLP use cases in scholarly content (entity extraction, citation linking, recommendation.
• Understanding of generative AI models and Prompt engineering.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders across sales, operations, and product functions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a structured and concise approach.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to work across functions & levels, be comfortable with interacting with senior leadership.

Before applying, please ensure you meet the role requirements listed above and have legal authorization to work in the country where this role is advertised. Our selection process typically involves an initial screening by a recruiter, a technical assessment, and two to three interview rounds. For this role, you will have a technical assessment followed by 3 rounds of interview.

Equal Opportunity

Our hiring practices reflect our commitment to providing equal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed. We celebrate the uniqueness of our team members and prohibit discrimination of any kind, based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

Accelerating from Anywhere

As a remote-first organization, these are essential attributes we look for in all our candidates.

• Taking ownership of your work with minimal supervision, showing strong ability to organize, prioritize and deliver results independently.
• Documenting work that brings everyone on the same page.
• Maturity to choose between synchronous and asynchronous collaboration.
• Effectively collaborating with colleagues across different time zones by setting dedicated hours for collaboration and keeping team members updated through your MS Teams status.

Established in 2002, Cactus Communications (cactusglobal.com) is a leading technology company that specializes in expert services and AI-driven products which improve how research gets funded, published, communicated, and discovered. Its flagship brand Editage offers a comprehensive suite of researcher solutions, including expert services and cutting-edge AI products like Mind the Graph, Paperpal, and R Discovery. With offices in Princeton, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, and Mumbai and a global workforce of over 3,000 experts, CACTUS is a pioneer in workplace best practices and has been consistently recognized as a great place to work.