Director, Product AI

Summary

Join Match Group's Art and Science Lab team as a Director, Product AI, and help build the next groundbreaking product. You will lead the development of large-scale AI/ML features, setting quality benchmarks and guiding cross-functional teams. This role requires extensive experience in product management within consumer tech and a proven ability to navigate ambiguous environments. You will utilize data insights to drive product direction and represent the customer's voice in product decisions. Match Group offers flexible remote or hybrid work models in the US, with potential for flexible hours due to collaboration with Asian teams. The company provides a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• 8+ years of product management in a high-growth consumer tech company
• Detail oriented leader who can dive deep into every project on the team’s roadmap when needed
• Outstanding communication skills and extremely comfortable conveying complex topics to a diverse array of stakeholders
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams and collaborating effectively with ML engineers, developers, and designers
• Proven ability to create detailed specifications for large-scale ML/AI features, setting high benchmarks for quality and precision
• Proven track record of excelling in ambiguous spaces, where innovative technologies are being developed
• Ability to navigate a complex product area and gain buy-in from executives
• Extremely proactive with the ability to initiate and implement complex projects with minimal guidance
• Demonstrated ability to identify how innovative technology can add customer value to a product and drive business growth

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed specifications for large-scale ML/AI features critical to the business, setting benchmarks for quality
• Decompose complex ML/AI visions into clear, strategic steps, guiding teams through the development process while considering the broader strategic implications of each feature
• Oversee quality across multiple ML/AI initiatives, ensuring user focus and strong analytical grounding. Establish and enforce high standards of quality, monitor performance, and guide teams to enhance overall product quality
• Exhibit deep ownership of large-scale ML/AI features and their performance
• Surface and resolve issues, provide sincere and constructive feedback, encourage respectful opinion sharing, and use disagreements as opportunities for productive discussions
• Utilize data insights to strategically drive product direction
• Represent the voice of the customer in product decisions and advocate for their perspective in complex business issues
• Demonstrate a high level of influence, trust, and decision quality
• Be an organizational leader who both identifies opportunities and delivers results against key company-level business objectives

Benefits

• Medical, mental health, and wellness benefits to support your overall health and well-being
• Competitive compensation, 100% employer match on 401k contributions up to 10% (cap at $10,000), as well as an employee stock purchase program to help you feel supported in your financial security
• Generous PTO and 18 paid holidays so you can unplug
• Annual training allowance for professional development and ERG membership opportunities and events so you feel connected and empowered in your work
• 20 weeks of 100% paid parental leave, fertility, adoption, and child care resources, as well as pet insurance and discounts
• We host fun happy hours and company events where our employees get to know each other and build a sense of connection and belonging!
• Remote or hybrid working models in the United States
• Flexible hours may be needed